BA (Honours) in Curating - Including Placement Year in Colchester United Kingdom | University of Essex

Our BA Curating program equips you with both theoretical knowledge and practical expertise to achieve your professional goals, blending academic instruction with real-world experience in cultural institutions.
In academic settings, you'll explore key movements in art history—a fundamental foundation for aspiring curators. The curriculum also covers exhibition design principles, focusing on how curation influences audience engagement with displayed artworks and artifacts.
You'll have access to ESCALA, Europe's most extensive Latin American art collection, where you can practice exhibition techniques. These hands-on opportunities not only teach practical installation skills but also reveal how curation choices affect the narratives created by artistic groupings.

As visual arts and cultural sectors grow in economic importance globally, our graduates develop precisely the competencies needed to thrive in this expanding field.

Career paths for curating graduates span museums, galleries, and auction houses, with roles available in exhibition curation, arts education, programming, or arts marketing. The degree also provides essential skills for gallery ownership, public relations, or careers in fashion, publishing, and event coordination.