MA in History of Art and Design in Brooklyn United States | Pratt Institute

Expand your intellectual and personal growth by exploring art, design, and culture from a worldwide viewpoint. We foster a respectful appreciation for diverse communities while deepening your insight into your own cultural background and role within it. Develop essential expertise for careers as an art historian, museum specialist, gallery curator, or librarian, or to pursue advanced academic research. Through interdisciplinary studies and focused research on global art and design, you'll cultivate independent critical thinking and writing abilities, along with knowledge of art's historical significance. Hands-on internships at museums, galleries, libraries, and arts nonprofits offer valuable professional experience tailored to your interests while building career readiness. Our students have gained practical experience at renowned institutions including the Brooklyn Museum of Art and Whitney Museum of American Art.