The International Master’s degree in Managing Art & Cultural Heritage in Global Markets (MAGMa), aims to equip art and cultural heritage professionals with the skills necessary to a growing field worldwide. MAGMa’s holistic view of art and culture does not separate collecting activities from heritage, nor the work of contemporary artists from the preservation of historic artworks. MAGMa also addresses the mechanisms of exclusion associated with the Western artistic canon and the conditions that have produced today’s contested sites and collections. The MAGMa curriculum is delivered by an upper-education consortium that offers mobility between Lisbon (University of Lisbon and University Institute of Lisbon), Paris (IESA arts&culture), Glasgow (University of Glasgow), and Rotterdam (Erasmus University).
Goals
This program provides an integrated approach to understanding the social, economic, managerial, legal and cultural issues affecting the Arts and Cultural Heritage diverse sectors, which include private and public museums/galleries, heritage sites, art and cultural foundations and market players, such as auction houses, dealers and collectors. It is intended for students wishing to enter careers such as managers, educators, curators, or marketing consultants in museum / historic site / private foundations; executives in cultural tourism; NGO or governmental executives in heritage affairs; project officers for international organizations like Unesco; exhibition developers; managers of auction house, museum services, private client services in auction houses or art consultancies.
How to apply?
This programme accepts English-speaking students who have completed a four-year degree.
Students apply online through the University of Glasgow.
For specifics on entry requirements and application documents, here
Career opportunities
- Museum / historic site director
- Exhibition developer
- Heritage educator
- Heritage researcher
- Heritage site curator
- Executive in cultural tourism
- Heritage tour manager
- ONG or governmental executive in heritage affairs
- Heritage administrator
- Exhibition developer
- Outreach officer
- Unesco project officer (World Heritage Center)