Modality
On Campus
Program URL
https://art.georgetown.edu/programs/museum-studies/
The Master of Arts program in Art and Museum Studies brings the academic study of art museums together with museum practice. Through courses, individual research, and internships, students work closely with Georgetown art history faculty, curators, and other museum professionals in Washington DC, and with faculty specialists at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London or New York.
Academic Policies
The academic and procedures of the Art and Museum Studies program are those specified in Georgetown University’s Bulletin.
Program Requirements
The 30-credit curriculum spans 12 months and provides a sequence of varied approaches to museum study. In the first semester, students take courses at Georgetown and participate in an internship at an area museum. The following semester, most students attend Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London or New York, and take an intensive course in a selected field, such as decorative arts or contemporary art. The Institute’s course work emphasizes connoisseurship and hands-on study of art works, and incorporates study trips to public and private collections, auction houses, and art fairs. Students may also take four courses in art history or museum studies at Georgetown in the spring. In the summer term, students complete a full-time internship in a museum in Washington or another city; the term culminates in a capstone workshop held in late August in Washington.
