Programmes

The master's programme Arts and Heritage, Policy, Management and Education, which you can choose to follow in English or Dutch, examines the concepts of ‘arts’ and ‘heritage’ as expressions of both past and present culture. You will develop insights into how the meanings, values and usages of art and heritage have transformed throughout modern history. You will also develop the knowledge and

Specialization course

Institutions such as museums, corporate collections, archives and libraries are subject to constant processes of change due to social upheavals and media technological innovations. These affect the core tasks of collecting, preserving, researching, exhibiting and communicating as well as management. The university course "Collection Studies and Management" provides the theoretical and practical

The study program Conservation and Restoration is devoted to the conservation of works of art and of cultural artifacts which merit regard as irreplaceable documents owing to their respective historical, artistic and cultural value, and whose conservation is therefore of public interest. In a wider context, the conservation of our cultural heritage is defined as a part of Human Rights. The basic

The diploma degree programme of Conservation prepares students for an academic conservator’s continually changing and expanding field of activity. The four specialist areas of the study programme cover the conservation and restoration of paintings, objects, textile, and stone. Additionally, there is the option to specialise in the conservation of archaeological finds or contemporary art. The study

The master's program in Conservation with Specialization in Conservation of Cultural Heritage Objects provides in-depth knowledge and skills in current science-based methods and approaches in the field of heritage conservation. The program is conducted in the subject of Conservation and rests on both scientific and humanistic foundations. It addresses sustainability aspects in relation to heritage

Specialization course

The programme is geared to graduates of conservation-restoration (BA of at least 7 semesters, MA, Mag.art., Dipl.-Rest.) who wish to enlarge their competences in international project work, in teaching and conveying restoration knowledge, in project and site management, and in the preservation of both cultural and world heritage. All this is based on an innovative transcultural and

The content of the programme is in line with current trends in the European Union, such as the need to promote a participatory and more open cultural heritage governance process, focused on local resident involvement, sustainability, digitization and the use of modern technology to make heritage accessible and attractive. Recognition of the economic potential of cultural heritage, critical

The specialization course for the managerial occupation of the cultural organization is addressed to the management of the cultural organizations, as well as to all the persons who wish to follow or consolidate a career in the management of the cultural organizations.