Rome University of Fine Arts (RUFA)

Master in Arts in Curating and Management

The development of our economies increasingly depends on a series of targeted investments that make the arts and culture sector the pivot of the future economies of our cities. In this scenario, the role of a curator is increasingly in demand in the creative industry, a particularly dynamic and constantly developing sector.

The Master in Art Curating and Management aims to train professionals to work in the contemporary cultural and art system, at the national and international levels, and in different roles: independent curators, art critics and journalists, contemporary art museum supervisors in research offices and archives, art foundation consultants, gallery assistants and gallery managers, advisors for auction houses and collectors, coordinators and curators of art archives, organizers of contemporary art festivals and exhibitions.

The Master’s program places the development of critical and aesthetic thinking at the center of the contemporary debate: a laboratory to acquire the knowledge and tools necessary to work in the art world. Starting from the reading and creation of exhibitions, students explore the concepts of site and situation-specific concepts, social spaces, and urban commons, and the key themes of our times will be examined: ecology and feminism. Spaces are at the core: public art, environmental art, landscape, and pre-existing setting preservation. The curatorial practice examines business planning, fundraising, and marketing.

Practical projects related to the world of events and festivals will be developed, and landscape and nature will also be considered in their aesthetic meaning. Included within the Master’s program is an intensive workshop on technical and creative writing for art.

The goal is to train world-class professionals: independent and institutional curators, art critics, journalists, archivists, gallery owners, consultants for auction houses and collectors, and organizers of art festivals.

The Master in Art Curating and Management has many partners who can host students for a 250-hour curricular placement, including Ashtart Consultancy, Associazione Appartengo ETS, Associazione Culturale Integrare, Editoriale Dets – Inside Art, Exibart, Fondazione Filiberto e Bianca Menna, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Contemporanea, Icompany, ILI Editore, Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione – Ministero della Cultura, Lazio Innova, Macro, Maxxi, PalaExpo, Palazzo Velli Expo, Paper Room – Yogurt Magazine, Tower – Biennale di Todi, TWM Factory, ViaFarini.

This Master's starts in January and ends in December, and includes 250 hours of internship. Attendance is mandatory. Applications are currently open for the January 2025 intake.