The Specialisation Diploma in Curation and Exhibition Mediation enables students to specialize in the curation, design, and production of new formats and exhibition content. From a contemporary perspective, the temporary exhibition is approached as an event that is complex and multi-dimensional, which involves creative and discursive work, mediation, and an intersection with cultural politics.
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→ From 14 February 2025 to 24 January 2026
→ Alternating Friday and Saturday, from 4 pm to 8 pm (online), intensive on-campus courses in July
→ Blended
→ 30 ECTS
→ €4,500
Along with the diploma in Exhibition Design and Production, this diploma forms part of the Master’s Degree in Lifelong Learning in Exhibitions. Curation and design.
It features collaboration from different museums, art galleries, and cultural institutions in Barcelona such as the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC), the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), the Museu del Disseny de Barcelona, the Filmoteca de Catalunya, and the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), among others.
As a whole, the programme provides a research space based on the complementary relationship between theory and practice, and its deployment in real, imaginary, or possible contexts. This course is designed as a journey of creation and experimentation between temporary spaces, exhibition experiences, and content configuration. Through case studies, the master’s degree offers situations from which participants can gain experience and practice in curation, critical reflection, and space design. The modular structure ensures that the programme is constantly updated and innovative.
Who it’s aimed at
The master’s degree is aimed at people with university education or professional experience in creative and cultural fields such as design, architecture, art, art history, the humanities, anthropology, sociology, communication and the media, or cultural management. All individuals with sensibility and interest who wish to complement their knowledge in the conception of spaces, the creation of content, or the design of experiences and exhibitions are also eligible to apply to the programme.
Career opportunities
- Curation of exhibitions in museums and other cultural institutions.
- Exhibition design.
- Curatorial projects for ephemeral events such as festivals, fairs, seminars or congresses.
- Organisation of public museum programmes, educational activities and community mediation.
- Consultancy in the development of exhibition spaces.
- Consultancy on heritage musealisation projects.
- Mediation in the deployment of educational activities and public programmes.
Objectives
- Present the main currents of thought in the field of curatorial practice and their applicability in different areas of culture.
- Provide the conceptual and technical elements to propose exhibition projects based on a combined vision between curation, space design, and production.
- Provide tools for the research, creation, planning, management, design, and implementation of processes before and after the implementation of specific proposals.
- Learn within an interdisciplinary platform to address the complexity of carrying out projects in real contexts.
- Learn about the most innovative experiences in the creation of exhibitions, the configuration of production, and intermediation processes that impact and transcend their configurations in space at the same time.
- Connect participants in the circuits of art, design, and contemporary architecture related to exhibitions.
Programme
Exhibition Curation (9 ECTS). An introduction to the main aspects of curation and exhibition production.
- Trends in curation practice and studies
- History and historiography of curation and exhibitions
- The exhibition script
- Narration
- The public sphere
- Exhibition formats
- Critical perspectives in curation
- Curation beyond exhibitions
- Exhibitions within the ecosystem of art institutions
- The artist-curator
Faculty: Alejandro Alonso Díaz, Olga Fernández López, Oriol Fontdevila, Francisco Godoy, Carles Guerra, Beatriz Herráez, Alexandra Laudo, Àlex Mitrani, Isabel de Naveran, and Laura Vallès Vílchez.
Curation and Mediation (6 ECTS). An introduction to the relational dimension of curation. In this subject, curation is examined as a process of articulating collaborative networks between actors of different natures. Special attention is paid to the public dimension of exhibitions, public policy, working with audiences, and the intersection between curation and art education.
- Mediation, beyond cultural mediation
- Curation research
- Curation, institutions, and cultural policy
- Collective and collaborative curation
- The educational shift in curation
- Education for museums and public programmes
Faculty: Aimar Arriola, Renata Cervetto, Oriol Fontdevila, Yaiza Hernández, Julia Morandeira, Aida Sánchez de Serdio, and Leire Vergara (Bulegoa z/b).
The Curatorial Imagination (6 ECTS). This subject is based on conversations with curation professionals boasting a broad international background. The conversation programme is updated annually to provide an overview of contemporary trends in curation and mediation, as well as to explore some of the major controversies related to the production of public exhibitions and programmes.
The conversations are led by the following faculty members: Manuel Cirauqui, and Rosa León.
The guest curator programme changes each year of the master's degree depending on the lines of work that are established within the programme.
Case Studies in Curation (6 ECTS). This subject is held in person, in the month of July each year of the master's degree, with different museums and art centres in the metropolitan area of Barcelona setting the stage. The subject is based on field visits to each of the facilities. Through various professionals, students come into contact with the respective institutional processes, which are thoroughly investigated.
Faculty: Manuel Cirauqui, Oriol Fontdevila, and Rosa León.
Among the visited facilities, the following permanent collaborators of the master's degree include: the Disseny Hub de Barcelona (DHUB), the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC), the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), and the Filmoteca de Catalunya. The programme also includes a visit to different facilities annually.
Final Project of the Specialisation Diploma in Exhibition Curation and Mediation (3 ECTS). Students develop an autonomous project in relation to exhibition curation and mediation. The project is supervised by a mentoring team and individual and collective work sessions are held.
Faculty: Anna Alcubierre and Oriol Fontdevila, with the possibility of having other postgraduate teaching staff for individual tutoring.
Discounts, fees and payment options
5% discount for:
- EINA students and alumni.
- UAB Alumni
10% discount for:
- Members of the Association of Museologists of Catalonia (AMC)
- Members of the Association of Professionals of Valencian Illustration (APIV)
- Members of the Catalan Association of Art Critics (ACCA)
- Members of the Professional Association of Illustrators of Catalonia (APIC)
- Consult the fees for all UAB-specific studies (Masters, Postgraduate and UAB courses
One-time payment option:
- 100% at the time of acceptance (payment must be made within 10 days of acceptance to guarantee the reservation of the place)
Fractionated payment option:
- 50% at the time of acceptance (payment must be made within 10 days of acceptance to guarantee the reservation of the place)
- 50%: before 15 days before the start of the course
For further details check on academic info.