The Specialisation Diploma in Exhibition Design and Production enables students to specialize in the design and creation of new formats and exhibition content. From a contemporary perspective, it reviews, deepens, and renews the different elements that form part of it such as curation, design, mediation, and the production of exhibitions, as well as the creation of temporary experiences, the articulation of spaces for interaction, and the configuration of new audiences.
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→ From 20 February 2026 to 30 January 2027
→ Alternating Friday and Saturday, from 4 pm to 8 pm (online), intensive on-campus courses in July
→ Blended
→ 30 ECTS
→ 4,590 €
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Along with the Specialisation Diploma in Exhibition Curation and Mediation, this diploma forms part of the Master’s Degree in Lifelong Learning in Exhibitions. Curation and design.
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 presents situations resolved within the framework of the complexity of the elements involved, 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 Design (9 ECTS). This subject teaches specific conceptual, technical, and technological knowledge related to exhibition design in all its aspects, such as:
- Space design
- Design and production
- Museum resources
- Exposure and scenography
- Graphic design
- Design and communication
- Publications
- Design for diversity
- Design and curation
Faculty: Anna Alcubierre, Javier Nieto, Emiliana (Emili Padrós and Anna Mir), Ignasi Cristià, Roseta Mus, Todojunto (Ricardo Duque and Tiago Pina), Pere Álvaro, Avanti Studio (Alex Dobaño), and Martí Guixé.
Lighting and Digital Formats (6 ECTS). An approach to audiovisual technologies, experimental animation resources, and exhibition lighting. The course presents an exploration of the conceptual and technical possibilities that the digital environment opens up in exhibition design.
- Digital formats
- Lighting
- Audiovisual content and techniques
Faculty: ESTAMPA (Daniel Pitarch and Marcel Pie), ILM (Jordi Moya), Burzon Comenge (Ester Comenge and Albert Burzon), and Anna Alcubierre.
Exhibition Production (6 ECTS). This subject offers broad knowledge of the areas related to the production of temporary exhibitions:
- Content coordination and management
- Work equipment
- Production and assembly
- Itineraries
- Registration and management of artworks
- Preventive storage
- Organisation of cultural events
Faculty: Carlota Broggi, Aida Mestres, Silvia Tena, Lavínia Mayer, Tatiana Tarragó, Begoña Sánchez, and Ruth Bagan.
Case Studies in Exhibition Design (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, where various professionals come into contact with the respective institutional processes.
Faculty: Anna Alcubierre and Oriol Fontdevila.
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 Design and Production (3 ECTS). Students develop an autonomous project in relation to the design and production of exhibitions. 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:
- UAB Alumni
10% discount for:
- Eina students and alumni.
- 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 July 31
For further details check on academic info.