Art (Museum and Curatorial Practices), BA

With 5,000 students, the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is the largest comprehensive design and arts school in the USA.In the Bachelor of Arts program in art with a concentration in museum and curatorial practices, you focus on current themes and issues at the forefront of contemporary art museum and heritage sites. You develop the ability to think critically and communicate by studying various ethical and institutional issues, such as decolonization and repatriation claims, activist curating and broadening museum audiences. Distinguished faculty provide expertise across an array of courses within the field of museum and curatorial studies, including art history, visual culture, liberal studies, education, global studies, justice and critical studies. These courses offer a variety of learning opportunities led by scholars and museum practitioners across ASU and in the art world. In addition to classroom learning, the program is enriched by arts organizations and cultural institutions, which enable you to build your professional network through fellowships and internships. The program is further augmented by public events supported by the School of Art galleries, the ASU Art Museum, the Ceramics Research Center and Archive, and Pyracantha Press.You can visit the museum and curatorial practices areas of study(opens in new window) page to learn more about the program. If you want to engage with the creative community, you can subscribe(opens in new window) to the School of Art newsletters and follow the school on social media.