MA in History of Design & Curatorial Studies

This master's degree is offered in New York City and at the Parsons Paris campus. In either city, students work directly with museum staff and collections of major decorative arts and design institutions. The NYC-based program is jointly administered with Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, which is devoted to the study of curatorial practice and decorative arts and design from the Renaissance to the present. The Mus e des Arts D coratifs is the program's Paris partner. Students can also spend a semester or a year studying at the other campus, taking advantage of the resources of another cultural capital.