Your future
Employers in the arts and heritage sector often look for a combination of a general arts and culture background with a specialisation in cultural policy, management or education. As a graduate of Arts and Heritage, this will be you.
As a graduate of this programme, you will also possess professional, analytical and other academic skills that employers are looking for. As well as this you will know how to answer questions regarding the policy, appreciation, interpretation, use, conservation, education and management of arts and heritage in a meaningful way.
Career prospects
As an Arts and Heritage graduate, you can look for work in:
- art institutions, e.g. theatres, museums, art centres (e.g. Curator, Collection manager)
- galleries and auction houses (e.g. Exhibitions manager, Communications manager, Project manager or assistant)
- governmental or cultural organisations (e.g. Policy advisor, Cultural manager, Programme coordinator)
- cultural industries and cultural tourism (e.g. Sales executive)
- media (e.g. Editor, Journalist, Critic)
- academia or education (e.g. Researcher, Teacher)
Many of our graduates work in high-level agencies, such as:
- The Art Department of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
- Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam
- Dox Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague
- World Heritage Centre, UNESCO in Paris
- Foundation Beyeler in Basel
- Kulturprojekte Berlin
- Verenigde Organisaties Beeldkunst in Brussels
- English Heritage in London
Alumni@work
Jessica Rosen
Curatorial Assistant at The Heckscher Museum of Art
Year of graduation: 2023
"My time in Maastricht was the best time of my life. I was studying what I loved, in such a culturally rich and wonderful city, and meeting people from all over the world."
Leïla Gérard
Assistant of Production at Théâtre de Liège
Year of graduation: 2024
"Undertaking an internship during my master’s has been pivotal in clarifying my professional interests as I approach entering the workforce."
Danielle Carter completed the MA Arts and Heritage: Policy, Management and Education in 2015. About her time in Maastricht she says: “Studying at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences allowed me to broaden my idea of what cultural education looks like.
This video is a short interview with Simone Leimbach, Master Arts and Heritage alumnus. She talks about her master’s experience and about her current job at Kulturprojekte Berlin
This video is a short interview with Hiemke van den Boer, Master Arts and Heritage alumnus. Hiemke talks about her master’s experience and about her current job at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague
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