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The Course: in brief

The Academic Master’s programme offers highly specialised training in one of the key professions in the management of artistic and cultural heritage: the registrar and collection specialist. Through theoretical, practical, and laboratory-based teaching, the AM combines cross-disciplinary skills such as data management, the cataloguing of artworks and luxury objects, legal knowledge regarding the handling and circulation of artworks and cultural assets, and expertise in logistics and materials conservation. The final internship gives students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a profession that is becoming increasingly strategic for museums, galleries, foundations, archives, artists’ studios, private and corporate collections, art fairs, and for managing the heritage of luxury companies in the fashion and design sectors.

Learning Objectives
  • To understand the characteristics of the profession of registrar and the different skills related to it
  • To learn the legal and contractual framework for the handling of artworks and cultural heritage, as well as for collection management
  • To acquire specific knowledge in the management, preventive conservation, cataloguing, and both national and international handling of artworks and cultural heritage

Department: Visual Arts

Area: Visual Arts

Title Awarded: First Level Academic Master Degree*

Credits: 60 CFA

Starting: October 2026

Duration: 1 year

Languages: Italian

Campus: Milan


*Degrees recognised by the MUR

Our Faculty

Marco Scotini
Master of Arts in Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies Course Leader
Master of Arts in Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies Course Leader
Marco Scotini
<p>Marco Scotini is the Artistic Director of the FM Centre for Contemporary Art, Milan, and Head of the Exhibitions Programme at PAV, Parco Arte Vivente, Turin. He is the Scientific Director of the Archivio Gianni Colombo and the Bert Theis Archive. He has been a member of the Italian Council since 2019. He has been Visual Arts Department Head since 2004. After many collaborations with international artistic institutions (Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Documenta, Kassel, MAXXI, Rome, SALT, Istanbul, Castello di Rivoli), he curated the Albanian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (2015), co-curated the 1st Anren Biennale (2017) and he has been the Artistic Director of the 2nd Yinchuan Biennale in China (2018). Among his most recent publications: Utopian Display. Geopolitical Curating (Quodlibet NABA Insights, 2019), Politiques de la V&eacute;g&eacute;tation (Eterotopia France, 2019), Artecrazia (DeriveApprodi, 2017).</p>

Study and career opportunities

Career Services

NABA’s Career Services & Industry Relations Office can provide you with support and guidance during your transition from the academy to the professional world. Our staff can help you develop self-promotion tools and assist you during your first steps into the world of work.
The Office develops relationships with companies in order to set up internship agreements, employment opportunities, and interactive projects between students and businesses.

After the Academic Master

Kick-off your career. Among the career opportunities:

  • Registrar for museums, galleries, collections, foundations, art fairs, luxury companies
  • Collection specialist in public museums, private museums, and corporate collections
  • Loan registrar
  • Exhibition registrar
  • Collection registrar
  • Exhibitions and events manager
  • Manager in logistics companies specialised in the art sector