Postgraduate Degree Management of Museums and Heritage
The management of museums, monuments and cultural heritage requires professionals to have specific knowledge related to the conservation, documentation, exhibition and dissemination of museum collections and cultural heritage. However, along with this, it is also essential that professionals are familiar with cultural management work processes: administering financial resources, designing and programming projects, marketing and communication strategies as well as the legal issues related to museums, heritage and intellectual property.
Cultural managers who are specialised in museums and cultural heritage should identify the potential of their heritage-related resources and combine this, on the one hand, with the needs and background of the potential audience, and, on the other hand, with the human and financial resources available to them, with the aim of designing policies and dissemination programmes for heritage which contribute to the cultural, social and economic development of the community which they find themselves in.
This programme is taught in Spanish.
Prospective students
It is aimed at graduates who are already working and wish to enhance their knowledge in key areas of cultural management.
Teachers
Miquel Bastons
Tools for Managing Culture
Holder of a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Navarra and a PhD in Business Management from the IESE Business School. Tenured lecturer at UIC Barcelona. Previously dean of the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences at UIC Barcelona. Author of books and specialised articles about the decision-making process in organisations.
Joaquina Bobes
Cultural Marketing
Holder of an undergraduate degree in History, specialising in Pre-History and Archaeology, from the University of Oviedo. Holder of a Master’s Degree in Cultural Management from the University of Barcelona. Executive MBA from the EADA Business School. Postgraduate studies in the Department of Archaeology at Newcastle University (United Kingdom) and in the Department of Cultural Management and Policy at City, University of London (United Kingdom). Founding partner of the consultancy firm ARTImetría, a company specialised in strategic planning and cultural marketing. Since 1998, she has been the company’s general manager and senior consultant. Co-author of Manual de tiendas de museos [Museum Shop Manual] (Trea, 2014).
Antoni Laporte Roselló
Cultural Marketing
Director of ARTImetria, a consulting firm dedicated to planning, managing and evaluating cultural projects. Technical director of the Observatory of the Public of the Cultural Heritage of Catalonia (OPPCC). The OPPCC’s goal is to give support to museums and other heritage institutions as well as to the public administrations and private agents who manage cultural heritage in Catalonia and its relation with the publics to improve the planning and management thanks to research and education. Economist by the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Master in Cultural Management and Politiques by the University of Barcelona.
Cristina Calvet
Aspectos Jurídicos de Museos, Fundaciones e Instituciones Culturales
Lawyer specialised in intellectual property rights. For the past 12 years, she has worked as a lawyer in the art and culture sector. She has served as consultant for the Professional Association of Agents, Managers and Promoters of Catalonia (ARC) and at the Barcelona Universal Forum of Cultures as the lawyer assigned to the Department of Show Production. For the past five years, she has worked for the Association of Professional Actors and Directors of Catalonia (AADPC), providing legal advice in the field of the performing arts. As a teacher, she has served as member of the Scientific Committee and lecturer in the Master’s Degree in Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights at the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB).
Amilcar Vargas
Legal Aspects of Museums, Foundations and Cultural Institutions
Amilcar Vargas holds a PhD from the University of Barcelona and is responsible for World Heritage at Casa Batlló. His main task is the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, raising awareness of the Outstanding Universal Value and pursuing the potential opportunities of Casa Batlló's inscription on the UNESCO List. He is an international expert in World Heritage Management. His international experience includes academic stays in Canada, Germany and Mexico, conference presentations in 13 countries and several publications. He is a member of international professional associations such as ICOMOS and ICOM, among others.
Isabel Villanueva
Cultural Communication
Isabel Villanueva holds a degree in Audiovisual Communication and Advertising and Public Relations from the University of Navarra. She also has a Higher Degree in Music, with a specialisation in Voice, from the Liceu Higher Conservatory of Music in Barcelona. She recently finished her PhD thesis on “Ópera, Cine y Medios tecnológicos” [Opera, Film and Technological Media]. She is currently vice-dean of the Faculty of Communication Sciences at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona). Her teaching areas are related to Sound, Music and Film and Media and Film Production. As a professional, she has worked as a producer, scriptwriter and music supervisor for various television channels such as Telecinco and Antena3.
Iliana Ferrer
Cultural Communication
Iliana Ferrer is an associate lecturer for the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising at the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, and a project manager at the Templeton communication agency. Social communicator and journalist specialised in media management and production from the Universidad del Norte in Colombia and PhD in Audiovisual Communication from the UAB. She was a postdoctoral researcher at Pompeu Fabra University and the UAB, and a visiting researcher in Dubai, the United States and Mexico. She has also studied film production, training which she has complemented with her experience in the field of audiovisual production, cultural and educational events, teaching and research. She has conducted studies in the fields of information spectacularization, fact-checking, digital media, gender and the implementation of social robots.
Ainhoa González Graupera
Visual Arts Management
Holder of an undergraduate degree in Art History and a Master’s Degree in Museum Studies and Cultural Heritage Management from the University of Barcelona. She has taken courses as part of a PhD in Art History, Theory and Criticism and earned an Advanced Studies Degree. From 2004 to 2016, she worked at MACBA as an assistant curator. She has also worked for companies specialising in the transport of works of art and exhibition assembly and collaborated with galleries and artists.
Jordi Padró
Cultural Heritage Management
Holder of an undergraduate degree in Geography and History from the University of Barcelona. Consultant in the fields of heritage, museology and cultural tourism. Founder and director of Stoa, a consultancy firm specialising in heritage, museology and cultural tourism. Lecturer in a number of courses, university postgraduate degrees and seminars on cultural and tourism management and local development. Institutional advisor on cultural and tourism policies, museum programming and production, territorial projects aimed at promoting and educating about cultural and natural resources.
Manel Miró Alaix
Cultural Heritage Management
Graduated in 1985 in Prehistory, Old History and Archaeology from the University of Barcelona. FreelanceI archaeologist from 1989 to 1992. Specialized in 1990 in patrimonial management by the School of Heritage of Barcelona. Since 1998, he is the main consulting àrtner of the Area of Interpretation and Museographic Projects in Stoa. He has directed more than a hundred projects in Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Peru. Lecturer and professor in more than 15 Spanish and Latin American universities. He has published articles about interpreting heritage and museology in different university magazines and he’s the author of the cultural heritage blog ‘Raining Stones’.
Antonia María Perelló
Exhibitions Management and Curatorship
She has a PhD in History of Art from the University of Barcelona and currently works as a conservator and collections manager at the MACBA. She used to be an exhibitions conservator for Barcelona City Council and taught on the master's degree in Cultural Heritage Management and Museology at the University of Barcelona. From 2007 to 2017, she lectured on Visual Arts Management as part of the master's degree in Arts and Cultural Management at UIC Barcelona, where she is currently responsible for the subject “Curation Management and Exhibitions”. She has given classes and talks at a range of universities in Spain and abroad, taken part in round table discussions and formed part of artistic juries and academic tribunals. She has curated exhibitions at the MACBA and has held her own touring exhibitions. Her exhibition Doneu-vos la mà i pugeu a l’infern (Shake hands and climb into hell), and the accompanying book, won her the ACCA Research Prize in 2017. She has written books and research articles and regularly contributes to specialised committees on markets and heritage at public Catalan institutions.
Admission calls
Application Process Deadlines for 2024-2025
First call for applications (CLOSED)
- Deadline to submit documents: December 18, 2023
- Interviews with shortlisted candidates: January 8 to 11, 2024
- Results communication: January 12, 2024
- Deadline to reserve place: January 26, 2024
Second call for applications (CLOSED)
- Deadline to submit documents: February 26, 2024
- Interviews with shortlisted candidates: March 4 to 7, 2024
- Results communication: March 8, 2024
- Deadline to reserve place: March 22, 2024
Third call for applications
- Deadline to submit documents: May 3, 2024
- Interviews with shortlisted candidates (only if its required): May 6 to 9, 2024
- Results communication: May 13, 2024
- Deadline to reserve place: May 27, 2024
*Following each step, the applicants will be notified if they have been:
a) Accepted: You will receive your acceptance letter along with instructions on how to pay the deposit and reserve a place. Acceptance will only be confirmed upon payment.
b) Placed on a waiting list: Your application will be reviewed again during the next call.
c) Not accepted
Documents submission must be complete in order to include the applicant in each admission call. If some documents are missing, your application will be kept until completed and reviewed during the next admission call.
Prerequisites & admissions
Admission criteria
While all candidates who meet the access route requirements will be considered, acceptance will be determined based on the following criteria:
- University degree and transcript of records
- Professional and academic CV (previous experience is not compulsory, but it will be valued)
- Motivation letter
Reservation and enrolment
In order to reserve a place on the course, candidates who have received an official letter of admission must make an initial payment for the amount of 20% of the total postgraduate's degree fee (576 Euros).
The rest may be paid after the enrolment process.
For further information:
Acces routes
Information about the access routes for this master may be found at the following link:
Faqs
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What are ECTS credits?
ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits are the units used to quantify all the activities the students carry out during the learning process: theoretical and practical class hours, study hours, seminars, homework, work experience and projects, exam preparation and exams or other tests. Each ECTS credit is equal to 25 hours of work. -
What is the difference between the Master’s Degree and postgraduate degrees in Cultural Management?
The University Master’s Degree in Cultural Management at UIC Barcelona has a heavier course load and workload. As a result, it provides a more comprehensive overview of cultural management and also includes a Final Master’s Degree Project and work experience.The postgraduate degrees, thanks to their reduced format, are a great option for people who work and study or who are taking other courses. They are intended for students with a bachelor's degree, undergraduate degree or diploma, who are currently working and who wish to further their knowledge of key aspects of cultural management. The subjects that make up the curricula of the various postgraduate degrees are also part of the Master’s Degree curriculum.
The University Master's Degree in Cultural Management at UIC Barcelona is an official postgraduate qualification adapted to the regulations of the European Higher Education Area. Postgraduate degrees are, throughout the EU, specific to the universities that teach them.
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Do the postgraduate degrees include external job placements? If not, can students do a job placement by paying the cost of the credits?
UIC Barcelona does not offer postgraduate students the opportunity to do job placements. Nor may they pay the cost of the job placement as if it were an additional subject. -
As a postgraduate student, will the subjects I take be recognised if I switch to the Master’s Degree?
If a postgraduate student wishes to switch to the Master’s Degree, acceptance of their application will depend on the date on which the change was requested. Students may not enrol in the Master’s Degree if more than one month has passed since the start of the academic year.
Although the postgraduate students take the same subjects as the master’s students, these subjects may not be recognised in the Master’s Degree curriculum as the postgraduate degree is not an official qualification.
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Can I take master’s degree subjects even though they are not part of the postgraduate degree?
Although the postgraduate students take the same subjects as the master’s students, not all Master’s Degree subjects are included in the postgraduate programme. As a result, postgraduate students may not take Master’s Degree subjects that are not part of the postgraduate programme.
Students interested in taking a Master’s Degree subject that is not part of the postgraduate programme may enrol in the subject as “Continuing Education”. All subjects may be taken as “Continuing Education”.
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As a postgraduate student, can I take part in the Master’s Degree visits and activities?
The academic programmes of both the University Master’s Degree and postgraduate degrees in Cultural Management at UIC Barcelona provide students the opportunity to take part in joint study visits and trips to cultural institutions and facilities.
Both sets of students will also attend joint lectures by industry experts.