Curating Contemporary Design (Taught)

Reasons to choose Kingston

• This course is run jointly with the Design Museum; you will have access to inspiring curators, collections, archives, the library, exhibitions and events.

• You will build your professional profile through curating live projects at the Design Museum and with institutions such as the British Council, the Royal Academy and the Architecture Association.

• Kingston University has its own art and design gallery, Stanley Picker Gallery, Dorich House Museum and extensive workshops.

About this course

You will develop creative and practical skills for curating design exhibitions, public programmes and alternative curatorial formats. You will learn to critically reflect on curatorial practice, work transdisciplinary and speak and write about contemporary design and curatorial practice.

The course offers visits to studios, exhibitions, galleries and independent creatives. There is also an optional international study trip.* Past destinations have included New York, Berlin and Amsterdam. Through a dissertation and/or project, you will showcase your originality and creativity in design curation.

Example modules

• Theories of the Contemporary Object

• Curatorial Skill Sets

• Politics of Display

For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Course Modules

Example modules: Theories of the Contemporary Object; Curatorial Skill Sets; Politics of Display. For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.