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A new generation of curators: this is how the second edition of the Master in Curatorial Studies has begun.
The 19 students, coming from 11 different countries, have already started their training, which has the Philosophy 'learning by doing' as one of its maxims.
The new generation of curators is already being trained in the classrooms and spaces of the Museo Universidad de Navarra. On September 30, the second edition of the Master in Curatorial Studies, the first official postgraduate program in Spain for the training in programs of study curatorial studies, began to be taught. This year, 19 students from 11 nationalities are enrolled, including Spain, Colombia, the United States, Russia, El Salvador and Mexico, among others. Russia, El Salvador and Mexico, among others.
Among them is Manuel Gamaza, 28 years old and a native of Santander, who explains that he chose this postgraduate program because he has "special interest in bringing the language of the artists to the public. Also the fact that the MCS gives you the opportunity to combine the academic part and the internship has been decisive".
In this sense, her colleague Polina Podgoretskaya, 23 years old and from Russia, also values the "base" that Master's Degree provides for the curatorial internship : "Studying inside a museum is a unique opportunity. Added to this are international internships, curatorial trips ...".
The student, an Art History graduate, seeks during these months to "acquire as much as possible knowledge , talk to professionals, professionalize myself and, therefore, get a work as soon as possible". For Gamaza, his goal is "to broaden my knowledge in the field of curatorship, toknow how to apply art theory to different curatorial projects and to learn how to take this knowledge to Education, to the didactics of art. At final, to be able to consider myself a curator".
visit After the welcome session, in which the students took a guided tour of the exhibitions and learned about the practical aspects of the functioning of Master's Degree, the students began the first week of classes, as well as the subject Museo Lab, in which they become residents of different areas of the Museum.
"It has been very intense, with very productive classes. I found campus wonderful and the team of professors and teachers fascinating," says Gamaza enthusiastically. Podgoretskaya also highlights "the quality of the University, all the technical support and tools it offers you to study. The Library Services, for example, has fascinated me. I also emphasize the willingness of all the professionals working at MCS".