This programme is aimed at researchers who are already working in the field and are interested in theorising their practice. While ‘curating’ as such deals with the mechanisms of staging exhibitions and their discursive sphere in or out of the remit established by the museum or exhibition space, ‘the curatorial’ explores all that takes place within the context of the staged exhibition, both intentionally and unintentionally, by curator or viewers. Because the programme caters to professionals, it takes the form of six annual three-day seminars with additional field trips, culminating in a dissertation and, if appropriate, a presentation of visual material.

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