Program objectives
Skills acquisition objectives:
This MBA in Arts and Collecting Management, taught entirely in English, is intended for anyone who wants to specialize in the field of art collections, whether public or private, as a consultant or art advisor, registrar or exhibition curator, buyer, or collection promotion manager for professionals and the public. It provides all the essential knowledge and tools for working in the art market, the dissemination of knowledge in art history and appraisal, and collection management.
- Know how to appraise an artwork and assess its importance in terms of art history and an artist’s body of work, and write texts promoting it for specific audiences and purposes
- Understand how the art market is organized and its economics
- Learn to manage a collection by taking into account the technical and conservation criteria of the works, their historical and stylistic importance, and their coherence within a particular collection
- Know how to organize an exhibition, from its conception to its realization and mediation
- Be able to develop a collection and promote it, acquiring and lending works, while innovating in communication and marketing techniques
To achieve these goals, the Bac+5 in Art and Collection Management offers students professional instruction combining theoretical knowledge and professional skills. The program ends with a group exhibition project, a written report, and an individual theoretical dissertation. Students are supported by a research director and a coach. A study trip to a European city is organized each semester and lets students, who themselves come from different countries and cultures, better understand professional practices, in France and internationally.
Join the program
Admission to the MBA takes place in two stages: you must register for an admission session and complete your application file. An admissions officer will then contact you by phone to arrange an appointment so that you can take part in an admission session consisting of a written test and an individual interview. At IESA art&culture, we commit to sending you your eligibility results within 7 days.
Still have questions? You will find all the information in the section “Admission MBA in Arts and collecting management.”
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Career Opportunities
Job placement rate:
85%
of MBA students find a job within 6 months, in Europe, Asia, the United States, and Latin America
Degree awarded
- *Title of Expert in Marketing and Distribution of Works of Art from ECAD consultants - IESA NSF 310m - Level 7 (EU) I (FR). Registered with the RNCP by order of 11/12/2018 published in the Official Journal of 18/12/2018
Skills
- Administratively, legally, and financially manage a public or private collection
- Appraise, promote, and describe one or more artworks
- Define and implement a purchasing, loan, and marketing policy
- Design and carry out an exhibition of artworks and its mediation
- Communicate about a collection or an exhibition
Further Studies
As this program prepares for a level 7 professional certified title, it is not designed with further study in mind.
Our Alumni Share Their Stories
"IESA played an important role in bringing our ideas to this level of execution. We benefited from the ongoing guidance of our instructors Fabrice Bonniot and Anne-Sophie Lombard and the assistance of the IESA team, in particular Cynthia Cervantes, director of the international department, and Maud Prangey in communications, who supported us with their network and the communication around the event."