/ Paris

The Post-graduate course in Art Market and Trading aims to train gallery managers, curators, professional auctioneers, supervisors, or art collection managers.

This course is primarily intended for students who are at the end of the third year of their undergraduate degree in Art Market & Expertise, but also accepts some graduates in Restoration of Cultural Heritage degree, History of Art, Law and Finance, or even School of Economics graduates who wish to pursue their studies in the field of the market and economy of Art.

This course includes a theoretical content in the History of Art, in the identification of works of Art (paintings, graphic art, furniture, jewellery, art objects…), in knowledge of the Art market and what it entails, and the economical, regulatory and legal challenges of Art. Long internships in France or abroad provide hands-on experience of professions in the Art market. The course also incorporates the use of new technologies, both for communication purposes (websites, newsletters…) and for the enhancement of works of art and art objects.

At the end of the degree, students will receive a European Master of Fine Arts certified by the European Accreditation Board of Higher Education Schools, which will enable them to practise their profession both in France and abroad.

/ Entry requirements

Bachelor degree in Art Market & Appraisal, undergraduate degree in History of Art, Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Law & Finance or School of Economics.

The Master degree in Art Market and Trading aims to produce:

- Gallery directors

- Curators

- Professional auctioneers

- Supervisors

- Art collection managers