MA History of Design & Curatorial Studies

This prestigious master’s degree program, which Parsons offers in conjunction with Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum,brings an object-focused, practice-based approach to the study of curatorial practice and decorative arts and design dating from the Renaissance to the present. Housed for more than 30 years at Cooper Hewitt — the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary design the program enables you to work directly with the museum’s collections, curators, conservators, and educators.