just google the institution and follow the links - that's what I would do!





Sorry - its a difficult question to answer - the arts and design history sector is small - and a lot of it is about who you know and the effort you go to to get involved ( going to conferences etc) Obviously the Royal College of Art brings a lot of opportunities ( but I am biased!) If fashion is your thing - then this course would be good or even the London College of Fashion ( University of the Arts) would be good too.
Another way of doing it is to look on your bookshelf and see which academics you admire - then find out where they lecture.
Hope it helps


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Hi Erato

There are lots of choices in the UK- each with a slightly different focus depending on your period, type of approach, future ideas for a career.  The earliest courses were at Middlesex, Brighton, and the course at the Royal College of Art ( which is based in the Victoria and Albert Museum).

If you are interested in connections with curating - then there is also the MA in curating contemporary design run by Kingston University in association with the Design Museum.

The Middlesex course is linked with the museum of Domestic Architecture ( MoDA) if you are more into interiors.

The Brighton course has links with the Design COuncil Archive.

I did the V&A/RCA History of design - it was hard work, but has brought fantastic opportunities.  You also get involved in the museum and the college networks.

All the above have good reputations and are based in the south of the UK, but there is also a good course at Manchester Met. and Leeds Met.

In the US there is a programme at the Bard Craduate Center - but this can be a traditional connoisseurial approach; and there is also a program at Parsons New School - But I don't have any experience of either of these.


Hope this helps!