Career prospects
The research Master's programme contributes in different ways to helping you find a job and navigate an international field and network, for example through symposia, individual supervision of papers and tutorials, access to the programme of the Research School of Art History (OSK) and the ‘Thesis Lab’.
Academic careers
Graduates of our RMA programme will often find PhD positions, or jobs in:
- art galleries
- museums
- research libraries
- archives
- the art trade
- publishing
Our graduates have accepted curatorial and research positions in, for instance, the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam, Kunstmuseum, The Hague, Dordrechts Museum, Groeningemuseum Bruges, and the Royal Castle in Warsaw. Some of our graduates have gone on as independent exhibition organisers.
Non-academic careers
This programme does not only prepare for an academic career. Several of our students have found curatorial positions in Dutch or Belgian museums or at the Netherlands Institute for Art History. Other alumni found jobs as:
- Curator of 19th-century Art at Kunstmuseum in The Hague
- Assistant Curator Old Master Paintings at Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD) in The Hague
- Curator 19th-century Art at the Dordrechts Museum
- Curator at Gouda Museum
- Project Coordinator bij CODART
- Learning Developer bij TinQwise
Alumni on LinkedIn
Justine Rinnooy Kan
Junior Curator of 16th- and 17th-century Dutch Painting at the Rijksmuseum
Art History: 2015-2017
Career development
Navigating an international field and network
The research Master's programme contributes in different ways to helping you find a job and navigate an international field and network, for example through symposia, individual supervision of papers and tutorials, access to the programme of the Research School of Art History (OSK) and the ‘Thesis Lab’.
If you envision the publication of your work, you may benefit from the network of our staff members, who are on the boards of many journals including the Netherlands Yearbook for History of Art, Simiolus, Nuncius, History of Humanities, Prospettiva, Stedelijk Studies, and the Journal for the History of Knowledge.
Career Services
Career Services offers events, tests, coaching and training in and outside your Master's programme, related to professional self-analysis, career orientation and job application skills. You can find more information about career services on Career Services for Dutch students or Career Services for international students.
Other career events
- Your Perspective is a monthly career orientation meeting for students and alumni of the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University. Each month we explore a different workfield or theme that is relevant for students of various disciplines within the humanities.
- The Faculty of Humanities organises a Career Night Humanities with interesting partners who will illustrate the diversity in career opportunities for humanities graduates and give you possibilities to develop yourself by joining their projects or attending their services.
- Once a year Utrecht University organises a Careers Day. This Careers Day offers the opportunity to sign up for workshops and trainings, and to meet recruiters at the careers fair. It’s also possible to participate in a job application training or have your résumé checked.