13 PhD programmes in Museum Studies in Europe

Museum Studies
Museum Studies at the University of Leicester offers research supervision for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Museum Studies.

Museum, Gallery and Heritage Studies
Through this Museum, Gallery and Heritage Studies PhD programme from Newcastle University you'll join a thriving, high-profile interdisciplinary research community of postgraduate research students and experienced academic researchers who are key figures in their fields.

Heritage
The Professional Doctorate in Heritage (DHeritage) programme at the University of Hertfordshire is aimed at professionals who work in, or desire to work in, the heritage field broadly defined, whether in the private or the public sector.
Museum Practice
Our pioneering Museum Practice doctoral programme at The University of Manchester is specifically designed for people working in museums and galleries who want to undertake advanced research which builds on their professional knowledge and practice.
Curating
The University of Essex is one of few research-intensive universities to offer a practice-based PhD in Curating. Like a traditional PhD in art history, this degree allows you to conduct sustained, innovative research about an issue from the field of visual culture, broadly defined.
Museology
Join a dynamic and innovative research environment, where academics, museum professionals and students apply theory to practice with this Museology programme at The University of Manchester.
Heritage Studies
The Heritage Studies programme at The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg offers an interdisciplinary, structured PhD programme in the broad field of humanities, open to both national and international PhD candidates. The focus areas cover a variety of facets of heritage.
Museum Studies
A PhD in Museum Studies at University of Aberdeen allows students to embrace their interests in museums and galleries, as well as in heritage and collections.
Museum Studies
The Phd track in Museum Studies from the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca is dedicated to museums and museum studies.
Heritage
Study for a PhD in Heritage at the University of Stirling and you’ll be part of a vibrant research culture, supervised by academic staff who are international leaders in their fields. You will join a dynamic cohort of early career researchers who benefit from a cutting-edge interdisciplinary research environment.
Cultural Policy and Management
Cultural Policy and Management at Birkbeck, University of London offers an exceptionally stimulating environment, where your cultural policy and management research will flourish in a wider interdisciplinary context.
Museology
Doctoral Museology education at Umea University involves four years of full-time study, which includes a number of courses and a thesis.
Heritage, Memory and Material Culture
Heritage, Memory and Material Culture at the University of Amsterdam particularly excels on national and international levels in five interdisciplinary research areas (‘themes’) that connect the fields of heritage, memory studies and material culture.