Unique programme in Spain
The Master's Degree in Art Market and Related Business Management is aimed at those who wish to develop a professional career in the art system. Our programme offers an educational model in line with the current and changing demands of the sector together with an eminently practical methodology. This, together with the solid network of contacts with professionals, institutions and companies with which we have collaborated since the first edition in 2005, makes it possible for you to work in art galleries, auction houses, consultancies, fairs, festivals and events, as well as in the specialised press or in the field of curating.
The programme has a comprehensive curriculum that covers all professional aspects of the art market, with special attention to the agents that operate in it - such as galleries, art fairs and auction houses -, to the analysis of the global market itself, to the conceptual understanding and economic valuation of works of art, as well as to cultural management and curatorial practice.
The Master in Art Market and Related Business Management also provides students with the necessary competences and skills in areas such as finance, communication, marketing and negotiation so that they are able to create and manage their own business.
With a faculty that combines academic excellence with professional activity in the sector, the Master's Degree in Art Market and Management of Related Companies is carried out using the 'learning by doing' methodology. In this way, students are involved in the development of projects and the management of situations that prepare them to face their future professional challenges in the art market with guarantees.
The Master's academic programme is complemented by an internship policy that allows direct knowledge of professional practice in some of the most important companies and institutions in the sector, in a range that includes the main galleries, fairs, auction houses and art consultancies, as well as museums and artists' studios.
Committed to the dynamisation of the contemporary art sector in Spain, the Master's in Art Market and Related Business Management organises an annual contemporary art exhibition curated by a curatorial team made up of students. The exhibition, with the participation of leading artists on the national scene, is also linked to the awarding of a prestigious Acquisition Prize which, in its seventh edition in 2023, will once again recognise the work of a contemporary artist among the participants, thereby supporting contemporary artistic creation.
"At the Faculty, we believe in communication and arts that are capable of integrating knowledge, creativity and commitment to understand the global world and contribute to transforming it.
More than ten years of experience
In the top rankings
Exclusive official university Master's Degree, with access to the doctorate, with regular presence in the first positions of the ranking of the newspaper El Mundo.
International networking
Graduates form a dense professional network of alumni thanks to the training at the Madrid - Princesa campus, where students of 30 different nationalities live together.
Professional internships
In the best companies and institutions of the sector, such as ARCO, Estampa, Ivory Press, Museo Thyssen - Bornemisza, Subastas Sotheby's, Subastas Segre, Subastas Abalarte, as well as in a variety of art galleries in Madrid such as Sabrina Amrani, Marlborough, VETA, Ponce+Robles or Maisterravalbuena, among many others.
In the top rankings
Exclusive official university Master's Degree, with access to the doctorate, with regular presence in the first positions of the ranking of the newspaper El Mundo.
International networking
Graduates form a dense professional network of alumni thanks to the training at the Madrid - Princesa campus, where students of 30 different nationalities live together.
Professional internships
In the best companies and institutions of the sector, such as ARCO, Estampa, Ivory Press, Museo Thyssen - Bornemisza, Subastas Sotheby's, Subastas Segre, Subastas Abalarte, as well as in a variety of art galleries in Madrid such as Sabrina Amrani, Marlborough, VETA, Ponce+Robles or Maisterravalbuena, among many others.
Syllabus
BOE Num. 68, 21 March 2011
All our degrees and syllabuses have been developed in accordance with the new guidelines set by current legislation, and have already been verified by the National Agency for Quality Assessment.
Students must take 60 credits
Director of the Master's Degree in Art Market and Management of Related Companies
Teachers
Professors: 23
Percentage of PhDs per ECTS: 68%.
Quality
Official qualification: Master's Degree in Art Market and Related Business Management
Faculty or school responsible: Faculty of Communication and Arts
Branch of knowledge: Social and Legal Sciences
Number of places available: Classroom-based: 45
Blended: 30
Distance learning: 20
Type of Courses: Classroom-based / Blended / Distance: 20
Academic year in which it was introduced: - Accredited in 2025
- Accredited in 2019
- Accredited in 2015
- 2009 (Official Master's Degree)
- 2005 (proper degree)
Languages: Spanish
Duration: 1 year. From October to June. Classes from Monday to Thursday, afternoons from 16:00 to 19:45.
Credits: 60 credits.
Minimum 12 ECTS and maximum 60 ECTS per enrolment and teaching period.
Employability
Graduates of the Master's Degree in Art Market and Related Business Management are qualified to work in the following areas:
Art Galleries
performing leadership, management, sales, public relations and strategic development work.
In auction rooms
cataloguing, valuing, appraising and commercialising the works of art on the market.
Art Consulting.
Advice to private collectors and institutions on the formation of their collections and investment in art. Using art as an innovative medium for the development of corporate image, marketing, human resources and social responsibility projects. Collection management, advice on acquisitions, intermediation in the purchase and sale of works of art, appraisal and tax studies, corporate collecting, etc.
Curator of Exhibitions.
Practical knowledge of exhibition coordination and assembly are fundamental tools for the realisation of exhibition projects with all types of institutions such as foundations, art galleries, alternative spaces, town councils and banks.
Art criticism and cultural press.
The practical tools in Art Criticism make it possible to collaborate in the cultural press and in the elaboration of texts for art catalogues.
Fairs and biennials.
Organisation, production, coordination and communication of international events, management of galleries, artists and collectors (to be included after auction houses).
Cultural management.
Development and management of cultural projects in public and private institutions (to be included after Exhibition Curatorship).
Cultural communication.
Communication strategies, media relations, social media management and cultural marketing in the arts sector (to be included after Cultural Management).
Art Galleries
performing leadership, management, sales, public relations and strategic development work.
In auction rooms
cataloguing, valuing, appraising and commercialising the works of art on the market.
Art Consulting.
Advice to private collectors and institutions on the formation of their collections and investment in art. Using art as an innovative medium for the development of corporate image, marketing, human resources and social responsibility projects. Collection management, advice on acquisitions, intermediation in the purchase and sale of works of art, appraisal and tax studies, corporate collecting, etc.
Curator of Exhibitions.
Practical knowledge of exhibition coordination and assembly are fundamental tools for the realisation of exhibition projects with all types of institutions such as foundations, art galleries, alternative spaces, town councils and banks.
Art criticism and cultural press.
The practical tools in Art Criticism make it possible to collaborate in the cultural press and in the elaboration of texts for art catalogues.
Fairs and biennials.
Organisation, production, coordination and communication of international events, management of galleries, artists and collectors (to be included after auction houses).
Cultural management.
Development and management of cultural projects in public and private institutions (to be included after Exhibition Curatorship).
Cultural communication.
Communication strategies, media relations, social media management and cultural marketing in the arts sector (to be included after Cultural Management).
Employability
Secured internships
In the best companies in the sector
m²
of the best facilities in the centre of Madrid
modalities
face-to-face and blended learning
Interships
This Master's Degree has collaboration agreements for professional internships with some of the best companies and institutions in the sector, among which the following stand out:
The Nebrija University's Master's Degree in Art Market and Related Business Management is fully officially recognised (Order 3534/2009, of 22 July, from the Department of Education of the Autonomous Community of Madrid), and therefore valid throughout the European Union and in the other signatory countries of the Bologna Agreements.
This important opportunity allows our graduates to have an official postgraduate degree in accordance with the standards of academic quality and professional orientation required by the different countries of the European Higher Education Area.
Specialised Installations
in the Arts
Nebrija University has specialised workshops for the development of the Arts programmes, including spaces dedicated to Drawing and Painting, the Project Room with its Engraving and Printmaking workshop, as well as Multipurpose Rooms for the Performing Arts, which have a stage space adapted for theatrical activities.
Exhibitions
The Master's students will curate several exhibitions each year of both emerging and established artists.
Exhibition 2025. Walking Without Stepping on the Stripes.
In its 20th edition, the programme held three exhibitions curated by its students. Along with those carried out in collaboration with Arte Lateral and the OB Contemporary gallery, the one entitled "Caminar sin Pisar las Rayas" (Walking without Stepping on the Stripes) took place between 4 and 15 June 2025 at the BAT Alberto Cornejo gallery and was linked to the IX Nebrija Prize in Recognition of Artistic Creation awarded to the artist Florencia Rojas for her work "Yo, XXXX". On this occasion, the curatorial team formed by students was accompanied by the independent curator Noelia Lecue Francia as the winner of the public call OPEN CALL CURATORS launched by the Master in Art Market.
Dates: 4 to 15 June 2025. Alberto Cornejo BAT Gallery. C/ María de Guzmán, 61. Madrid.
Artists: Natalia Cardoso, Irati Inoriza, Christian Lagata, Cristóbal Ochoa, Javier Rodríguez Lozano, Florencia Rojas, Camilo Rozo and Cristina Stolhe.
Curatorial team: Laura Isabel Barragán Lozano, Alejandro Bellanco Guerrero, Patricia Ojer Aransáez, Marina Peralta Pérez, Asunta Peña Smith and Mariana Zendejas Urquiza. With the support of independent curator Noelia Lecue.
Exhibition 2024. Symbiotic Fabrics Exhibition 2024
As part of the official programme of Apertura Madrid Gallery Weekend, the Master in Art Market and Related Business Management of the Universidad Nebrija celebrates the exhibition "Tejidos Simbióticos" curated by students of the programme with the support of the independent curator Nerea Ubieto. The exhibition is linked to the 8th Nebrija Prize in Recognition of Artistic Creation, which this year was awarded to the artist Rosalía Banet for her work "Intestines".
Dates: 13 to 22 September 2025, Galería Pradiauto, Madrid.
Artists: María Alcaide, Rosana Antolí, Rosalía Banet, Nacho Carbó, Día Muñoz, Maya Pita-Romero, María Rojas.
Curated by Mario Gutiérrez, Melisa Mondragón, Diana Alejandra Rodríguez, Giulia Safón and Elsa San José, students of the Master's Degree in Art Market and Related Business Management at the Universidad Nebrija, with the support of the curator Nerea Ubieto.
Exhibition 2023. And my eyes are like the sherry that the guest leaves in the glass
In its eighth edition, the Nebrija Prize in Recognition of Artistic Creation, awarded to the Galician artist Marina González Guerreiro, was granted to one of the artists participating in the exhibition 'And my eyes are like the sherry that the guest leaves in the glass' curated by students of the Master's Degree in Art Market under the supervision of the curator Rafael Barber. The exhibition was also part of the official programme of the Apertura Madrid Gallery Weekend festival under the collaboration agreement with the Arte Madrid gallery association.
Dates: 14 September to 8 October 2023. Centro Cultural Galileo, calle Galileo 39. Madrid.
Artists: Ana Esmith, Marina González Guerreiro, Mónica Mays, Nuria Mora, Anna Irina Russell, Lola Zoido.
Exhibition 2022. Verses and versions: from the word to the image
On the occasion of the commemoration in 2022-2023 of the V Centenary of the death of Antonio de Nebrija and for the sixth consecutive year, the Nebrija University recognises through the Acquisition Award in Recognition of Artistic Creation the work of one artist among the five participants in 'Verses and versions: from the word to the image', an exhibition that explores the connections and influences of literature and narrative with the visual arts.
Dates: 24 June - 10 July 2022. Centro Cultural Galileo, First Floor Hall
Artists: Mercedes Azpilicueta (La Plata, 1981), Marla Jacarilla (Alicante, 1980), Glenda León (Havana, 1976), Julia Llerena (Seville, 1985) and Almudena Lobera (Madrid, 1984).
Exhibition 2021. Nammu: primordial waters
Nebrija University celebrates the 5th edition of its Acquisition Award with the group exhibition: "Nammu: primordial waters".
This is an exhibition of students from the Master's Degree in Art Market and Related Business Management, directed by the independent curator Andrea Pacheco, whose award aims to contribute to cultural dynamisation, promote artistic creation and implement good practices in the cultural projects of the Master's Degree.
Dates: 12 to 26 June 2021. Aural Gallery. C/ Pelayo, 68. Madrid.
Artists: Timothy Hyunsoo Lee, Weixin Quek Chong, Moreno & Grau, Elsa Paricio, Clara Sanchez Sala, Zoé T. Vizcaíno.
Works
Timothy Hyunsoo Lee
Weixin Quek Chong
Morneo&Grau
Elsa Paricio
Clara Sánchez Sala
Zoé T. Vizcaíno
Timothy Hyunsoo Lee
Weixin Quek Chong
Morneo&Grau
Elsa Paricio
Clara Sánchez Sala
Zoé T. Vizcaíno
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