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Christie's Education, New York:
Christie’s is the only major auction house in the world that directly runs educational programmes at Master’s, Graduate Diploma, and Undergraduate Degree levels. Christie’s Education New York (situated in midtown Manhattan, opposite Bryant Park and the New York Public Library) is validated by the New York State Board of Regents to offer Master’s programmes in Modern Art, Connoisseurship and the History of the Art Market, and Folk Art Studies. Students are offered an unparalleled set of resources for professional training, academic learning, and personal growth through the study of the arts.

At Christie's Education New York, the history of modern and contemporary art is explored through first-hand study of works in many media as well as through the history of the art market, patronage and art institutions. Works of art are studied in terms of their unique properties as objects but also in historical, social, economic, and visual contexts. Students address questions of quality and meaning, originality and authenticity, while developing practical and analytical skills.

By investigating the history of the modern art market as a type of patronage, students explore its development from the Academies and Salons of the 19th Century to the present. They examine how the collecting taste of prominent individuals has shaped many of the art world's key institutions, how avant-garde works by early 20th Century artists first reached their audiences through commercial gallery exhibitions and the role of corporations as patrons of the arts today.

Programs:
Master's Degree in Modern Art, Connoisseurship and the History of the Art Market; Master's Degree in in Folk Art Studies; Certificate in Modern Art, Connoisseurship and the History of the Art Market. Students focus on the history of art from c. 1850 to the present. Students take: Art Survey Lecture Course, Connoisseurship Seminar, History of the Art Market Seminar, Professional Practices, an internship, Historiography and Methods of Art History.