The Curating Contemporary Art (CCA) Department is a leader in curatorial education and research, with an explicitly international perspective on the role of the curator in today’s museums and galleries. Established in 1992, the MA programme approaches the field critically, theoretically and through best practice in commissioning, exhibition-making and art writing in museums, galleries and the public realm.

Widely acknowledged as an important marker of current developments in contemporary art, the annual CCA show in the Royal College of Art galleries has become known for experimental approaches to working with artists, and for introducing new international artists to UK audiences. This year also sees the first graduates from the work-based pathway MA.