Heritage foundations system
This part of the programme studies world heritage systems and value frameworks through professional cases, sector vocabulary and applied decision-making exercises.
Programme Overview
MBA in Art and Heritage Management is designed as a professional pathway for learners and practitioners who need to understand cultural heritage, museum operations and art asset management as a structured industry rather than as a loose collection of creative activities. The programme examines the economic, institutional and operational conditions that allow projects, assets and audiences to circulate across international markets. It is intended for candidates who want to move from participation in the field toward management, coordination and decision-making roles.
The curriculum studies museum management, conservation engineering, digital heritage, cultural policy and international heritage cooperation through management cases, sector mapping, practical project methods and professional communication. Students are expected to connect creative value with financial logic, institutional constraints, audience development and cross-border collaboration. The programme therefore treats professional practice as a system: each project must be framed, resourced, communicated, evaluated and adjusted according to real industry conditions.
Graduates are prepared for museum, heritage, conservation and cultural institution roles. The programme does not present a state degree claim; it presents an executive professional pathway supported by structured learning, applied coursework and a careful certification note. Its academic value lies in helping participants build a precise vocabulary, a portfolio of methods and a professional judgement suited to international cultural, creative and lifestyle industries.
Programme Highlights
Conservation engineering system
This part of the programme studies restoration workflows, materials and risk control through professional cases, sector vocabulary and applied decision-making exercises.
Museum operation system
This part of the programme studies collection, exhibition and institutional management through professional cases, sector vocabulary and applied decision-making exercises.
Digital heritage system
This part of the programme studies archives, 3D modelling and virtual museum methods through professional cases, sector vocabulary and applied decision-making exercises.
International cooperation system
This part of the programme studies UNESCO frameworks and cross-border cultural projects through professional cases, sector vocabulary and applied decision-making exercises.
Learning Objectives
Heritage system management
Develop the ability to analyse, plan and communicate around coordinating preservation and operation in a professional environment.
Museum and institution operation
Develop the ability to analyse, plan and communicate around managing cultural institutions in a professional environment.
Conservation project logic
Develop the ability to analyse, plan and communicate around planning restoration and protection in a professional environment.
Cultural data management
Develop the ability to analyse, plan and communicate around building digital archives in a professional environment.
International cultural cooperation
Develop the ability to analyse, plan and communicate around working with global heritage partners in a professional environment.
Programme Structure
Heritage foundations
Build professional capability in world heritage systems and value frameworks.
- world heritage systems and value frameworks
- Sector case work
- Applied project method
- Professional communication
Conservation engineering
Build professional capability in restoration workflows, materials and risk control.
- restoration workflows, materials and risk control
- Sector case work
- Applied project method
- Professional communication
Museum operation
Build professional capability in collection, exhibition and institutional management.
- collection, exhibition and institutional management
- Sector case work
- Applied project method
- Professional communication
Digital heritage
Build professional capability in archives, 3D modelling and virtual museum methods.
- archives, 3D modelling and virtual museum methods
- Sector case work
- Applied project method
- Professional communication
Curriculum Design
Heritage foundations
- Heritage foundations
- Conservation engineering
- Museum operation
- Digital heritage
- International cooperation
- Heritage system management
Conservation engineering
- Digital heritage
- International cooperation
- Heritage system management
- Museum and institution operation
- Conservation project logic
- Cultural data management
Museum operation
- Museum and institution operation
- Conservation project logic
- Cultural data management
- International cultural cooperation
- Urban heritage planning
- Public cultural communication
Digital heritage
- International cultural cooperation
- Urban heritage planning
- Public cultural communication
- Cultural asset strategy
- Exhibition systems
- Risk governance
Competency Framework / Core Competencies
Heritage foundations
Conservation engineering
Museum operation
Digital heritage
International cooperation
Certification / Academic Note
Professional certification issued by INSTITUTE SAVANTE IDADI. Executive pathway inspired by MBA / DBA-level professional education. Final certification, partner arrangements and admission terms are subject to formal published documents.
Career Pathways
Museum and heritage institutions
- Museum operations manager
- Exhibition project lead
- Collection coordinator
- Cultural centre manager
Conservation and digital heritage
- Heritage project manager
- Digital archive coordinator
- Restoration project officer
- 3D heritage planner
International cultural cooperation
- International heritage project coordinator
- Cultural cooperation officer
- UNESCO-oriented project assistant
Cultural asset and policy fields
- Cultural asset adviser
- Public culture project officer
- Urban heritage planner