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Through our cutting-edge and innovative museum studies program designed for the 21st century museum, you'll focus on the digital life of museums across collections, galleries, and activities.
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Type
Graduate, MS
Start Term
Fall or Spring
Credits
36
Duration
2 years (typically)
Courses
Plan of Study
Three people are standing in a dimly lit museum or exhibit space, examining something on their phones or a device that emits light. The background features a variety of framed botanical specimens, jars with preserved samples, and ferns hanging from above, creating an atmosphere of scientific exploration and curiosity. The individuals are engaged in conversation or analysis, contributing to a collaborative and educational setting.

Museums and Digital Culture, MS

The Master of Science in Museums and Digital Culture (MDC) is a museum studies graduate program designed to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing cultural landscape. Students explore how museums, galleries, and other cultural heritage organizations use digital technologies to enhance their services, manage collection information, engage visitors across physical and virtual contexts, and conduct visitor research and evaluation. The MDC program prepares students for such high-demand museum and gallery positions as digital producer, web content editor, collection information manager, digital analyst, social media specialist, digital asset manager, and more. 

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Our Faculty

Our faculty are comprised of full-time faculty, who are researchers and scholars holding doctoral degrees, and our part-time faculty who are accomplished professionals holding a range of roles in New York City institutions and companies. Full-time faculty act as advisors to students and help connect career goals with the program curriculum, and teach over half of the courses.

Faculty List and Bios

Select faculty teaching courses in the Museums and Digital Culture program include:

Cristina Pattuelli

Professor

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Leah Constantine

Visiting Assistant Professor

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Kathy Carbone

Assistant Professor

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Allegra Burnette

Visiting Assistant Professor

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Student Work

Pratt’s School of Information

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Location and Facilities

Located at the crossroads of the Greenwich Village and Chelsea neighborhoods, our home at Pratt Manhattan Center offers an excellent environment that provides easy access to all that New York City has to offer. Our specialized facilities facilitate our hands-on curriculum: from usability eye-tracking studies to archival reformatting projects and beyond.

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  • Happy New Year from Pratt's School of Information. We have new faculty and staff joining us, as well as new wellness resources: yes, we have a massage chair! This news and more in our January '25 newsletter; link available in our bio.
  • In the years following the onset of the pandemic, @prattischool has committed itself to incorporating wellness into its thinking, culminating in the formation of a Wellness committee this school year. Part of this work is the creation of a Wellness webpage, that includes information on some of the resources available to the community, such as a new massage chair installed in Pratt Manhattan Center room 608b.  Check it out! Link available in our bio.
  • While classes have wrapped-up for the fall, work has started on preparing for the spring, like setting up this driving simulator for INFO 697 Automotive UX with Prof. Lopatovska.
  • Great photos from this semester's iteration of INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Polishchuk
  • Save the date - InfoShow25 will be May 16, 2025! This news and more in the @prattischool December '25 newsletter. Link available in our bio.
  • Our final information session for prospective students before the priority admissions deadline on January 5th is Tuesday, December 10 at 6p ET in-person in Manhattan or on Zoom. Join us! RSVP link is available via the link in our bio.
  • On this Giving Tuesday, consider supporting our fellowships that fund students to engage in significant work at NYC's cultural institutions. Give to the Fund for Pratt - School of Information. More on our giving and our fellowships via the link in our bio.
  • We are pleased to announce a new @prattischool fellowship for the spring '25 semester in the area of archives with the Hauser & Wirth Institute (@hauserwirthinstitute). The Hauser & Wirth Institute Archives fellow will work on creating metadata from print ephemera and visual material (slides, photographs, etc.) digitized by HWI from The Drawing Center’s (@thedrawingcenter) extensive exhibition archive. The Drawing Center is a museum and a nonprofit exhibition space in Manhattan, New York City, that focuses on the exhibition of drawings, both historical and contemporary. Application deadline is November 26th! For more details and to apply, please visit our Fellowships page; link available in our bio.
  • Our Holiday Party is Coming, and much more! This news and more in our November '24 newsletter. Link available in our bio.
Happy New Year from Pratt's School of Information. We have new faculty and staff joining us, as well as new wellness resources: yes, we have a massage chair! This news and more in our January '25 newsletter; link available in our bio.
Happy New Year from Pratt's School of Information. We have new faculty and staff joining us, as well as new wellness resources: yes, we have a massage chair! This news and more in our January '25 newsletter; link available in our bio.
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In the years following the onset of the pandemic, @prattischool has committed itself to incorporating wellness into its thinking, culminating in the formation of a Wellness committee this school year. Part of this work is the creation of a Wellness webpage, that includes information on some of the resources available to the community, such as a new massage chair installed in Pratt Manhattan Center room 608b.  Check it out! Link available in our bio.
In the years following the onset of the pandemic, @prattischool has committed itself to incorporating wellness into its thinking, culminating in the formation of a Wellness committee this school year. Part of this work is the creation of a Wellness webpage, that includes information on some of the resources available to the community, such as a new massage chair installed in Pratt Manhattan Center room 608b.  Check it out! Link available in our bio.
In the years following the onset of the pandemic, @prattischool has committed itself to incorporating wellness into its thinking, culminating in the formation of a Wellness committee this school year. Part of this work is the creation of a Wellness webpage, that includes information on some of the resources available to the community, such as a new massage chair installed in Pratt Manhattan Center room 608b.  Check it out! Link available in our bio.
In the years following the onset of the pandemic, @prattischool has committed itself to incorporating wellness into its thinking, culminating in the formation of a Wellness committee this school year. Part of this work is the creation of a Wellness webpage, that includes information on some of the resources available to the community, such as a new massage chair installed in Pratt Manhattan Center room 608b.  Check it out! Link available in our bio.
In the years following the onset of the pandemic, @prattischool has committed itself to incorporating wellness into its thinking, culminating in the formation of a Wellness committee this school year. Part of this work is the creation of a Wellness webpage, that includes information on some of the resources available to the community, such as a new massage chair installed in Pratt Manhattan Center room 608b. Check it out! Link available in our bio.
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While classes have wrapped-up for the fall, work has started on preparing for the spring, like setting up this driving simulator for INFO 697 Automotive UX with Prof. Lopatovska.
While classes have wrapped-up for the fall, work has started on preparing for the spring, like setting up this driving simulator for INFO 697 Automotive UX with Prof. Lopatovska.
1 month ago
View on Instagram |
3/9
Great photos from this semester's iteration of INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Polishchuk
Great photos from this semester's iteration of INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Polishchuk
Great photos from this semester's iteration of INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Polishchuk
Great photos from this semester's iteration of INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Polishchuk
Great photos from this semester's iteration of INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Polishchuk
Great photos from this semester's iteration of INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Polishchuk
Great photos from this semester's iteration of INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Polishchuk
Great photos from this semester's iteration of INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Polishchuk
Great photos from this semester's iteration of INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Polishchuk
Great photos from this semester's iteration of INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Polishchuk
Great photos from this semester's iteration of INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Polishchuk
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Save the date - InfoShow25 will be May 16, 2025! This news and more in the @prattischool December '25 newsletter. Link available in our bio.
Save the date - InfoShow25 will be May 16, 2025! This news and more in the @prattischool December '25 newsletter. Link available in our bio.
1 month ago
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5/9
Our final information session for prospective students before the priority admissions deadline on January 5th is Tuesday, December 10 at 6p ET in-person in Manhattan or on Zoom. Join us! RSVP link is available via the link in our bio.
Our final information session for prospective students before the priority admissions deadline on January 5th is Tuesday, December 10 at 6p ET in-person in Manhattan or on Zoom. Join us! RSVP link is available via the link in our bio.
Our final information session for prospective students before the priority admissions deadline on January 5th is Tuesday, December 10 at 6p ET in-person in Manhattan or on Zoom. Join us! RSVP link is available via the link in our bio.
Our final information session for prospective students before the priority admissions deadline on January 5th is Tuesday, December 10 at 6p ET in-person in Manhattan or on Zoom. Join us! RSVP link is available via the link in our bio.
2 months ago
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On this Giving Tuesday, consider supporting our fellowships that fund students to engage in significant work at NYC's cultural institutions. Give to the Fund for Pratt - School of Information. More on our giving and our fellowships via the link in our bio.
On this Giving Tuesday, consider supporting our fellowships that fund students to engage in significant work at NYC's cultural institutions. Give to the Fund for Pratt - School of Information. More on our giving and our fellowships via the link in our bio.
2 months ago
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7/9
We are pleased to announce a new @prattischool fellowship for the spring '25 semester in the area of archives with the Hauser & Wirth Institute (@hauserwirthinstitute). The Hauser & Wirth Institute Archives fellow will work on creating metadata from print ephemera and visual material (slides, photographs, etc.) digitized by HWI from The Drawing Center’s (@thedrawingcenter) extensive exhibition archive. The Drawing Center is a museum and a nonprofit exhibition space in Manhattan, New York City, that focuses on the exhibition of drawings, both historical and contemporary. Application deadline is November 26th! For more details and to apply, please visit our Fellowships page; link available in our bio.
We are pleased to announce a new @prattischool fellowship for the spring '25 semester in the area of archives with the Hauser & Wirth Institute (@hauserwirthinstitute). The Hauser & Wirth Institute Archives fellow will work on creating metadata from print ephemera and visual material (slides, photographs, etc.) digitized by HWI from The Drawing Center’s (@thedrawingcenter) extensive exhibition archive. The Drawing Center is a museum and a nonprofit exhibition space in Manhattan, New York City, that focuses on the exhibition of drawings, both historical and contemporary. Application deadline is November 26th! For more details and to apply, please visit our Fellowships page; link available in our bio.
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Our Holiday Party is Coming, and much more! This news and more in our November '24 newsletter. Link available in our bio.
Our Holiday Party is Coming, and much more! This news and more in our November '24 newsletter. Link available in our bio.
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