The Centre for Curatorial Leadership (CCL) offers leadership training for art museum curators from all art historical specialties. CCL’s core Fellowship programme provides experienced curators with instruction from Columbia Business School faculty and exposure to real-world challenges faced by cultural institutions today.
Mentoring is a key element of the programme and extends the learning outside of the classroom. Every year, directors and trustees from major museums across the world host Fellows for a weeklong residency.
CCL accepts applications from full-time senior and/or established curators working in art museums in North America and abroad; up to 12 applicants are accepted each year.
The programme extends from January to May or June 2027 and includes the following:
- A two-week intensive programme in New York City (11–22 January 2027) that includes teaching from faculty members at Columbia Business School and practical exposure and assignments.
- A five-day individual residency in February-April with a museum director from an institution other than the Fellow’s home institution.
- A concluding week in May or June, crafted to the particular needs and experiences of the class.
The 2027 Fellowship is tuition free. CCL covers the majority of travel, hotel, and food costs related to the programme. For the two weeks in January in New York City and the final week of the programme, the majority of meals and transportation from Monday through Friday will be organised by CCL; Fellows will be responsible for covering a small number of expenses for taxis and other incidentals. For the five-day residency, CCL will arrange the booking and payment of hotel and travel reservations and Fellows will receive a daily stipend for meals, transportation, and incidentals.
