Lu Xiaodong

Course: MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies, Full Time, 2019-20

As an international student, I would like to highly recommend the invaluable experience of studying MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies at The University of Manchester. The professional courses and life in the city of Manchester have made a positive impact on my professional and personal growth. 

The work placement in the Atkinson and field trips to various galleries and museums were the most impressive parts of my MA experience, which have broaden my horizon and made a balance between museum theory and practice. Meanwhile, the Managing Collections and Exhibitions module has improved my ability to cooperate and communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds by curating an exhibition together. On the other hand, the essay writing tasks resulted in a great progress in academic writing and logical thinking, and helped me to achieve a high mark in the Dissertation.

More importantly, I could never have succeeded in going through the Covid-19 pandemic and graduating without the support from the academic staff as well as the fellow students. Thanks to their selfless assistance, I have not completed my MA course successfully, but have had the chance to build on it and undertake a PhD at UCL.