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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. 

Prof. Pattuelli and Wahbeh with students

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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  • This may be a good time to become familiar with Pratt's Weather Policy, which provides details on what to expect in a weather condition. Link available in our bio.

Update 1/23: Monday will be a snow day and in-person classes will be suspended.  While we anticipate many faculty will opt to hold their class on Zoom, there may be some cases where weather conditions such as Internet outages, power outages or childcare may challenge that, so please be understanding if that is the case. You should be hearing from your faculty member before the scheduled time on Monday with what the plan is for that class.  Also, if you are challenged to make an online class such as for aforementioned reasons, please note that you will not be penalized for that, per the weather policy. — Dean Cocciolo

Image: Pratt Manhattan on 14th Street, February 2021.
  • Assistant Professor Filipa Calado is rolling up their sleeves putting together a custom computer to run Small Language Models and work on Sustainable AI.  We expect this computer will be making an appearance in the course they are teaching this Spring '26 semester, INFO 656 Machine Learning. #AI #sustainability
  • The information you see changes the world that you perceive. Across four core programs, we explore everything from algorithms to archives with the goal of improving lives and culture through information.

To learn more about our Masters programs, sign-up to attend an upcoming information session. Next session is Tuesday, January 20 at 6pm ET. Attend in-person in Manhattan or on Zoom. Link to sign-up is available in our bio.
  • Happy New Year from the School of Information @ Pratt. It is our January newsletter with info on our new student orientation, new policies, new events, new faculty, and more news! Link available in our bio. 

Image: Class photo of INFO 643 Information Architecture & Interaction Design with Prof. Johna Shi (MSIXD ‘23) and alums Vonetta DeVonish (MSIXD ‘21), Samika Rastogi (MSIXD '23) and Sacchit Vartak (MSIXD '23), Fall 2025.
  • The School of Information Office will be closed December 23 and will reopen on January 5th.

Pratt Manhattan Center will be open during the holidays, including Christmas and News Year’s Day.

Happy Holidays,
Anthony, Quinn, Meredith, Nene, and the SI student employees
  • Students in Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk work on custom enclosures for rare books.
  • While we already had a pretty great view uptown from our perch on West 14th Street, it is getting better with a landscaping project going on in the backyard of our neighbor on West 15th Street.
  • It's the School of Information December '25 newsletter with important faculty and staff news, as well as updates on some new initiatives we have underway. Link available via 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.
This may be a good time to become familiar with Pratt's Weather Policy, which provides details on what to expect in a weather condition. Link available in our bio.

Update 1/23: Monday will be a snow day and in-person classes will be suspended.  While we anticipate many faculty will opt to hold their class on Zoom, there may be some cases where weather conditions such as Internet outages, power outages or childcare may challenge that, so please be understanding if that is the case. You should be hearing from your faculty member before the scheduled time on Monday with what the plan is for that class.  Also, if you are challenged to make an online class such as for aforementioned reasons, please note that you will not be penalized for that, per the weather policy. — Dean Cocciolo

Image: Pratt Manhattan on 14th Street, February 2021.
This may be a good time to become familiar with Pratt's Weather Policy, which provides details on what to expect in a weather condition. Link available in our bio. Update 1/23: Monday will be a snow day and in-person classes will be suspended. While we anticipate many faculty will opt to hold their class on Zoom, there may be some cases where weather conditions such as Internet outages, power outages or childcare may challenge that, so please be understanding if that is the case. You should be hearing from your faculty member before the scheduled time on Monday with what the plan is for that class. Also, if you are challenged to make an online class such as for aforementioned reasons, please note that you will not be penalized for that, per the weather policy. — Dean Cocciolo Image: Pratt Manhattan on 14th Street, February 2021.
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Assistant Professor Filipa Calado is rolling up their sleeves putting together a custom computer to run Small Language Models and work on Sustainable AI.  We expect this computer will be making an appearance in the course they are teaching this Spring '26 semester, INFO 656 Machine Learning. #AI #sustainability
Assistant Professor Filipa Calado is rolling up their sleeves putting together a custom computer to run Small Language Models and work on Sustainable AI. We expect this computer will be making an appearance in the course they are teaching this Spring '26 semester, INFO 656 Machine Learning. #AI #sustainability
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The information you see changes the world that you perceive. Across four core programs, we explore everything from algorithms to archives with the goal of improving lives and culture through information.

To learn more about our Masters programs, sign-up to attend an upcoming information session. Next session is Tuesday, January 20 at 6pm ET. Attend in-person in Manhattan or on Zoom. Link to sign-up is available in our bio.
The information you see changes the world that you perceive. Across four core programs, we explore everything from algorithms to archives with the goal of improving lives and culture through information.

To learn more about our Masters programs, sign-up to attend an upcoming information session. Next session is Tuesday, January 20 at 6pm ET. Attend in-person in Manhattan or on Zoom. Link to sign-up is available in our bio.
The information you see changes the world that you perceive. Across four core programs, we explore everything from algorithms to archives with the goal of improving lives and culture through information.

To learn more about our Masters programs, sign-up to attend an upcoming information session. Next session is Tuesday, January 20 at 6pm ET. Attend in-person in Manhattan or on Zoom. Link to sign-up is available in our bio.
The information you see changes the world that you perceive. Across four core programs, we explore everything from algorithms to archives with the goal of improving lives and culture through information. To learn more about our Masters programs, sign-up to attend an upcoming information session. Next session is Tuesday, January 20 at 6pm ET. Attend in-person in Manhattan or on Zoom. Link to sign-up is available in our bio.
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Happy New Year from the School of Information @ Pratt. It is our January newsletter with info on our new student orientation, new policies, new events, new faculty, and more news! Link available in our bio. 

Image: Class photo of INFO 643 Information Architecture & Interaction Design with Prof. Johna Shi (MSIXD ‘23) and alums Vonetta DeVonish (MSIXD ‘21), Samika Rastogi (MSIXD '23) and Sacchit Vartak (MSIXD '23), Fall 2025.
Happy New Year from the School of Information @ Pratt. It is our January newsletter with info on our new student orientation, new policies, new events, new faculty, and more news! Link available in our bio. Image: Class photo of INFO 643 Information Architecture & Interaction Design with Prof. Johna Shi (MSIXD ‘23) and alums Vonetta DeVonish (MSIXD ‘21), Samika Rastogi (MSIXD '23) and Sacchit Vartak (MSIXD '23), Fall 2025.
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The School of Information Office will be closed December 23 and will reopen on January 5th. Pratt Manhattan Center will be open during the holidays, including Christmas and News Year’s Day. Happy Holidays, Anthony, Quinn, Meredith, Nene, and the SI student employees
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Students in Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk work on custom enclosures for rare books.
Students in Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk work on custom enclosures for rare books.
Students in Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk work on custom enclosures for rare books.
Students in Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk work on custom enclosures for rare books.
Students in Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk work on custom enclosures for rare books.
Students in Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk work on custom enclosures for rare books.
Students in Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk work on custom enclosures for rare books.
Students in Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk work on custom enclosures for rare books.
Students in Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk work on custom enclosures for rare books.
Students in Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk work on custom enclosures for rare books.
Students in Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk work on custom enclosures for rare books.
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While we already had a pretty great view uptown from our perch on West 14th Street, it is getting better with a landscaping project going on in the backyard of our neighbor on West 15th Street.
While we already had a pretty great view uptown from our perch on West 14th Street, it is getting better with a landscaping project going on in the backyard of our neighbor on West 15th Street.
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It's the School of Information December '25 newsletter with important faculty and staff news, as well as updates on some new initiatives we have underway. Link available via our bio.
It's the School of Information December '25 newsletter with important faculty and staff news, as well as updates on some new initiatives we have underway. Link available via our bio.
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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.
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