Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Coursera

Overview

Explore the art of our time through four of MoMA’s most popular courses: Modern Art & Ideas, Seeing Through Photographs, What Is Contemporary Art?, and Fashion as Design. Go behind the scenes at the Museum and inside the studios of artists, designers, architects, and other makers. 

This Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specialization is offered by Coursera in partnership with The Museum of Modern Art.

Advance your subject-matter expertise

• Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts

• Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects

• Develop a deep understanding of key concepts

• Earn a career certificate from The Museum of Modern Art

What you'll learn

• Develop a deeper understanding of artists’ and designers’ processes, including modes of experimentation and responses to technological innovation.

• Develop critical thinking and looking skills to understand how artists and designers respond to the social and cultural issues of their time.

• Gain confidence in looking at and talking about modern and contemporary art and design, and find inspiration from art all around you.

• Better comprehend the choices you make about fashion with respect to expression, identity, and issues such as labor practices and sustainability.

Skills you'll gain

• Design and Product

• Creativity

• Critical Thinking