Research at Chelsea
Creating research with cultural and social value.
Chelsea's research interests
- Curating and museology
- Fine art
- Craft
- Graphic design communication
- Interior and spatial design
- Textiles
- Archival studies
- History of art and design
Research Degrees
Find out about the benefits of studying a research degree at Chelsea.
Research Centres
- Transnational Art, Identity and Nation (TrAIN) - forum for historical, theoretical and practice-based research in art, architecture, communication, craft and design
- Centre for Circular Design (CCD) - design research for the circular economy through materials, models and mindsets
Stories
This knowledge was always yours: an interview with Dr David Dibosa
As the MA Curating and Collections course leader prepares to present a new programme on BBC4, he speaks about the role of universities in public cultural life.
Climate Crisis: Speculative Futures
Interview with David Cross, Reader in Art and Design, ahead of the climate crisis event at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in south east London.
Iniva and the Stuart Hall Library move to Chelsea College of Arts
Now located at Chelsea, we introduce Iniva, an organisation that has been working to radically transform the visual arts landscape for 25 years.
An interview with Jon Savage and Mat Bancroft, curators of Use Hearing Protection: FAC 1 – 50 / 40 at Chelsea Space
The curators discuss the exhibition celebrating the ground-breaking early works and on-going influence of Manchester's Factory Records.
Events
Blame the Tools: Crafty Robots, Well-behaved Implements and Disobedient Devices
- 8 October 2020
- Location: Lecture Theatre, Chelsea College of Arts
This symposium invites makers, curators, crafters, designers, historians, artists, collectors, architects, storytellers, users and social scientists to share understandings of the tool from multiple viewpoints.