The Cooperstown Graduate Program (CGP) is the premier program for the training of museum professionals in the United States. One of only two programs in the country located on a museum campus rather than a university campus, students have the opportunity to interact regularly with museum professional staff, with objects, and with exhibitions.

highlights of the program

• We have strong partners in the New York State Historical Association, The Farmers' Museum, and Fenimore Art Museum.
• Our alumni are prominent and successful in the field, and regularly give back to the program.
• The classes are small, dynamic, and interactive.
• Our new building is the country’s only facility designed specifically for museum studies.
• We teach a core generalist curriculum, though with room for personal interests.
• Assignments and internships are not academic exercises, but real and varied work in the field.
• Classes are complemented by field trips to regional institutions.
• Museums are community-based organizations, and CGP mirrors this with a strong focus on community.
• As a small program, students develop strong relationships with faculty, fellow students, and local museum staff.