Welcome to the Department of Art History

THE DEPARTMENT offers courses and degree programs (B.A., M.A., and Ph.D.) covering the art and architectural traditions of Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Pacific. The program provides a broad perspective for a critical understanding of art and its relationship to history and culture. The undergraduate program prepares students for graduate studies in art history; it also leads to opportunities in the business world, art museums, and galleries. The graduate program offers concentrated studies, working in close relationship with faculty members. It prepares students for careers in teaching, museum curation and direction, library science, and/or visual resources management.

David Joselit Lecture - May 22, 2008 at 7pm in LA 115

David Joselit, Head of the Department of the History of Art, at Yale University, will give a lecture on May 22 at 7pm in 115 Lawrence Hall entitled "Art and Life: Toward an Ethics of Images."

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