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Art History

Why Study Art History?

 

Our Program

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In Art History, we study the art and architecture of cultures around the world and across millennia. We take a variety of approaches to our objects, but focus on understanding their aesthetic and historical significance as well as their social relevance.  

 

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Warnock Lecture Series

 

Northwestern University Department of Art History presents the Warnock Lecture Series in 2024-25:

November 19, 2024: Eyal Weizman (Goldsmiths, University of London)

February 19, 2025: Tsitsi Jaji (Duke University)

April 23, 2025: Anne Lafont (École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris)

Faculty Spotlight

Faculty Spotlight

Our newest faculty member, Bihter Esener, is featured on the Faculty Spotlight page.

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Warnock Gift

The Liz Warnock Gift to Art History provides generous funds to support an array of programming in the department.
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News & Events

 

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Congratulations to 7 of our PhD students for successfully defending their dissertations in Spring and Summer 2024!
James Glisson (PhD '12) is named Chief Curator and Curator of Contemporary Art of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Elizabeth Dudley (BA '24) is featured in Northwestern Magazine for her art historical research on cottagecore.

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