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Art History

Why Study Art History?

 

Our Program

Art History professor with undergraduates from 2025.

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

October 29, 2025: Adriana Zavala (Tufts University)

January 28, 2026: Esra Akcan (Cornell University)

May 6, 2026: Antonio Somaini (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris)

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Faculty Spotlight

Faculty Spotlight

Congratulations to Professor Krista Thompson, who has been named the Bahamian Pavilion curator at the 61st Venice Biennale.

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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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