Jun
12
2026
Art History Undergraduate Reception
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
This is a celebratory reception honoring our graduating majors and minors.
Past Events
May
22
2026
Art History Senior Thesis Symposium with Guest Speaker: Jessica Bell Brown
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Join us for thesis presentations from seniors Genesis Castro and Muyang Chen, along with a guest lecture by alumna Jessica...
May
14
2026
Grad Speakers Series: Riad Kherdeen (University of Illinois Chicago)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Integrating Art and Architecture: Decolonization, Speculation, and Modernism in the Aftershock of Morocco’s Agadir Earthquake (1960) Seizing the opportunity presented by...
May
6
2026
Warnock Lecture Series: Antonio Somaini (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris)
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Spring 2026 Warnock Lecture, presented by the Department of Art History Antonio Somaini (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris): The World Through AI:...
Apr
16
2026
Antony Eastmond (The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London): "Byzantium, the Caucasus, and Artistic Borders in the Medieval World"
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
The Northwestern Medieval Colloquium and the Department of Art History are pleased to invite you to a talk by Professor...
Feb
13
2026
Art History Visiting Lecture: Julia Elizabeth Neal (University of Michigan)
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Guest lecture by Julia Elizabeth Neal (University of Michigan), titled “‘THE ONE THING WE NEED MOST OF ALL’: Benjamin Patterson’s...
Jan
28
2026
Warnock Lecture Series: Esra Akcan (Cornell University)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Winter 2026 Warnock Lecture, presented by the Department of Art History Esra Akcan (Cornell University): Architecture and the Right to Heal:...
Nov
11
2025
Weinberg College Named Chair Investiture Ceremony
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Jesús Escobar Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor in the Humanities Department of Art History Rachel Zuckert Peter B. Ritzma Professor in the...
Oct
29
2025
Warnock Lecture Series: Adriana Zavala (Tufts University)
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Fall 2025 Warnock Lecture, presented by the Department of Art History. Reckoning and Rerouting: AfroDiasporic Returns in Recent Works by Carlos...
Jun
13
2025
Art History Undergraduate Graduation Party
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, sponsored by Department of Art History
This is a celebratory event honoring our graduating majors and minors. Please RSVP by May 30 at https://tinyurl.com/AH2025UndergradParty.
May
1
2025
Medieval Colloquium: Ittai Weinryb, "Down to the Wire"
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Join the Medieval Colloquium for a talk by Ittai Weinryb (Associate Professor and Director of Doctoral Studies, Bard Graduate Center)...
Apr
23
2025
(Online) Warnock Lecture Series: Anne Lafont (École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris), "The paper fetish, or art history without objects"
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Please join us Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 10:00am–12:00pm (CDT) for our Spring Warnock Lecture which will be held virtually via...
Apr
16
2025
“Love of Stone Houses”: Anxious Transformations, Collateralized Ancestral Spaces and Sacred Objects on Africa’s Gold Coast
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Guest lecture by Hermann von Hesse (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) in the Hagstrum Room, University Library Organized by the Art History...
Mar
5
2025
Panafrica Days Symposium at the Art Institute of Chicago
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
The Panafrica Days Symposium was organized on the occasion of the exhibition Project A Black Planet: The Art and Culture...
Mar
3
2025
MENA | Ghost maps, Tassili expeditions: On the allure of emptied Saharan lands
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Jill Jarvis, Department of French, Yale University The talk will primarily focus on a recent sculpture/video piece of artwork that recreates...
Feb
26
2025
Art and War in Ukraine: Postcolonial Retrieval, Anti-colonial Struggle, and Decolonial Release
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies (REEES) Research Program
Please join the Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies Program and the Department of Art History as they co-sponsor a...
Feb
19
2025
Warnock Lecture Series: Tsitsi Jaji (Duke University)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Winter 2025 Warnock Lecture, presented by the Department of Art History Sangoma: On Miriam Makeba’s Healing Arts "In 1988, Miriam Makeba released...
Jan
8
2025
Choreographing Empire: Prophesy, Folk Dance, and the Politics of Christian Zionism
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Artist Talk by Tali Keren Moderators: Evgeny Stolyarov (NU JVP) Ruslana Lichtzier (PhD Candidate, Art History & MENA) In this talk, Keren will discuss...
Nov
25
2024
"Babylon: Myth and Reality" - Student Exhibit - Art History 378 The Global City: Babylon
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming student exhibit, Babylon: Myth and Reality, showcasing the final projects of...
Nov
19
2024
Warnock Lecture Series: Eyal Weizman (Goldsmiths, University of London)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Fall 2024 Warnock Lecture, presented by the Department of Art History. Lecture: 5:00—6:30 pm Reception: 6:30—7:30 pm Please note that this event will...
Nov
18
2024
The Great Mughals Exhibition curated by Susan Stronge (Online event)
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by South Asia Research Forum
Please join the South Asia Research Forum and the Department of Art History together with the American Council for Southern...
Nov
13
2024
A Nominal Unity: Modern Painting and Traditional Craft in Twentieth-Century Peru
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Guest lecture by Megan Sullivan (University of Chicago). Organized by the Art History graduate students.
Jun
7
2024
Art History Undergraduate Reception
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
This is a celebratory reception honoring our graduating majors and minors. Remarks will begin at 12:30 pm. Please RSVP by...
Jun
1
2024
Keyman 2024 Annual Conference: Looking Turk-ish: A Modern Identity Reframed DAY 2
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program at the Roberta Buffett Institute
Each year, the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program convenes a conference around a chosen theme. This year's conference will be...
May
31
2024
Keyman 2024 Annual Conference: Looking Turk-ish: A Modern Identity Reframed DAY 1
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program at the Roberta Buffett Institute
Each year, the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program convenes a conference around a chosen theme. This year's conference will be...
May
22
2024
Warnock Lecture Series: Rita Lucarelli (University of California, Berkeley): "Doorscapes and Guardians of the Underworld: a comparative visual approach to the imagery of the ancient Egyptian and Etruscan demons"
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Spring 2024 Warnock Lecture, presented by the Department of Art History "Doorscapes and Guardians of the Underworld: a comparative visual approach...
May
13
2024
Art History Senior Honors Thesis Symposium
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Join us as our six senior honors thesis writers present their thesis projects. This event is open to members of...
May
2
2024
Aesthetics and Politics: A Spring Reception for the Warnock Publication Fund in Art History
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Join us at this Spring Reception, where we will be celebrating new books by Faye Gleisser (PhD 2016), Christina Kiaer,...
Apr
25
2024
Keynote Lecture: Carolina López-Ruiz (University of Chicago), “Phoenicians and the Making of a New Mediterranean”
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
In the early first millennium BCE, the Phoenicians connected the extremes of the Mediterranean, establishing networks of trade and settlement...
Apr
17
2024
Spring Department Colloquium
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Featuring Antawan Byrd ("Listening Out: Sound Politics and Decolonization in the Photography of Seydou Keïta") and Kenzie Stupica ("Pedagogy’s Network:...
Apr
8
2024
Myers Symposium Keynote: Tim Barringer (Yale University), "Art/Music/Empire/War: London and India 1910-14"
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Part of the Myers Symposium, "Objects, Histories, Archives: The Late Mughal Empire and Britain’s Company-Raj 1707-1911.” Public presentation and Q&A: 5-6:30...
Apr
4
2024
Christianna Bonin (American University of Sharjah): "To Paint a Cloud: Imagining Mongolian Art After Empire"
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Dr. Christianna Bonin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Design at the College of Architecture, Art...
Feb
15
2024
CAA Distinguished Scholar Session honoring Emerita S. Hollis Clayson
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
The Distinguished Scholar session at the 112th CAA Annual Conference will honor the acclaimed career of S. Hollis Clayson. This event...
Feb
13
2024
Warnock Lecture Series: Christiane Gruber (University of Michigan), "Islamic Images of the Prophet Muhammad Today: Pietistic Superscripts, Motions to Dismiss, and Mocking @IslamistAgendas"
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Winter 2024 Warnock Lecture, presented by the Department of Art History Lecture: 5–6:30pm Public Reception: 6:30–7:30pm Devotional depictions of the Prophet Muhammad made...
Jan
16
2024
LACS | The White Cube and the Handmade at the São Paulo Biennial: Presenting Peruvian Artes Populares as Contemporary Art
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Studies
LACS welcomes Dr. Harper Montgomery of Hunter College, Art and Art History. Related to her current research on the ascent...
Oct
18
2023
Warnock Lecture Series: Swati Chattopadhyay (University of California, Santa Barbara), "Mapping the Ephemeral: Decolonizing Durational Imagination"
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Art History
Fall 2023 Warnock Lecture, presented by the Department of Art History Lecture: 5–6:30pm Reception: 6:30–7:30pm This lecture is an invitation to reimagine the...