Posted on Thursday 7 March 2024
Applications are invited from MA students to engage in one of several possible exciting digital research projects involving the collections and furnishings of three prestigious historic British houses: Castle Howard, Raby Castle and Holkham Hall.
Posted on Tuesday 27 February 2024
We are pleased to announce that "Monuments in Conversation: Westminster Abbey in the Eighteenth Century" will be the first event held in the newly renovated conference facilities at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds.
Posted on Wednesday 17 January 2024
We are delighted to share that Prof Kate Giles has been awarded a Historians of British Art Book Prize!
Posted on Wednesday 20 December 2023
An exhibition of Islamic art spanning one thousand years is now on display at the University’s Borthwick Centre for Archives in the University's library.
Posted on Tuesday 19 December 2023
Helen Hills', Professor Emerita, has just published Silver : Transformational Matter, with the British Academy and Oxford University Press.
Posted on Tuesday 12 December 2023
We are delighted to invite submissions to our new Journal of Islamic Art and Architecture!
Posted on Thursday 30 November 2023
The History of Art Department are recruiting for Graduate Teaching Assistants for the 2024/5 academic year.
Posted on Monday 13 November 2023
With generous funding from the Wolfson Foundation, the Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships fund doctoral research in three areas: History, Literature and Languages.
Posted on Monday 13 November 2023
The WRoCAH competition for PhD studentships starting in October 2024 is now open!
Posted on Thursday 26 October 2023
History of Art's Marcus Milwright and co-editor Evanthia Baboula's book Made for the Eye of One Who Sees, Canadian Contributions to the Study of Islamic Art and Archaeology has been awarded the Inaugural University Art Association of Canada (UAAC-AAUC) book award for best edited collection.
Posted on Thursday 26 October 2023
We enjoyed having her around and were impressed by the range of works she produced during her stay: some of them were participatory, and others used a material close to her heart, paper (including paper towels and napkins from our Campus Kitchen Services and local pubs!).
Posted on Wednesday 18 October 2023
An interdisciplinary conference on Islamic Art, Architecture, History and Archaeology on 14th and 15th March, 2024
Posted on Monday 16 October 2023
Congratulations go to Philippe Pirotte and Vera Mey from the History of Art department, as they have been selected as co-artistic directors of Busan Biennale 2024.
Posted on Monday 16 October 2023
The History of Art Department is delighted to welcome Ugandan artist Pamela Enyonu as the current artist-in-residence for the Art Rights Truth Project, on which our colleague Dr. Ana Bilbao is co-investigator.
Posted on Tuesday 19 September 2023
The Department of History of Art has placed 6th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 for the subject of history of art, architecture and design. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities we provide to our students.