People
Department of History of Art
Dynamic teaching and expertise in the visual arts, architecture and art theory.
Research
We provide theoretically-informed object analysis across a distinctive range of periods and places, from Mesopotamian to modern.
We also have a designated gallery space on campus, as well as innovative object-handling and art storage teaching space.
At York, you’ll be welcomed by our large and dynamic community of art historians and curators. Teaching in History of Art is supported by world-class research, small group teaching, regular study trips, and spectacular historic locations.
Professor Michael White, Head of Department
News
News
Congratulations to Maddie whose dissertation was judged as one of the top three 2025 BA dissertations submitted to the Association for Art History (AAH) from across the country.
News
Congratulations to Parshati who has been awarded a Getty postdoctoral fellowship! Parshati was awarded her PhD in February this year, supervised by Richard McClary.
News
Richard McClary presented his paper "Medieval Kashan Ceramics: Mina'i and Lajvardina" at Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi in Istanbul this week!
News
Professor Sarah Brown and Professor Christopher Norton's new book on the St William Window of York Minster has just been published, on the occasion of the 800th Anniversary of the Canonisation of St William of York.
Events
Event
Join us for research seminars hosted by the Department of History of Art with a selection of visiting academics, alongside University of York researchers. All students and staff are very welcome.