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.
As one of the largest art history departments in the UK, our vibrant community of postgraduate research students energises our research environment.
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
York is ranked 7th in the UK for history of art, architecture and design in the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2026).
New display of JMW Turner's watercolours and drawings, now open to visitors at Tate Britain
A wide-ranging, illustrated exploration of the uses of stucco in Islamic architecture in the pre-modern period
Researchers at the University of York are working with Harewood House to shed new light on the social and cultural life of the country house in celebration of 250 years of novelist, Jane Austen, and painter, JMW Turner.
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