Research-led teaching in small groups for undergraduates and postgraduates
Vibrant student societies and activities, including a student-run gallery on campus
Our academics are involved in exhibitions of national importance
Department of History of Art
News
Friday 22 September 2017
Wednesday 30 August 2017
Tuesday 15 August 2017
Events
Alma-Tadema: Antiquity at Home and on Screen
6.30PM, Multiple Locations
6.30PM, The Bowland Auditorium, Berrick Saul Building
Qaisra Khan (Independent curator)
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Professional Partners
Via YAHCs (York Art History Collaborations), we are in partnership with Tate Britain, the V&A, the National Gallery and many more.
Welcome
Ours is one of the largest and most dynamic History of Art departments in the world. Particular strengths lie in
- Architectural history & theory
- British art
- Contemporary art, film & new media
- Medieval art
- Sculpture
- Stained glass
But what makes us special are the critical ideas and innovative approaches we bring to our teaching and research – all within a famously friendly atmosphere and spectacular historic location.
Professor Michael White
Head of Department