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Art historians at York have access to a range of facilities and resources on campus, in the city and online.
Our facilities
Curating and fashion history facilities
Some of our teaching takes place in Heslington Hall, a Grade II listed building on Campus West. Inside, there is dedicated curatorial and fashion handling workshop space. It's also home to to the University's 200+ piece fashion collection, which is managed by the Department.
Heslington Hall also has a public art gallery space, with regular exhibitions. These are curated by students and staff in the Department, as well as staff at the Borthwick Institute for Archives.
1000+ piece art collection
The University boasts an impressive art collection that's constantly evolving. You can view many of the pieces by exploring our campus, or through our online catalogue. We also have a dedicated art curator.
There also may be placement opportunities for curating students to work with the University's art collection.
Student-run art gallery
We're home to the Norman Rea Gallery, the only student-run art gallery in the UK. This space provides a platform for local and regional artists. Students can get involved to gain unique work experience in a contemporary campus-based art gallery.
Libraries and resources
The JB Morrell and the Raymond Burton Library for Humanities Research house important collections in original, reprint and microform formats covering many subjects. Our libraries also contain the Wormald, Newton and York Art Gallery collections, consisting of books on art history, palaeography, bibliography and liturgy.
We're also home to the Borthwick Institute for Archives, one of the largest archives in Britain outside London. This originally specialised in ecclesiastical archives, but has expanded significantly over the past three decades.
Curating students also have access to digital collection management tools routinely used in the sector.
Our city and region
York is renowned for its rich history and architecture. It's also the UK's only UNESCO City of Media Arts. Some of its highlights include:
- York Minster, which has the largest collection of medieval stained glass in the UK.
- York Art Gallery, where the UK's biggest collection of British Studio Ceramics can be found.
The wider region is home to the Hepworth Wakefield, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the Henry Moore Institute and Salts Mill, which houses a large collection of David Hockney's work.
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