Posted on Thursday 8 June 2023
History of Art at York ranked 6th in the UK according to the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2024).
Posted on Friday 26 May 2023
History of Art PhD student Yiran Chen, who is close to completing her thesis, has just had an published.
Posted on Tuesday 23 May 2023
Now in its eighth year, and back after several postponements due to COVID, the York Summer Theory Institute in Art History (YSTI) will take place from 5 - 9 June 2023. Welcoming students from both the UK and across the world, YSTI is hosted by the History of Art Department and led by Professor Whitney Davis of University of California at Berkeley and Honorary Visiting Professor of Art History at the University of York; the theme for this year’s summer school is Art History and Picture Theory.
Posted on Tuesday 9 May 2023
We are delighted to announce a new AHRC Colloborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship in collaboration with York Museums Trust.
Posted on Wednesday 3 May 2023
Pantheons project special issue of the Journal of Victorian Culture is out, on Sculpture and Faith at St Paul's Cathedral.
Posted on Friday 28 April 2023
BA graduate Fergus Bovill has published the article "Littifredi Corbizzi, Johann Anton Ramboux and an Album of Manuscript Cuttings at the John Rylands Library" in the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library
Posted on Tuesday 18 April 2023
Well done to Alfie Robinson who has just had his MA dissertation published!
Posted on Monday 17 April 2023
On Friday 21 April from 3 - 4pm, join us online in conversation to discuss the themes and artworks in the forthcoming exhibition 'Pre-Raphaelites: A Modern Renaissance'
Posted on Monday 6 February 2023
We are very sorry to say good-bye to Department Manager Andrew Wilkinson.
Posted on Monday 6 February 2023
A bold new photography exhibition reframes the female nude to celebrate moments from sporting history
Posted on Tuesday 24 January 2023
A former and current student who met at a conference have now produced a book, which emerged from the conference!
Posted on Tuesday 22 November 2022
Congratulations to Mark Hallett, our former colleague (1994-2012) and Head of Department (2007-12), who has been appointed Märit Rausing Director of The Courtauld Institute of Art.
Posted on Tuesday 22 November 2022
Spring Term 2023 Research Seminars Theme: LAND
Posted on Thursday 10 November 2022
Michael White appeared on 'In Our Time' on BBC Radio 4 this week!
Posted on Monday 26 September 2022
York's department of History of Art placed 10th by Guardian University Guide 2023