Posted on Tuesday 19 September 2023
The Department of History of Art has placed 6th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 for the subject of history of art, architecture and design. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities we provide to our students.
Posted on Thursday 14 September 2023
The Department of History of Art has placed 10th in the Guardian University Guide 2024 for the subject of History of Art. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.
Posted on Wednesday 30 August 2023
The Joint BIAA-BIPS Conference: Jalal al-Din Rumi and his Legacy: Religion, Literature and Culture between Medieval Anatolia and the Persianate World, 13th-14th Centuries was held on 6th and 7th July 2023 at the British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) in Türkiye. This international conference focused on the Sufi poet Rumi, the reception of his work as well as his religious and political legacy.
Posted on Tuesday 15 August 2023
The results of a nationwide survey have revealed that the Department of History of Art is home to some of the happiest students in the category of history of art, architecture and design students in the UK.
Posted on Monday 31 July 2023
A University of York professor has been awarded a prestigious award in recognition of her significant contribution to stained glass conservation
Posted on Wednesday 21 June 2023
We are thrilled to share that Dr Miguel Gaete has won the Klaus Heyne Award 2023 for Research in German Romanticism Studies!
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.
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