Department of Art History

Across time and around the globe, humans have built vast visual worlds. Using a diverse set of original research skills, from fieldwork to close visual analysis, we unlock their meanings.

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Recent News

Summer 2023 Art History Courses

The Department of Art History is offering two courses during the 8-week summer session of 2023: Introduction to Film Study and Identity and American Art .

Poster for ArtH 3778/5778 showing a South Asian tapestry with people in a field

Fall 2023 Art History Courses

The Department of Art History is pleased to offer a wide range of courses for the fall 2023 semester.

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Ashley E. Kim Duffey Awarded 2023 Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship in American Art

The Department of Art History is proud to announce that Ashley E. Kim Duffey has been awarded a 2023 Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship in American Art.

Watercolor depiction of Jonah and the Whale

Art History Faculty Statement on Recent Events at Hamline University

The tenure-stream faculty of the Department of Art History at the University of Minnesota writes to address the recent non-renewal of adjunct instructor, Dr. Erika López…

Flap anatomy by Heinrich Vogtherr, 1551. Close-up of the stomach layer, labeled "stomachus". Broadsheet. Wangensteen Collections.

Announcing Spring '23 Premodern Courses

Register today for Spring '23 Premodern courses at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Upcoming Events

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April 06, 2023

Art and Art History: Career & Internship Fair

Please join us for a Career and Internship Fair in the Regis Lobby on Thursday, April 6.

May 10 - 11, 2023

Art and Faith Bridging the Jewish and Black Communities: Stories of a Historic North Minneapolis House of Worship

The Twin Cities Houses of Worship Project (HOW) and its partners announce a two-day community oriented opportunity to learn about and engage with the intertwining histories of…