Department of History of Art

Welcome to the website of the Department of History of Art at the University of Cambridge, a world-renowned centre for the study of art history from the middle ages to the twentieth century in Europe and beyond.

Our teaching staff are all much in demand internationally and our graduates fill top posts in UK art and other higher education institutions, as well as in other walks of life. Whether you are visiting the site to learn about all the research and teaching activities that are going on here or because you are thinking of applying to study with us we hope you will find much that is of interest. You will find links to our current news and events on the right.

During the Easter Vacation six of our graduate students travel to New York for the second in our series of informal research exchanges with the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University. The theme this year is 'Modernism and Cross-Cultural Exchange'.

The Department deeply regrets to report the death, on 10 February 2012 at the age of 73, of Dr John Gage FBA, Lecturer in History of Art from 1979, Reader from 1995 to 2000 and Head of Department from 1992-95.