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Department of History of Art

Join a global conversation about art’s history and meaning, in a Department where world-class research meets an inclusive, international approach to visual and material culture.

The Department of History of Art at the University of Cambridge

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MPhil course film

Watch the film about our new MPhil in the Global History of Art and Architecture on YouTube

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1-5 Scroope Terrace Trumpington Street Cambridge CB2 1PX
hoart-secretary@aha.cam.ac.uk
01223 332960

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