Department of History of Art

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25 Jun 2026

Applications now open £1,000 prize for research on South Netherlandish Art 1400–1800

Burlington Magazine Prize for Netherlandish Art Research

22 Jun 2026

Professor Amy Tobin to feature in new podcast 'Feminist Art Lives'

11 Jun 2026

New publication: 'Grassroots Artmaking' co-edited by Professor Amy Tobin

Grassroots Artmaking

29 May 2026

PhD Researcher Struan Bates Wins Prestigious King’s College Prize

Struan Bates

19 May 2026

Professor Alyce Mahon has recently published a new monograph on Dorothea Tanning

Dorothea Tanning: A Surrealist World

14 May 2026

History of Art Summer Internship Programme 2026