Department of History of Art

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The Department of History of Art at the University of Cambridge

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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

11 May 2026

Dr Peyvand Firouzeh is giving a public talk on 'Intimacies of Global Sufism' on 14 May

25 Mar 2026

The Department congratulates alumna Dr Sommer Hallquist on her appointment as Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Southern Indiana

23 Mar 2026

The Department congratulates Dr Samet Mor (Henry Moore Foundation Postdoctoral Researcher & Affiliated Lecturer in History of Art, University of Cambridge) on being awarded a 2025-26 British Academy Early Career Researcher Network Seed Fund Award