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The Department would like to congratulate student Giorgia Brigatti on winning the Association for Art History’s 2019 Undergraduate Dissertation Prize for her essay ‘Revolutions through the eyes of Shirin Neshat’

The Department would like to congratulate student Giorgia Brigatti on winning the Association for Art History’s 2019 Undergraduate Dissertation Prize for her essay ‘Revolutions through the eyes of Shirin Neshat’ - Read More…

Gelebte Träume – Künstlerinnen des Surrealismus, a documentary on women surrealists for ARTE by Maria Anna Tappeiner, featuring Dr Alyce Mahon

Gelebte Träume – Künstlerinnen des Surrealismus, a documentary on women surrealists for ARTE by Maria Anna Tappeiner, featuring Dr Alyce Mahon - Read More…

Due to the ongoing coronavirus situation, the Binski Symposium scheduled for Tuesday 17th March has been postponed, and will be rescheduled for a later date

Due to the ongoing coronavirus situation, the Binski Symposium scheduled for Tuesday 17th March has been postponed, and will be rescheduled for a later date - Read More…

The Department is delighted to announce that Professor Rosalind Polly Blakesley has been awarded a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship for her new project 'Russia, Empire and the Baltic Imagination'

The Department is delighted to announce that Professor Rosalind Polly Blakesley has been awarded a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship for her new project 'Russia, Empire and the Baltic Imagination' - Read More…

The Department regrets to announce the death of Professor Paul Crossley, a graduate of the Department and Slade Professor in Cambridge University, 2011-12

The Department regrets to announce the death of Professor Paul Crossley, a graduate of the Department and Slade Professor in Cambridge University, 2011-12 - Read More…

The Lent Term 2020 Professor of Fine Art is Dr Nicholas Penny. His lecture series is entitled Avatars of Antiquity: Premise and Practice in European Painting and Sculpture 1500 – 2000

The Lent Term 2020 Professor of Fine Art is Dr Nicholas Penny. His lecture series is entitled Avatars of Antiquity: Premise and Practice in European Painting and Sculpture 1500 – 2000 - Read More…

The Cambridge Faculty of Architecture & History of Art invites applications to the 2020 round of the Leverhulme Trust early Career Fellowship competition

The Cambridge Faculty of Architecture & History of Art invites applications to the 2020 round of the Leverhulme Trust early Career Fellowship competition - Read More…

The Faculty of Architecture and History of Art is pleased to announce that it has been awarded Athena Swan Bronze status by the Equality Challenge Unit

The Faculty of Architecture and History of Art is pleased to announce that it has been awarded Athena Swan Bronze status by the Equality Challenge Unit - Read More…

We are happy to announce the appointment of Dr Mary-Ann Middelkoop to the position of Unestablished Teaching Associate in twentieth-century and contemporary art history. Dr Middelkoop will be joining us on 7 October, and will be with us for two years.

We are happy to announce the appointment of Dr Mary-Ann Middelkoop to the position of Unestablished Teaching Associate in twentieth-century and contemporary art history. Dr Middelkoop will be joining us on 7 October, and will be with us for two years. - Read More…

The Department congratulates Prof. Deborah Howard on winning the Bainton History / Theology Prize for her book 'The Sacred Home in Renaissance Italy'

The Department congratulates Prof. Deborah Howard on winning the Bainton History / Theology Prize for her book 'The Sacred Home in Renaissance Italy' - Read More…

Kettle’s Yard and the History of Art Faculty have sponsored third year Art Historian Iman Khakoo to spend a month in Venice with the British Council’s Research-Stewarding Fellowship

Kettle’s Yard’s Learning and Engagement Assistant Imogen Phillips caught up with Iman half way through her time in Venice.

Kettle’s Yard and the History of Art Faculty have sponsored third year Art Historian Iman Khakoo to spend a month in Venice with the British Council’s Research-Stewarding Fellowship - Read More…

The Faculty welcomes applications for British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships.

The Faculty welcomes applications for British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships. - Read More…

Dr Alyce Mahon participates in Art Matters podcast: let's talk about erotic art

Dr Alyce Mahon participates in Art Matters podcast: let's talk about erotic art - Read More…

Repetition, Revival, Reconstruction: The Visual Culture of Architecture 1750-1900

14 June 2019, 09:15- 18:00 Seminar Room S1, First Floor, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DT

Repetition, Revival, Reconstruction: The Visual Culture of Architecture 1750-1900 - Read More…

We are delighted to announce that Dr Deniz Turker and Dr Sofia Gotti will be joining the Department as Leverhulme Early Career Fellows for three years from September 2019

We are delighted to announce that Dr Deniz Turker and Dr Sofia Gotti will be joining the Department as Leverhulme Early Career Fellows for three years from September 2019 - Read More…

We are pleased to announce the launch of the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Visual Culture (CVC)

We are pleased to announce the launch of the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Visual Culture (CVC) - Read More…

The Department would like to congratulate alumna Temi Odumosu (PhD, 2012) on winning the Historians of British Art award for a single-authored book with a subject between 1600-1800 for "Africans in English Caricature 1769–1819: Black Jokes White Humour"

The Department would like to congratulate alumna Temi Odumosu (PhD, 2012) on winning the Historians of British Art award for a single-authored book with a subject between 1600-1800 for "Africans in English Caricature 1769–1819: Black Jokes White Humour" - Read More…

Alumna Eliza Spindel (BA, 2018) has curated the Display 'Alan Reynolds: A Legacy' at Kettle's Yard. The Department warmly congratulates her on this achievement.

Alumna Eliza Spindel (BA, 2018) has curated the Display 'Alan Reynolds: A Legacy' at Kettle's Yard. The Department warmly congratulates her on this achievement. - Read More…

The Department would like to congratulate PhD student Julien Domercq on being appointed Assistant Curator of European art at the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas

The Department would like to congratulate PhD student Julien Domercq on being appointed Assistant Curator of European art at the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas - Read More…

The Department is delighted to announce the publication of 'Gothic Sculpture' by Paul Binski (Yale University Press, 2019)

The Department is delighted to announce the publication of 'Gothic Sculpture' by Paul Binski (Yale University Press, 2019) - Read More…