Johns Hopkins UniversityEST. 1876

America’s First Research University

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Graduate Program

The graduate program in art history emphasizes close working relationships among students and faculty in seminars and concentrated, in-person study of works of art in the outstanding local collections.

Professor Nino Zchomelidse looking over a scroll with class in the Macksey Reading Room in Brody Learning Commons.

Faculty

Our faculty are experts in ancient Mediterranean, ancient Near East, European medieval, European Renaissance and early modern, ancient and early modern Americas, Islamic, South Asian, and modern and contemporary art and architectural history.

Undergraduates at Walters Museum of Art to viewing exhibit “Ethiopia at the Crossroads” in fall of 2023.

Undergraduate Studies

In small classes and informal excursions, undergrads integrate their direct experience of works of art with knowledge acquired through historical research.

Upcoming Events

Documenting Industry

Please join us for a conversation around Documenting Industry, featuring editors Rebecca Brown, Ranu Roychoudhuri along with contributing author Mircea Raianu. The event will open with introductions by Aamir Aamir […]

Dark Play: Aliza Shvarts

Performance theorist Richard Schechner describes “dark play” as the condition when the performer knows they are performing, but the audience does not. The term also invokes the “dark arts” or […]

News & Announcements

Ünver Rüstem named Samuel H. Kress Senior Fellow

We are delighted to announce that Professor Ünver Rüstem is currently at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA) as a Samuel H. Kress Senior Fellow. During […]