News & Events
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George Manginis presents, “Pretty in Pink: A Portrait of Queen Olga of Greece at the Benaki Museum.”
The Department of Art History is pleased to co-sponsor “Pretty in Pink: A Portrait of Queen Olga of Greece at the Benaki Museum,” a talk by George...
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Dr. Serdar Yalçin’s presents “From One Hand to Another: Turbulent Lives of Cylinder Seals from Ancient Western Asia.”
The Department of Art History and the Near Eastern Languages & Cultures Department are pleased to co-sponsor Dr. Serdar Yalçin’s talk, “From One Hand to Another: Turbulent...
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Global Antiquity’s Faculty Lunch Series features Professor David Schneller.
Professor David Schneller will deliver the final talk of the quarter for Global Antiquity’s Faculty Lunch Series. His talk is entitled “Composite Creations: Cross-Cultural Artistic Experimentation in...
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In Fowler Museum exhibition, ancient Peruvian objects reveal search for meaning, connection with nature
Objects in a new Fowler Museum exhibition demonstrate a deep appreciation for the unity of animals, humans and nature. Pictured: a ceramic vessel from the Moche society...
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UCLA Art Council Distinguished Scholar Lecture presents Mark Godfrey
The Department of Art History proudly presents the UCLA Art Council Distinguished Scholar Lecture featuring Mark Godfrey, Director, New Curators, and guest curator of Kerry James Marshall:...
Mission Statement
The UCLA Department of Art History was one of the first in the United States to embrace a mission of comprehensive global coverage.
With this mission, the department has educated undergraduate and graduate students for decades with a broad-based understanding of art that comes from exposure to the artistic practices of a variety of “western” and “non-western” cultures through time and space.
With its requirements for study across the globe and for foreign language training above and beyond the college obligation, our department seeks to encourage students to question the art historical canon, to rethink the relationships between margins and centers, and to practice a socially and politically responsible art history.
