News & Events
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Prof. Kristopher Kersey named the Ishibashi Visiting Professor
The Art History Department would like to congratulate Prof. Kristopher Kersey who has been named the Ishibashi Visiting Professor at the Instititute of East Asian Art History...
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The 59th Annual UCLA Graduate Symposium on October 18
The 59th Annual UCLA Graduate Symposium will be held on October 18 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm at the UCLA Hammer Museum and features keynote speaker...
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Visual arts specialist Robert Gore named UCLA Librarian of the Year
Robert Gore, UCLA Library’s visual arts librarian, has been honored with the 2024 Librarian of the Year award by the Librarians Association of the University of California–Los Angeles. Established...
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Prof. Saloni Mathur announced as MoMA Scholar in Residence
MoMA just announced their new cohort of the Scholars in Residence program which includes our very on Professor Saloni Mathur! This unique residency program invites three inspiring...
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Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
On Saturday, June 15, the Class of 2024 received diplomas in a departmental ceremony in front of proud family and friends. Congratulations to all the graduates on...
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.