News & Events
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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...
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Call for Papers for the 59th Annual UCLA Art History Graduate Symposium entitled In Crisis
We are pleased to share the Call for Papers for the 59th Annual UCLA Art History Graduate Symposium entitled In Crisis. This year’s symposium will take place in person...
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“Treasures of Peru” trip lead by Prof. Stella Nair in Summer 2025
Professor Stella Nair will be leading an 11-day UCLA alumni trip to Peru next summer from Jul 28-Aug 7, 2025. Highlighted areas included in this trip are...
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Professor Thiago Puglieri appointed Getty Scholar for 2024-2025 academic year
The UCLA Department of Art History is thrilled to announce Professor Thiago Puglieri’s appointment as a Getty Scholar at the Getty Research Institute for the 2024-2025 academic...
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Professor Lothar von Falkenhausen to be featured speaker at UCLA Fowler Museum
Professor Lothar von Falkenhausen will be featured as a special guest at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press Author's Spotlight for his work on “Ritual and Economy...
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.