The Department of Art History and Art Conservation is the place at Queen’s to explore and understand our visual world, past or present. Home to a diverse array of distinguished scholars in the fields of global arts, architecture, museum, and material studies, we are a dynamic community of faculty, students, and staff engaging in creative, rigorous and socially-engaged teaching and research. Whether it’s in an intimate seminar room or at the Venice Biennale, our students gain valuable learning experiences that prepare them to be innovative thinkers and leaders in the arts and cultural sector - and beyond.
The Department offers undergraduate (B.A.) and graduate (M.A. and Ph.D.) degrees in Art History, as well a Master of Art Conservation (M.A.C.).
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Date Published: Mar 17, 2023
Congratulations, Art History 3-Minute Thesis competitors!
These five students participate in the Queen's University-wide 3MT competition finals on March 22, 2023. Congratulations to our amazing students!
Date Published: Mar 17, 2023
Department Head Norman Vorano interviewed on "The Unfinished Print" podcast
The latest episode of Andre Zadoroznky's popular podcast, The Unfinished Print -- a deep dive about the art of Japanese woodblock printing or mokuhanga -- features an interview with Dr. Norman Vorano, Head of the Department of Art History & Art Conservation.
Date Published: Mar 16, 2023
Art History Ph.D. student awarded SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship
Ph.D. student Béatrice Cloutier-Trepanier has been awarded a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, to continue her research on American painter Lee Lozano.
Date Published: Mar 16, 2023
New Art Conservation-Classics exhibition to go up at Kingston City Hall
Starting April 5, 2023, the new exhibition Antiquities Through Modern Eyes is presented at Kingston City Hall.
Date Published: Mar 09, 2023
Gallery: Pamela H. Smith's hands-on workshop with Art History and Art Conservation grad students
From March 2-3, 2023, the Department of Art History and Art Conservation welcomed Pamela H. Smith, Seth Low Professor of History and Director of the Center for Science and Society at Columbia University, for a weekend of events co-sponsored with the Department of History.
Date Published: Feb 24, 2023
New immersive undergraduate course offered jointly by Departments of History and Art History & Art Conservation
The Departments of History and Art History & Art Conservation are jointly offering a new, immersive course available to undergraduate students in the 2023 Summer Term: From Confinement to Cultural Heritage: Digital Preservation and the History of Kingston Penitentiary.