Warnock Lecture Series
October 28, 2026: Margaret Graves (Brown University)
February 24, 2027: Nassos Papalexandrou (University of Texas at Austin)
May 19, 2027: Ilona Katzew (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
Why Study Art History?
Our Program
In Art History, we study the art and architecture of cultures around the world and across millennia. We take a variety of approaches to our
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Featured Courses
Our 200-level courses are a great introduction to Art History. Check out Art History 226: Art and Visual Culture of the Islamic World with Professor Bihter Esener and Art History 260: Introduction to Contemporary Art with Professor Lane Relyea this Fall.
Faculty Spotlight
Congratulations to Professor Krista Thompson, who has been named the Bahamian Pavilion curator at the 61st Venice Biennale.
Warnock Gift
The Liz Warnock Gift to Art History provides generous funds to support an array of programming in the department.News & Events
Featured News
Professor Jesús Escobar and Kyle Stephan (Affiliate Faculty, Block Museum of Art) are co-curating “Pasados Presentes: Cultural Memory in the Americas,” an exhibition that will open at the Block Museum of Art on February 3, 2027. Winter and Spring Quarter programming will include talks by contemporary artists and leading art historians of Latin American art history. Information can be found on the Block’s website.
Events
Oct
28
2026
Warnock Lecture Series: Margaret Graves (Brown University)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Fall 2026 Warnock Lecture, presented by the Department of Art History. Islamic Ceramics and Other Fictions of Capital: Fabricating the...
Feb
24
2027
May
19
2027