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Welcome to the Department of the History of Art and Architecture

How do images, objects, museums, and monuments shape our history and contemporary experience? Learn the history and dynamics of art: how to look and how to write critically about visual and material culture, past and present.

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Students, visitors and staff attend the opening reception at the Tufts University Art Gallery.

Visual Resources Collection

The Visual Resources Collection (VRC) located in the Fine Arts House supports the pedagogical needs of our faculty, students, and staff.

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Biblical Stories, South Facade, Church of Aghtamar, 915 CE

Department Announcements

Beginning Fall 2024 FAH is now HAA! All of our Dept. of the History of Art and Architecture courses count for the arts distribution credit, so when searching for courses in SIS scroll on down to HAA and be amazed by our offerings for Fall 2024!

Professor Andrew McClellan received this year's Distinguished Scholar Award from the Faculty Research Awards Committee. Congratulations!

Summer 2024 Avery Dubyk, Naomi Long, Sofia Mondragon, and Cheyanne Stunger, rising second years in Art History and Museum Studies, will have their internships partially funded through the generous support of the Barkan Museum Studies Internship Fund.

Please visit our Lecture Series page to browse and download information about the latest lectures.

For Transfer of Credit questions, please reach out to our Department Representatives or visit the Student Resources page for checklists, forms, and more.