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The College of Arts & Sciences
Our department studies areas traditionally central to the discipline such as ancient, medieval and Renaissance art, and the integration of recent fields of theory and research to the study of global visual culture. Students further their understanding of the discipline of art history, its roots, its methodologies, as well as its historical and critical connections with other disciplines.
ICM NEW CONVERSATIONS - C.J. Wan-Ling Wee (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) "Shanghai Spirit": The Shanghai Biennale 2000 and the Transnational–Postcolonial
Cynthia Robinson presents at UK Association for Art History Annual Conference, 4/8/2026
AIA National Lecture with Dr. Fae Amiro, 4/14/2026
Nancy Lin to present at "Performing PostSocialism" at the University of Vienna, 4/9-4/10
Jenna Marvin, PhD Candidate, Awarded Zhu Family Fellowship
Jonathan Zhu, J.D. ’92, whose A.D. White Fellowship allowed him to attend Cornell, has established the Zhu Family Graduate Fellowships supporting humanities doctoral students at Cornell University. Each of the three 2025 fellows – who are pursuing art history, anthropology, and science and technology studies, appreciates that the fellowship’s financial support paired with release from teaching responsibilities allows them the flexibility to pursue research questions as they arise.
Cornell admits the Class of 2030 emphasizing real-world impact, enrolling 5,776 students from 102 countries.
At Cornell University, the diverse cohort reflects the land-grant mission and applied learning goals across multiple colleges.
Visual Culture Colloquium with Andrea Berlin 4/7/26
Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York state, and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' people, past and present, to these lands and waters.
This land acknowledgment has been reviewed and approved by the traditional Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' leadership.
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Francisco José de Goya, “Murío la verdad [Truth has died],” Plate 79 of The Disasters of War, 1863. Etching and drypoint, 14.6 x 17.8 cm. Herbert F Johnson Museum of Art, Museum Associates Purchase Fund.
