Nancy Lin to present at "Performing PostSocialism" at the University of Vienna, 4/9-4/10
Nancy Lin to present at "Performing PostSocialism" at the University of Vienna, 4/9-4/10
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.
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Department News
Jenna Marvin, PhD Candidate, Awarded Zhu Family Fellowship
Jenna Marvin, PhD Candidate, Awarded Zhu Family Fellowship
Donor’s fund enables dedicated humanities research
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.
Admitted Class of 2030 seeks real-world impact
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
Visual Culture Colloquium with Andrea Berlin 4/7/26
Ben Anderson speaks at inaugural event for The Encounter Series, Columbia University
Ben Anderson speaks at inaugural event for The Encounter Series, Columbia University,
Nancy Lin to present in panel at University of Chicago, April 2-4
Nancy Lin to present in panel at University of Chicago, April 2-4
History of Art Events
Apr
07
Tuesday
04:45 PM
Life at Sardis, Before and After the Peace of Apamea
Goldwin Smith Hall
G22
Apr
07
Tuesday
06:00 PM
Art + Feminism 2026: Community Data Activism- Art, Feminism, & Us
Tompkins County Public Library
BorgWarner East
Apr
10
Friday
10:30 AM
Apr
10
Friday
04:45 PM
Apr
11
Saturday
10:00 AM
Apr
15
Wednesday
04:30 PM
Art + Feminism 2026: Data Feminism Panel
Olin Library
107
Alumni Spotlight
Land Acknowledgement
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.
Image caption:
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.