About the Department of Art History
The Department of Art History at The University of Auckland offers New Zealand’s largest programme of art history and theory.
Study and research opportunities in Art History range from the Bachelor of Arts through to PhD. You can take courses on historical European and American arts, the arts of Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific, and modern and contemporary art. You can study the events, ideas and theories that informed the making of these arts and the ways they were interpreted.
To support your study, our Art History Image Database gives you access to more than 30,000 images.
Study opportunities in Art History
Art History staff are leaders in their fields. Our research strengths include cross-cultural representation, Māori and Pacific arts and visual culture, public art, art of the early modern period, contemporary art and theory, and museums. We are interested in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, design, architecture, photography, film and video art, illustration and cartoons.
Department of Art History academic staff
Research in the Department of Art History
Graduates from the Department of Art History are pursuing distinguished careers in New Zealand and overseas, with many working as curators.
Art History graduates
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