July 16, 2026 Art History and Archaeology Maura Callahan has been awarded a Predoctoral Fellowship by the Smithsonian American Art Museum to support her dissertation research and writing. Maura will serve as a Douglass Foundation Predoctora…
April 14, 2026 Art History and Archaeology The Luce/American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has named Ashley Cope as one its 2026 Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellows in American Art. Supported by the Henry Luce Foundation, these awards are
Nancy Um will keynote the 56th Annual Middle Atlantic Symposium The Netherlands will be the scholarly playground of two of the recipients Professor Honig will lead the organization for the next four years The Department of Art History and A…
Get the latest news and information about faculty research, student experience, alumni updates and more! Recent acquisition is UMD Art Gallery’s first Old Master painting. Grant Allows Dr. Egan to Study Unpublished Wall Paintings from the P…
March 22, 2026 Art History and Archaeology Zoe has had a productive couple of years while a pre-doctoral fellow at the Warburg Institute. She has published two articles on aspects of her forthcoming dissertation. In each of these articles,
March 17, 2026 Art History and Archaeology Tony Cui, PhD Candidate in the Department has been awarded a twelve-month Chester Dale pre-doctoral fellowship by The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, which will enable him to complete…
March 09, 2026 Art History and Archaeology Bridget McElwee, Class of ’25, has been accepted to the Master’s Program in the Science of Conservation of Cultural Heritage at the University of Padova in Padua, Italy. During her time as a studen…
The Department of Art History and Archaeology at the University of Maryland offers a master of arts and a doctor of philosophy degree within the context of a major research university. We're here for Diversity, Equity, and Justice The M.A.
February 16, 2026 Art History and Archaeology Art History & Archaeology majors Lily Hemmeter (Class of 2027) and Kathleen Quintana (Class of 2027) are currently studying abroad in Florence, Italy, and recently had the opportunity to visit R…
Nancy Um will keynote the 56th Annual Middle Atlantic Symposium The Netherlands will be the scholarly playground of two of the recipients Professor Honig will lead the organization for the next four years The Department of Art History and A…
The undergraduate program in the Department of Art History and Archaeology develops students’ critical understanding of visual culture in both art historical and archaeological contexts. We're here for Diversity, Equity, and Justice With a
The Department of Art History and Archaeology is home to faculty members whose research in art history and archaeology spans Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe from ancient times to the present. We value research and pedagogy equally and…