Thank you for your interest in the Department of the History of Art at Yale. We hope that you will take the time to explore this website to discover not only basic information about the department but, more importantly, the tradition and vibrancy of the History of Art at Yale as well.

The dissertation topics and faculty publications you will find listed on the website indicate the great range and quality of scholarship our department supports. Teaching, too, is a vital intellectual focus for us. From our new building, the Jeffrey Loria Center for the History of Art, we offer challenging graduate and undergraduate courses each year across many areas of world art. Our proximity to the museums at Yale (just down the street from the Loria Center) gives faculty and graduate students the chance to instruct students in front of extraordinary paintings, sculptures, and other artifacts. Guest lectures and symposia also establish the intellectual energy of our program.

The tradition of studying the history of art at Yale is distinguished. Our graduates teach and curate at universities and museums around the world. However, the department is also new every year: new courses and new students help us, as we should, continually re-invent and re-imagine what we study and why. Perhaps that is the most exciting thing about the History of Art at Yale. Welcome again to our website.

Alexander Nemerov