Art history courses
Always wondered about art history and how to interpret paintings? Browse our range of art history courses, and choose from introductory courses or explore further into practices, debates and the work of some of the greatest artists of all time.Daytime and evening classes available.
- Art and literature: Ovid and Virgil to the Old Testament
- Art history: practices and debates
- British art
- Change must come: art, politics and society
- Contemporary art showing in London
- Cultural forum: debates in art
- East Anglian churches
- Gothic and Medieval architecture
- Introduction to art history
- Introduction to the Tate in London
- Landscape painting: origins and development
- Leonardo da Vinci: introduction and study day
- London's architecture and buildings
- London's smaller art collections
- Looking at paintings
- Medieval and Renaissance art: an introduction
- Michelangelo: introduction and study day
- Modern art: 1860 - 1900
- Modern art: 1900 - 1950
- Modern art: 1950 - 2010
- National Gallery
- National Portrait Gallery
- Painting and mosaic in the Greek and Roman world
- Practices and debates in Postmodern and Contemporary art
- Renaissance art in Italy: 15th century Florence
- Renaissance art in Italy: beyond Florence
- Renaissance art in Italy: the High Renaissance
- Renaissance artists and classical themes
- Scented visions: perfurme in art
- Spanish painters at the National Gallery and Tate Modern
- Styles in art
- Sublime encounters
- The 'isms' of 20th century art
- The age of empire: Egyptian art at the time of Amenophis 111
- The age of reason: art and culture in the 18th century
- The age of splendour: Egyptian art in the Middle Kingdom
- The art of copying: fakes, forgeries and tributes
- The arts of India
- The female pharaoh: Egyptian art in the age of Hatshepsut
- The Medieval galleries at the British Museum
- The Medieval galleries at the Victoria & Albert Museum
- The mirror of nature: art and culture in the 17th century
- The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
- Van Gogh and Gauguin
- Who's that. Lesser known but innovatory and exciting Renaissance Masters
Browse full range of courses
- Visual arts
- Art foundation and portfolio preparation courses
- Art history
- Basketry
- Bookbinding, book arts and conservation
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- Drawing and painting from life
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- Fibre arts: textiles and basketry
- Graphic design, DTP, illustration and cartooning
- Interior decoration
- Jewellery
- Mosaics
- Painting
- Printmaking
- Professional practice
- Sculpture
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- Photography
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- Language tasters
- Modern foreign languages teacher training
- Modern Greek
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- Russian
- Spanish
- Welsh
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- Drama, dance and speech
- Accredited Dance Courses
- Advanced acting courses
- Bi-media courses: TV, radio and sound
- Communication courses for speakers of other languages
- Courses for professional actors
- Dance and movement
- Follow-on drama courses
- Introductory drama courses
- One and two-day courses
- One-week intensive courses
- One-year advanced diploma
- One-year drama access course
- One-year drama foundation course
- Professional skills - technical
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- Professional theatre company
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- Voice, speech and communication
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- Creative writing summer school
- English for speakers of other languages
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- Film summer school
- Folklore, myth and spiritual studies
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- London walks
- Philosophy
- Philosophy summer school
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- Summer school: Britain in the 1930s
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- Health and movement studies
- Alexander technique
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- Complementary health studies
- Continuing professional development for therapists
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- Massage and bodywork: introductory level
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Visual arts
Tel: 020 7492 2700
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Non-term time:
Tue 17:30 - 18:30 & Wed 12:30 - 13:30
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Why City Lit?
If you are looking for a great choice of inspiring courses; a bright, modern environment to learn in located in central London; the opportunity to have fun and meet like-minded people, we look forward to seeing you at City Lit!