Art History Courses in London
Interested in art history? Then why not browse our extensive range of art history courses, to explore debates and discover the work of some of the greatest artists of all time. Daytime, evening and weekend classes are available at our main learning centre in London's cultural heart - Covent Garden – and also take place in many of London’s galleries and museums, as well as online.
Many of our courses are delivered online. For more information about our live online courses, please see our guide to online learning.
- Russian Art: from the Revolution to Putin's Presidency
Course start date: Mon 25 Oct 2021Location on this date: Online
Study the developments in Russian art from the 1917 Revolution to the present day in this weekend art history course.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £42.00 - Friday lates: poster art: print, pop and propagandaCourse start date: Fri 29 Oct 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Get a snapshot of the eye-catching and colourful world of poster art, from Belle Époque decadence to Avant-Garde dynamism; from Art Nouveau to Atelier Populaire, and the everyday glamour of Pop.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Art in Britain 1890-1918 - New English Art Club to WWICourse start date: Mon 1 Nov 2021
Location on this date: Online
Explore the works of British artists and their relationship to the legacy of academic painting and the art of continental Europe between 1880-1918. Who led developments and how does the art of the period reflect the times?
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £79.00 - An Introduction to Medieval art and architectureCourse start date: Mon 1 Nov 2021
Location on this date: Online
An introduction to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. Study the art of the era and the architecture of the prominent Gothic cathedrals and medieval buildings of the continent and England.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £79.00 - The gold kingdoms of medieval AfricaCourse start date: Tue 2 Nov 2021
Location on this date: Online
This course examines the unique flavour of Islamic visual culture as it spread across north Africa and into the Sahel, meeting the great empires of medieval west Africa.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £79.00 - In depth: exploring the sources of early Christian imagesCourse start date: Tue 2 Nov 2021
Location on this date: Online
Explore the sources of early Christian images in depth. We'll consider the main developments, and the motivations behind their origins.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £103.00 - Women in art 1400-1800Course start date: Tue 2 Nov 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
There were a significant number of highly talented female artists active during the 15th to 18th centuries, so why is their work not more famous? This course investigates and redresses this gender inequality.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £79.00 - To fear God: images of Hell, Heaven and Purgatory in the Middle AgesCourse start date: Fri 5 Nov 2021
Location on this date: Online
Heaven and Hell, as dwelling places for the dead were common images in Christian medieval art. Purgatory was a possible destination for the soul before reaching either Hell or Heaven. Why were images to do with the afterlife so prevalent at this time? Come, face your eternal destinies and look at images such as the Last Judgement, skeletons, filthy flesh, worms, ghosts and Hell mouths.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £79.00 - London's smaller art collectionsCourse start date: Fri 5 Nov 2021
Location on this date: Online
Discover some of London’s fascinating smaller art collections and hidden art treasures on this online art history course.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £79.00 - Feminism in modern and contemporary artCourse start date: Fri 5 Nov 2021
Location on this date: Online
Discover important modern and contemporary artists whose work can be broadly linked to the feminist project. We will discuss the political and social contexts in which the artworks were created.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £79.00 - Focus on: MichelangeloCourse start date: Sun 7 Nov 2021
Location on this date: Online
Artist, architect, and poet, the Florentine sculptor Michelangelo changed the face of Rome in the early 16th century becoming art’s first ‘superstar’. We look at his patrons, his sources and some of his major works.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £42.00 - Focus on: James McNeill WhistlerCourse start date: Sun 7 Nov 2021
Location on this date: Online
Whistler’s art moved painting towards abstraction, sparked a renaissance in printmaking and gave us the Peacock Room, a masterpiece of interior design. He also mastered the gentle art of making enemies.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £42.00 - Art in the 1920s and 1930s: architecture and designCourse start date: Mon 8 Nov 2021
Location on this date: Online
Discover how architects and designers in the interwar period reacted to both cultural and societal change. Explore the experimental world of architecture and design in the art deco and Bauhaus period.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £79.00 - Twenty-four modern & contemporary artists you should knowCourse start date: Mon 8 Nov 2021
Location on this date: Online
Look in depth at four artists a week across a series of themes from alienation to post-conceptualism. What links can be made between artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and where is art heading?
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £79.00 - Spanish art in the shadow of Franco (1936-2000)Course start date: Wed 10 Nov 2021
Location on this date: Online
Explore the development of Spanish art from Picasso’s 1937 'Guernica' to the installations of Juan Muñoz in the 1980s and 1990s. We will focus on key episodes highlighting General Franco’s impact on Spanish art 1936-2000.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £79.00
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