Art history
Our art history programme is growing. We have expanded our architecture provision and our focus beyond western art to include Islamic art, Japanese art and the art of the Near East.
There are courses on curation for aspiring practitioners and a host of other art history courses on subjects as diverse as the history of fashion, comic books, urban art and artists' books that can be taken alone, or to complement surveys of periods. You can also study the history of photography, design, video and sound art. Any questions? Contact our visual arts team on 020 7492 2700 Monday - Friday between 10am - 5pm.
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Fakes and forgeries
Course Date: Wed 18 Oct 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetInvestigate the boundaries between fact, fakes and fictions in art, looking at different interpretations of authenticity, through visits to a contemporary gallery and the British Museum.Full fee: £229.00Senior fee: £183.00Concession: £140.00 -
Focus on: disease and the sick body in art
Course Date: Sat 4 Nov 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetFrom the Classical World to the Contemporary what might the sick body in art tell us about cultural beliefs and what it means to be human?Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Focus on: Salvador Dali
Course Date: Sun 5 Nov 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetMadman or genius? Discover some of the many projects of the long and multi-faceted career of the artist and
self-proclaimed master of the paranoiac-critical method, from his personal brand of surrealism to his later 'nuclear mysticism'.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
In depth: exploring the sources of early Christian images
Course Date: Tue 7 Nov 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the sources of early Christian images in depth. We'll consider the main developments, and the motivations behind their origins. Includes a gallery visit.Full fee: £229.00Senior fee: £183.00Concession: £140.00 -
Art in the 1920s and 1930s: architecture and design
Course Date: Tue 7 Nov 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDiscover how art in Europe and America between the wars reacted to the culture of the times. Explore the experimental world of architecture and design in the art deco and Bauhaus period.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £103.00Concession: £79.00 -
Manuscripts and illumination
Course Date: Tue 7 Nov 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the techniques and styles used in producing manuscripts, from their earliest appearance to the 16th century. We'll consider the ways in which manuscripts were used and ask why such lavish attention was paid to them. Includes a gallery visit. Tutor: Dr Richard Plant #arthistory #manuscripts #illumination #historyofthebook.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £103.00Concession: £79.00 -
Introduction to the history of photography: origins - 1900
Course Date: Wed 8 Nov 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExamine the role of early photography in the history of art and artists in the 19th century. We'll look at how photography was used by painters and how photographs became works of art in their own right. #arthistory #photography #historyofphotography.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £103.00Concession: £79.00 -
Art, religion and the late Roman empire at the British Museum
Course Date: Sat 11 Nov 2017
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteDiscover the great cultural changes that the Roman empire underwent between the 3rd and 5th centuries CE through the development of Roman and Early Christian art.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
From Arts and Crafts to Art Deco
Course Date: Sat 11 Nov 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetStudy the design reform movements – Arts and Crafts, Aesthetic Movement, Art Nouveau and Art Deco – and analyse a wide range of products, including fashion and textiles, graphics, architecture and furniture. Includes a museum visit.Full fee: £139.00Senior fee: £111.00Concession: £85.00 -
Seriously funny: a history of art and humour
Course Date: Sun 19 Nov 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis fascinating and amusing course by cultural theorist Ian Tucknott explores a history of artists and their jokes, from hilarious Hogarth to today’s most amusing art makers. #arthistory #hogarth #Banksy #duchamp.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
A grand day out: the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Course Date: Fri 24 Nov 2017
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteExplore different aspects of the permanent collection of paintings, antiquities and decorative arts at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge on this one-day, location-based course.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Focus on: Caravaggio
Course Date: Sun 3 Dec 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWith his ambivalent sexuality and dynamic use of chiaroscuro, Caravaggio was one of the giants of the Italian baroque. Learn how his art was underpinned by a striking realism. Includes a gallery visit.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Antiques and collectables: an introduction
Course Date: Fri 12 Jan 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDiscover the fascinating world of antiques and collecting, from Chippendale furniture to Staffordshire porcelain. Includes visits to museums and auction houses.Full fee: £229.00Senior fee: £183.00Concession: £140.00 -
The rise and fall of modernist design
Course Date: Sat 13 Jan 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetStudy the dominant design aesthetic of the twentieth century – its development, successes and fall from popularity. Movements will include Constructivism, the Bauhaus, Pop and Punk. Design practices will include graphics, architecture and furniture. Includes a gallery visit. #arthistory #weekendcourse #design #modernism #bauhaus.Full fee: £249.00Senior fee: £199.00Concession: £152.00 -
Introduction to the art of art history
Course Date: Sat 13 Jan 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course is an introduction to Art History as an academic discipline. Students will study artworks from a variety of approaches, considering such aspects as formal analysis, material studies, and social, cultural and artistic contexts.Full fee: £299.00Senior fee: £239.00Concession: £182.00