Making sense of the visual art created today and by cultures of the recent and distant past.
We study the fabric of the visual world, how objects, images and symbols move across time and space, how they are displayed, viewed and interpreted. We chart the impact of visual culture on society, politics and life.Ìý
From art and culture ofÌýAustralia’s First Nation’s people, the Islamic World, Asia and Europe to contemporary global art and the study of museums, galleries, cultural institutions and arts practitioners, we are experts in art history and visual culture, art curating, and museum studies.Ìý
Together with theÌýChau Chak Wing Museum, Power Institute,ÌýSydney College of the Arts, and our world-renowned academics, we offer a unique learning environment that made us #1 in Australia in the 2024 QS World Subject Rankings.Ìý
Gain a sophisticated understanding of the full range of cultural, theoretical, social, political and economic issues underlying the art gallery and museum system.Ìý
In today’s image-saturated world, the ability to interpret critically the visual qualities of a given object is highly relevant. Ï㽶ֱ²¥ art history to gain skills in understanding and interpreting visual communication, expression and innovation. Explore the rich and fascinating history of creating, viewing and experiencing works of art and architecture. Understand and recognise how art is a profound and persistent human impulse.
*Available to all students studying theÌýBachelor of Arts,ÌýBachelor of EconomicsÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýBachelor of Visual Arts, as well as all combinedÌýBachelor of Advanced StudiesÌý»å±ð²µ°ù±ð±ð²õ. â¶Ä¯
For those aiming to compete for specialist and academic posts in museums and universities, a research degree is becoming increasingly important. The rewards of working on new material or bringing new approaches are great, and the University offers breadth and depth of supervisory expertise in Art History and related fields.
Museum and Heritage StudiesÌýwill equip you with a contextual understanding of core historical and theoretical developments in museum and heritage studies. You will learn the frameworks for managing collections and sites and develop a practical understanding of the modes of interpretation used in the museum and heritage sector.
The research programs involve independent research work and the preparation of a thesis under the supervision of the director of the program, and other academic staff in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Banner image: Peter Sedgley,ÌýChromosphere, 1967. Power Collection PW1967.22Ìý
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We are a leader in art history and theory research in Australia with strengthsÌýacross a wide range of areas, including:
°Õ³ó±ðÌý±Ê´Ç·É±ð°ùÌý±õ²Ô²õ³Ù¾±³Ù³Ü³Ù±ðÌýenriches student life in Art History and beyond, through its programmes at the Schaeffer Fine Arts Library, including internships, through its free and frequent talks and lectures by visiting scholars and curators, and through its fundraising for specific opportunities including fieldwork scholarships and the Cité des Arts fellowship.
The Power Institute was founded in 1968 through a bequest from Australian artist John W. Power. Since then theÌýbequest has supported the development of the Art History discipline, the JW Power Collection of contemporary art (which led to the creation of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia), and the Power Institute’s extensive contributions to research, , and award-winning publications.
John Woolley Building (A20),
The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006
Phone: 1800 SYD UNI (1800 793 864) (in Australia)Ìý
+61Ìý2Ìý8627Ìý1444Ìý(outside Australia)Ìý
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