Welcome
Undergraduate study
Undergraduate study in art history at Essex offers a unique combination of the historical and theoretical study of art, visual culture and
curating from the renaissance to the present.
Art History at Essex is internationally recognised for its teaching and research across a wide range of areas in the history and theory of art, including renaissance studies,
eighteenth- and nineteenth-century art, modern and contemporary art, as well as curatorial studies and art from Latin America.
Our strengths
Postgraduate study
We are internationally recognised as a leading centre of postgraduate study in art history and curatorial studies, both at Masters and PhD level.
New students
Welcome to all new students who will be joining our University community. Our welcome information provides important pre-arrival updates and
will help you settle in to your new life at Essex.