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New immersive undergraduate course offered jointly by Departments of History and Art History & Art Conservation
Feb 24, 2023
The Departments of History and Art History & Art Conservation are jointly offering a new, immersive course available to undergraduate students in the 2023 Summer Term: From Confinement to Cultural Heritage: Digital Preservation and the History of Kingston Penitentiary.
Art History DSC recruiting volunteers
Jan 16, 2023
Through January 22, 2023, 4:00pm, the Art History DSC is accepting applications for multiple volunteer positions.
Art History students co-curate virtual exhibition
Jan 13, 2023
Co-curated by students in Professor Una D'Elia's fall 2022 seminar, Sculptures on Stage: The Drama of Devotion in the Italian Renaissance has just been published as a virtual exhibition.
Congratulations to Prof. Joan Schwartz on her retirement!
Dr. Norman Vorano - Dec 21, 2022
The Department of Art History and Art Conservation offers its warmest wishes and congratulations to Professor Joan Schwartz upon her retirement on December 31, 2022.
Professor Emeritus J. C. Heywood (1941-2022), master printmaker, painter, and mentor to countless artists during his 32 years at Queen’s
Prof. Emeritus Pierre du Prey - Dec 13, 2022
His gifts as a born communicator together with his great generosity of spirit endeared him to colleagues and aspiring artists at Queen's.
Accomplished Art History alumnae: MaryClaire Pappas and Casey Lee
Dec 01, 2022
Accomplished alumnae: MaryClaire Pappas (Ph.D. '22) has joined the Museum of Modern Art as the Louise Bourgeois Works on Paper Intern, focusing on early 20th-century Swedish art.
Art History graduate students tour Canadian Museum of History vaults
Dec 01, 2022
Art History Graduate Students Cicely Haggerty and Anna Douglas toured the vaults at the Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, as part of the graduate seminar ARTH 876, Studies in Curatorial Practice and Cultural Policy.
Prof. Juliana Bevilacqua leads museum professions training sessions in Nigeria
Dec 01, 2022
This month in Lagos, Nigeria, Art History Professor Juliana Bevilacqua led a training session for museum professionals, sponsored by the International Council for Museums (ICOM), the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, the Pan-Atlantic University, and ICOM Nigeria.
Queen's Art History faculty contribute to recent two-volume Cambridge University Press publication
Dec 01, 2022
Out of 103 essay writers, these three Queen's Art History professors represent the highest number of contributors from a single institution
Prof. Cathleen Hoeniger lectures on the preservation of Italy's early churches
Nov 10, 2022
Titled "The Struggle to Preserve Italy’s Early Churches during World War Two", Prof. Hoeniger focuses on the preservation process of specific churches, including establishing anti-aerial protection for the buildings and their art.
Just out: the 2021-22 Art Conservation newsletter
Oct 28, 2022
Hot off the press! The latest edition of the Art Conservation newsletter is out, available right here.
Congratulations, Art Conservation graduates!
Oct 27, 2022
Congratulations to all M.A.C. candidates who graduated in this month's ceremony! A few photos from the occasion: