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Why Study Art History

Have you ever looked at a photograph, a painting, a building, a sculpture, or even a billboard advertisement and found it so beautiful or perhaps disturbing that you could not take your eyes off it? While art history is for people who find images compelling and historically important, our program also provides skills that go far beyond the appreciation of art. 

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UCI Art History students go to Paris!
Art History majors at UC Irvine are off to Paris, France, to engage in-person with artworks across the city. Through a seminar taught by Professor Alka Patel, and…
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Solving the Problem of Design
By Lilibeth Garcia When Seungyeon Gabrielle Jung, assistant professor in the Department of Art History, wants her students to grasp the way design impacts everyday…
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Dissolve, Curated by Bridget R. Cooks, PhD
Art History faculty member Bridget R. Cooks, PhD, has curated exhibition Dissolve, which can be viewed at the UCI University Art Galley at 712 Arts Plaza on campus.…
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