Welcome to the Department of Art History
The Department of Art History at Sussex is a dynamic, friendly group of students, faculty and support staff, working in a stimulating, research-intensive setting. Art History matters because in studying the art of a culture, you study all the aspects of that culture, from social life and history to technologies and skills, to economics and beliefs. Understanding how images work is central to understanding how the world is portrayed. The Department at Sussex is highly-rated and well-respected internationally and nationally both in terms of our research and our teaching.
The department of Art History is now located within the School of History, Art History and Philosophy.
Art History Research Seminars
RAE Results
In the 2008 Research and Assessment Exercise (RAE) Art History at Sussex achieved a score that places us in the top 3 in the subject in the UK. We are ranked 2nd in the UK in 4* world-leading research. The RAE found that 100% of our research activity in Art History is rated as being world-leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised.
Overall the University of Sussex has over 90% of its research as internationally recognised or better, and was ranked overall in the top 30 in the UK. You can read more about Sussex's 2008 RAE results here.
V&A Partnership
Univeristy of Sussex and the Victoria and Albert Museum celebrate 20 years of creative collaboration with a reception in London.