Art History

Are you fascinated by art, architecture and landscapes? Are you curious about the meaning, history, and impact of art, architecture, and landscapes? Then Art History is your programme.

The Department of History of Art, Architecture and Landscape in Groningen is unique because it combines the ecologically informed study of the visual arts, urbanism, architectural history and the history of landscapes. It examines the relationships between artwork, city and landscape and relates them to their respective environments. Our Bachelor's programme offers a combination of historical, theoretical, and practice-based courses in which our international faculty collaborates with distinguished experts and leading institutions. You are introduced to the professional world from the beginning. Because art historians study objects, buildings and landscapes in context. You will therefore go on an excursion abroad to a large European metropolis like Berlin, London, or Florence. The Department also organizes many excursions in the Netherlands.

Why study this programme in Groningen?

• Unique combination of Visual Arts, Architecture and Landscape History
• Highly topical programme that integrates ecology and the environment
• International faculty with broad expertise
• Field trips in the Netherlands and abroad, for instance, to Berlin or Florence
• Balanced combination of historical, theoretical, and career-oriented courses

Secializations

• Modern and Contemporary Art
• Early Modern Art
• Architecture and Urbanism
• Landscape History