Welcome to Art History at Florida State University

32nd Annual Art History Graduate Student Symposium:
October 31 – November 1, 2014.

Welcome to the Florida State University Department of Art History. 

For resources and general information, including details about our new Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies progam, see the appropriate links on the left.  

Just beginning to consider art history? Our Student and Alumni pages will give you an idea of the opportunites for study and careers in this multifaceted and rewarding field.   

Our program was the first in Florida to offer a doctoral degree in the field and remains one of the highest ranked art history programs in the Southeast, with a 40-year tradition of excellence, collaboration, and growth.  Our distinguished faculty teach a broad range of subject areas and critical methodologies, giving our graduates at all levels the essential tools to excel in any professional field in the arts. Graduates of our programs are active in teaching at the university and college levels, museum work, gallery management, the auction market, and publishing, as well as in their continued scholarly research.