We study the art, architecture, and visual culture of the global past and present to understand our world today and create better futures. We adopt a capacious definition of art that explores all human creativity, regardless of race, class, gender, sexuality, age, or ability. Our mission is to expand our field which has entrenched an elitist and exclusionary worldview.
The Frick Fine Arts Library has an outstanding research collection containing over 90,000 volumes.
The University Art Gallery (UAG) is an open, flexible, and immersive laboratory for studying and displaying how art and visual objects generate knowledge and understanding of the world.
The Constellations at the University of Pittsburgh are hubs of innovative practice that unite faculty and students across subfields in the Department of History of Art and Architecture.
Collecting Knowledge Pittsburgh fosters opportunities for collaboration between Pitt faculty, students, and the local cultural sector.
The Visual Media Workshop is a humanities lab focused on the investigation of material and visual culture.
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Reparative Histories of Art and Architecture - Update from the Grant Team - HAA Colloquium
The grant team leading the work for the Reparative Histories of Art and Architecture grant from the Andrew W Mellon Foundation will lead a discussion about the current state of the work being done.
Copeland Invited to Getty Research Institute as Guest Scholar (January-June 2026)
Andrew W Mellon Professor Huey Copeland has been invited to the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles as a Guest Scholar for the spring and summer 2026 terms.
Rajagopalan receives New Foundation for Art History’s Inaugural Publication Subvention Grants
Mina Rajagopalan has received one of the New Foundation for Art History’s inaugural publication subvention grants.