History of Art and Architecture

Past Events

Upcoming Events
Fri
Apr
21
2023

Dissertation Defense: Emily Mazzola

Emily Mazzola dissertation defense: "Identities on Display in the Smithsonian’s First Ladies Hall, 1912-1992". 

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Fri
Apr
14
2023

GSO Workshop: The Human Side of Museum Systems

In this annual GSO Workshop, co-facilitated by Dr. Alison Langmead, participants will learn about museum collections database software, followed by an open discussion about what opportunities and challenges are presented to art historians and museum professionals navigating these digital databases. 

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Wed
Apr
12
2023

Book of Instruction: Reimagining Handbooks, Manuals, and Field Guides Through the Medium of the Artists’ Book

Join Kiera O’Brien, Graduate Student Assistant at the Frick Fine Arts Library, and Head Librarian Kate Joranson in a hands-on exploration of selections from the artists’ book and zine collection.

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Wed
Apr
05
2023

The Frick Reflects/Making Space to Ask Questions

Melanie Groves, visiting lecturer in museum studies, will present the exhibition The Frick Reflects: Looking Back, Moving Forward which she co-curated in 2020 for The Frick Pittsburgh. 

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Mon
Apr
03
2023

Dissertation Defense: Emi Finkelstein

Emi Finkelstein Dissertation Defense: "Beyond the Wall: Orienting, (Re)Constructing and Globalizing Post-Socialist Museums in the Former German Democratic Republic"

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Fri
Mar
31
2023

HAAARCH!!! 2023

HAAARCH!!! is an annual showcase of undergraduate accomplishments which will take place in person at Frick Fine Arts on Friday, March 31

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Wed
Mar
29
2023

Male Bodies Unmade Book Talk

Jongwoo Jeremy Kim, Associate Professor of Critical Studies, Art History and Theory, at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Art, would read short excerpts from his forthcoming book Male Bodies Unmade: Picturing Queer Selfhood (University of California Press, fall 2023) and share his thoughts on being together in difference.

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Tue
Mar
28
2023

Between Wonder and Omen: Conjoined Twins from Constantinople to Norman Sicily

In the year 944, two wonders arrived in the city of Constantinople from foreign lands: First, a textile that had Christ's face miraculously imprinted on it, known as the Mandylion. Second, male conjoined twins from Armenia. In this talk, Pr. Betancourt, University of California Irvine will focus on the depiction of these twins in a historical chronicle known as the Madrid Skylitzes. 

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Wed
Mar
22
2023

Monument Lab Today and Toward 2026

From its modest beginnings as a passion project in Philadelphia, Monument Lab has emerged as the leading organizational voice in the U.S. working to change the commemorative landscape we have inherited.

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Thu
Mar
16
2023

Frank Lloyd Wright’s San Francisco Office and the Story of its Remarkable Travels

To mark the recent installation of Frank Lloyd Wright's San Francisco Office in the Hagen History Center (Erie, PA), architectural historian Paul V. Turner will examine this unique work, trace its extraordinary migration across America, and describe its meticulous restoration.

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