# Our research in history of art

**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/research/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/study/undergraduate/

Material specificity united with historical precision and intellectual ambition.

Art historians at York are committed to theoretically informed object analysis across all periods and places, medieval to modern.

Our staff and students contribute to exhibitions, events, performances and media activities around the world. We collaborate extensively with museums, galleries, and heritage and conservation organisations.\

We are one of the largest departments of history of art in the UK, with a vibrant research culture. Our community of more than 80 postgraduate research students energises our research environment.

[Our staff](https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/people/) [Our research students](https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/research/students/)

## Contact us

**Department of History of Art**

- [history-of-art@york.ac.uk](mailto:history-of-art@york.ac.uk)
- [+44 (0)1904 322978](tel:+441904 322978)

## Related links

- [York Art History Collaborations](http://yahcs.york.ac.uk/collaborations/)
- [History of Art research portal](https://hoaportal.york.ac.uk/hoaportal/home.jsp)

## The Research Excellence Framework 2021

- We’re a top ten UK research department. Our research is ranked first in the UK for its impact and environment - the support we give to researchers - according to the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the latest REF results (2021).

[Learn more about the 2021 REF results](https://www.york.ac.uk/research/performance/our-ref-statement/)

## Research strengths

Our research clusters reflect our strengths: wide period coverage and close attention to the material specificity of artmaking. The clusters bring together postgraduate researchers, academic colleagues and a wide array of visiting scholars.

You can also explore our strengths and projects through our [interactive research portal](https://hoaportal.york.ac.uk/hoaportal/home.jsp).

We value the input of independent researchers, and we welcome [Visiting Fellow applications](https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/research/visiting-academics/) from those who hold research or academic positions at institutions outside the UK.

### [British Art](https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/research/british-art/)

### [Materials of Art and Architecture](https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/research/materials-of-art-and-architecture/)

### [Periods: Medieval to Modern](https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/research/medieval-to-modern/)

### Postgraduate research

Our many postgraduate researchers enhance the intellectual diversity and vitality of the Department.

Their work spans all of the Department's academic specialisms, and many are engaged in research at leading museums and galleries.

[Explore our postgraduate research](https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/research/students/)

## Impact and engagement

Collaboration is at the heart of our research. Our Department has always had a culture of openness to colleagues in museums, galleries and heritage organisations and to audiences in the wider community.

We have three priorities which form the core of our external engagement: preserving cultural heritage, enriching cultural life, and the education of civil society beyond the academic community.

### Highlights

- [Stained Glass Apocalypse: The conservation of the Great East Window, York Minster](https://www.york.ac.uk/research/impact/stained-glass-apocalypse/)
- [De Stijl and the Netherlands’ Cultural Canon](https://www.york.ac.uk/research/impact/de-stijl-cultural-canon/)

## York Art History Collaborations

We have a long-standing reputation for collaborating with museums, art galleries, and other heritage organisations.

Through [YAHCs](http://yahcs.york.ac.uk/), we work in partnership with colleagues in museums and galleries, which enriches everything that we do.

## Centres

We work closely with colleagues across the University through interdisciplinary research centres, including:

- [Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/)
- [Centre for Medieval Studies](https://www.york.ac.uk/medieval-studies/)
- [Centre for Modern Studies](https://www.york.ac.uk/modernstudies/)
- [Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies](https://www.york.ac.uk/crems/)

Many of the interdisciplinary centres are based in the Berrick Saul building, which is also home to the [Humanities Research Centre](https://www.york.ac.uk/hrc/).

Publications

Search for research and browse publications in the York Research Database.

[Explore publications](https://pure.york.ac.uk/portal/en/organisations/history-of-art/publications/)

Research degrees

Push the boundaries of knowledge in our supportive and stimulating environment.

[Study with us](https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/study/postgraduate-research/)

Fellowships

Researchers at York benefit from a dynamic research culture and excellent facilities.

[Join us as a fellow](https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/research/post-docs/)

Our experts

Our department is large and growing; explore our diverse range of expertise.

[Our staff](https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/people/)

## Related links

- [York Art History Collaborations](http://yahcs.york.ac.uk/collaborations/)
- [History of Art research portal](https://hoaportal.york.ac.uk/hoaportal/home.jsp)

## Contact us

**Department of History of Art**

- [history-of-art@york.ac.uk](mailto:history-of-art@york.ac.uk)
- [+44 (0)1904 322978](tel:+441904 322978)