# New Art History courses coming in Spring 2026

**Source**: https://arthistory.ucla.edu/news/new-art-history-courses-coming-in-spring-2026/
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### The UCLA Department of Art History will offer two brand new courses this spring.

**AH 26 Technical Art History: Where the Humanities Meet the Physical Sciences\**Tuesdays and Thursday, 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM, Dodd 147\
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to technical Art History, emphasizing the collaborative teamwork required to understand and steward cultural heritage. Students will explore topics such as authentication, the history and chemistry of selected artworks, and community-engaged research in the study of Indigenous material culture. The course concludes with a professional roundtable, connecting academic study to global careers in fields like conservation, curation, and heritage management.

**AH 34 Black Aesthetics\**Tuesdays and Thursday, 11:0 AM – 12:15 PM, Dodd 147\
Through lectures, visual analysis, and case studies that combine art history, Black study, feminist study, and queer of color critique, students will explore how the aesthetic, social, cultural, political, and philosophical meanings of Blackness and its representation in a global context have to come define visual and performing arts of the Black world from 19th century to present