History of Art Department
University of Oxford,
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St Ebbe’s, Oxford
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Within the University and more generally in Oxford, there is a number of organisations with connections to the study of the Visual Arts. The Ruskin School is one of the leading schools of art and encourages an alliance between practice and visual analysis.
The Ashmolean Museum has internationally renowned collections of western fine and applied arts and arts of other ancient and modern civilisations, providing excellent resources for studies of world visual heritages.
Other University Museums include The Museum of the History of Science and the Pitt Rivers Museum (Anthropology), holding rich stocks of eloquent visual material relating to scientific culture and non-European cultures.
Christ Church Picture Gallery holds an important collection of Old Master paintings and drawings, and is
strongest in Italian art from the 14th to the 18th century.
The Sackler Library is one of the principal research libraries of the University and specialises in Archaeology, Art History, and Classics (Ancient History and Literature). For detailed information see the Art and Architecture subject page.
History of Art Links
Modern Art Oxford - located very close to the Department, an independent, Arts Council funded museum with an international reputation for innovation in a wide range of visual arts.
Oxford Portraits - an integrated digital catalogue of portraits in the University of Oxford and its constituent colleges.
The Taylor Institution - holds a number of the late French art specialist Walter J Strachan’s collection of French livres d’artistes,
access by appointment: contact the Librarian in Charge, Amanda Peters, or her Assistant, Liz Baird, 01865 278141 (Wed - Fri).
The Besterman Centre for the Enlightenment - runs multidisciplinary events on every aspect of the Enlightenment and the Eighteenth Century.
The Jameel Online Centre - the Eastern Art
collections at the Ashmolean Museum
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