In a nutshell A 43,000-year-old fingerprint preserved in red ochre on a Spanish pebble represents the oldest known evidence ...

Art history, once a staple in every college humanities curriculum, is now seen as elitist and futile. With Donald Trump back in the White House, the arts are more at risk than ever.

One of the strengths of art historian A.L. McClanan’s newest book is its intention: to provide a historical overview of the many modes in which the legendary creature known as “the griffin ...

Art and literature hint at past people’s psyches. Now computers can identify patterns in those cognitive fossils, but human expertise remains crucial.

Three big ‘PST Art: Art and Science Collide’ exhibitions include marvelous objects, but only one show is satisfying. The Getty Museum’s exhilarating ‘Lumen: The Art and Science of Light ...

Earlier this semester, a group of scholars gathered at Yale for a day-long discussion about a subject of surprising weight: feathers. The workshop, called “Feathers: A Transcultural Art History,” grew ...

The History Center of Olmsted County and the Rochester Art Center are coming together for a creative collaboration.

The art history program at CU Boulder gives students an interdisciplinary foundation in the history of art to prepare them for careers as scholars, museum professionals and related creative ...