The School of Art History and World Art Studies
is a School in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
at the University of East Anglia.
== History ==
The School originally provided courses in
both art history and music, and was created
in 1964 as the School of Fine Arts and Music.
It was later renamed the School of Art History
and Music and then the School of World Art
Studies & Museology before taking on its present
name in 2013.
It focuses on the study of the history of
art and architecture from a global perspective.
After 1978, following the gift to the University
of the Sir Robert and Lady Lisa Sainsbury
Collection of art from around the world, the
School was relocated to purpose-built facilities
in the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, designed
by Sir Norman Foster.
The School changed its name in 1992 to reflect
a more cross-discipline approach to the study
of art.
Courses on offer at the School represent a
broad spectrum of art history - including
medieval and Renaissance European art, contemporary
art, ancient art, and African art.
The School brings together staff, students,
and researchers interested in the history
of art as well as archaeology, anthropology
and museum studies.
== Rankings ==
The School is ranked first for research (History
of Art, Architecture and Design) in the 2008
Research Assessment Exercise of UK universities,
and achieved the joint highest
student satisfaction rating for an art history
department, according to the 2009 National
Student Survey.
The School is one of the top three Art History
departments in the UK, according to The Times
Good University Guide 2010
== Centre for African Art and Archaeology
==
The Centre for African Art and Archaeologyis
a research centre established in October 2009
in response to the convergence of research
and teaching interests related to Africa,
in the University's School of World Art Studies
and Museology and Sainsbury Research Unit.
Located in the Sainsbury Centre for Visual
Arts, the primary research interests of the
Centre relate to the visual and material culture
of Africa.
The role of the Centre is to coordinate research
interests, bringing together the activities
of staff and students to foster the development
of research and teaching on the arts, archaeology,
and cultural heritage of the African continent.
== Notable alumni ==
Paul Atterbury, antiques expert
Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, actor
and former Crossbench peer
Andrew Bolton, Curator in Chief of the Anna
Wintour Costume Center
Alissandra Cummins, Director of the Barbados
Museum & Historical Society
Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford, Director
of Valuations at Bonhams
Tessa Jackson, Director of InIVA
Penny Johnson, Director of the Government
Art Collection
Avril Joy, Costa Book Award winning author
Marcus Leaver, publishing executive
Jack Lohman, Director of the Royal British
Columbia Museum
Philip Mould, art historian
Prince Jonathan Doria Pamphilj, of the Doria
Pamphilj Gallery
Vicki Pepperdine, actress
Catherine Rabett, actress
Mark Stone, Sky News Europe Correspondent
and Emmy Award winning journalist
Hassan Wario, Kenyan Cabinet Minister
Boris Wastiau, Director of the Musée d'ethnographie
de Genève
== Notable faculty ==
John Onians, architectural historian
Christina Riggs, historian of archaeology
