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New staff publication! Read Dr Isabelle Gapp's article on Faroese artist Frida Zachariassen & her paintings of women's involvement in the Faroese fishing industry during the 1950s in the latest issue of Periskop: doi.org/10.7146/perisk…



It's a busy week for Art History Aberdeen! If you're in London on Thurs 14 Nov (5.30-7pm), Hans Hönes will be in conversation with Claudia Wedepohl & François Quiviger on the subject of his book 'Tangled Paths: A Life of Aby Warburg' Reaktion Books

New in January: on.abdn.ac.uk/courses/media-… Aberdeen Uni LLMVC Art History Aberdeen Film&VisualCulture German Studies at Aberdeen Aberlangs Aberdeen Spanish and Latin American Studies Tom Bentley Thomas Weber Katya Krylova @katyakrylova.bsky.social Nadia Kiwan @uoacollections Dr. Bárbara Barreiro León Trevor Stack CISRUL Aberdeen George Washington Wilson Centre (GWW) University of Aberdeen

What a gorgeous poster! This Friday our own Dr Isabelle Gapp will be delivering the keynote 'Snowbound: Painting the Cryosphere around the Circumpolar North' as part of the American Snows conference at the University of Toulouse: univ-tlse2.fr/accueil/univer…



It may have been chilly outside during last week's Level 1 fieldtrip to Dundee for Encountering Art: Museums Through History, but we were warmly welcomed by V&A Dundee & The McManus. Lots to think about re. display spaces, curatorial approaches & architectural statements!


We're very proud to see a key member of Team Art History Aberdeen being recognised like this, congratulations on your graduation Theo! 👏🎊

📷📷📷We have two online short courses with Art History Aberdeen with a January 2025 start: Media and Memory: on.abdn.ac.uk/courses/media-… Scottish Visual History: on.abdn.ac.uk/courses/scotti… Check out the links or DM us to find out more!



New staff publication! Dr Joanne Anderson's "Mary Magdalene and Pilgrimage: North and South" is now available as an advance chapter for Oxford Academic's Oxford Handbook of Mary Magdalene, edited by Diane Apostolos-Cappadona academic.oup.com/edited-volume/…


What a fantastic way to round off the term, with a departmental research away day to Greyhope Bay! It's so inspiring to read each others work, & made even more special by the beautiful views! Thank-you Greyhope for allowing us to take over a table in the cafe for a few hours!



There's still time to register for two online short courses with Art History Aberdeen this January! Scottish Visual History: on.abdn.ac.uk/courses/scotti… Media and Memory: on.abdn.ac.uk/courses/media-… Check out the links or DM us to find out more!


Conference Contributor: Dr Joanne Anderson is Reader in Art History at the University of Aberdeen. She is a specialist in late medieval art and a leading authority on Mary Magdalen. retreats.org.uk/conference-2025 #arthistory #aberdeen #visualarts #conference Art History Aberdeen


Some fantastic photos of Dr Catriona McAra in action, presenting this morning on 'Alison Watt's Poetics' for Scottish Society for Art History 's Art&Text conference at the National Library of Scotland Alison Watt


Arts and Humanities at the University of Aberdeen has moved into the 176th to 200th ranking band, placing us in the top 200 globally of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025! abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/news/2406…


Our Level 3 Curation: Theory & Practice students put their developing knowledge of exhibition strategies to excellent use today, with a visit to the Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol show at #AberdeenArtGallery 🎨Many thanks to Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums for hosting us!
