8th
Art History department in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework exercise 2021
Based on Grade Point Average (Times Higher Education)
Department of Art History, Curating and Visual Studies
The Department of Art History, Curating and Visual Studies is recognised internationally for both its high level of student satisfaction and the quality of its research. Our teaching takes place in the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, one of Birmingham’s finest Art Deco buildings, and home to an excellent and representative collection of western art from the medieval to the modern period.
Our research
Our three research streams overlap and intersect.
- 4th
for History of Art
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023
- Top 10
History of Art department in the UK
Guardian University Guide, 2023
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Department of Art History, Curating and Visual Studies
The University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TT
United Kingdom
General enquiries
Charlie Lockwood
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 2218
Fax +44 (0)121 414 2727
Email ahcvsadministrator@contacts.bham.ac.uk
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