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The School of Art History and World Art Studies operates within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities department at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England.
This institution was founded in 1964 as the School of Fine Arts and Music, [1] providing courses in both art history and music. It was later renamed the School of Art History and Music and then the School of World Art Studies and Museology in 1992 to reflect a more cross-disciplinary approach to the study of art. The school took on its present name in 2013 and currently provides students with instruction and research opportunities in archaeology, anthropology, architecture, and museum studies [2] in addition to art history. Courses offered include medieval and Renaissance European art, contemporary art, ancient art, and African art. The school applies a global perspective to all coursework.
A 1978 gift of world art from the Sir Robert and Lady Lisa Sainsbury Collection enabled the school to relocate to purpose-built facilities in Norwich at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, designed by Sir Norman Foster.
The school is ranked first for research (History of Art, Architecture, and Design) in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise of UK Universities [3] 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. [4]
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The Sainsbury Centre is an art gallery and museum located on the campus of the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England. The building, which contains a collection of world art, was one of the first major public buildings to be designed by the architects Norman Foster and Wendy Cheesman, completed in 1978. The building became grade II* listed in December 2012.
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Paul Greenhalgh is a British historian, writer, museologist, and curator of art and design.
Christina Riggs is a British-American historian, academic, and former museum curator. She specializes in the history of archaeology, history of photography, and ancient Egyptian art, and her recent work has concentrated on the history, politics, and contemporary legacy of the 1922 discovery of Tutankahmun's tomb. Since 2019, she has been Professor of the History of Visual Culture at Durham University. She is also a former Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. The author of several academic books, Riggs also writes on ancient Egyptian themes for a wider audience. Her most recent books include Ancient Egyptian Magic: A Hands-On Guide and Treasured: How Tutankhamun Shaped a Century.
Dana Rebecca Arnold, is a British art historian and academic, specialising in architectural history. Since 2016, she has been Professor of Art History at the University of East Anglia. She previously taught at the University of Leeds, the University of Southampton and the University of Middlesex.
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Thomas Alexander "Sandy" Heslop,, publishing as T. A. Heslop, is a British academic who specialises in the art and architecture of medieval England. He is Professor of Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia (UEA). He was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge for the 1997/1998 academic year.
Andrew Henry Robert Martindale (1932–1995) was Professor of Visual Art at the University of East Anglia at the time of his sudden death, aged just 62. One of the pioneers in the teaching of art history as an academic discipline and a founding member of the Association of Art Historians, he was also a highly respected medieval scholar specialising in the late Gothic and early Renaissance periods with a number of publications to his name. His 1972 book, The Rise of the Artist, is much vaunted, often cited, and has been described as 'a brilliant study of the hierarchies within the medieval patronage system'.
Anne Haour is an anthropologically trained archaeologist, academic and Africanist scholar. She is Professor in the Arts and Archaeology of Africa at the Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom. In July 2021 she was elected Fellow of the British Academy in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the social sciences, humanities and arts.
John Mack FBA FSA is a British social anthropologist and art historian specialising in African arts and cultures. He is an academic and former museum curator.
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