Rice’s Department of Art History takes full advantage of Houston’s art museums: visits to the Menil Collection, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and other art institutions are a regular feature of our courses.
Our department also offers travel opportunities that allow students to explore art and architecture far beyond Rice’s immediate neighborhood. Our majors, minors, and other Rice students with a substantial background in art history travel with department professors to New York City each spring to study the city’s art and architecture.
Our “HART in the World” course, offered every other year, takes students to a major international metropolis or nation for a three-week intensive May seminar. Past classes have visited Istanbul, Rome, Rio de Janeiro, London, and Uzbekistan.
The department also offers a study-abroad opportunity at Berlin’s Humboldt University tailored to Art History students. Based in the Humboldt’s Department of Art and Image History, participating students can take classes in both English and German and spend a semester in one of Europe’s most vibrant cultural centers. The exchange is available each spring semester; interested students should inquire with the Department Administrator.
Finally, the department of Art History offers individual fellowships for committed students to undertake independent research across the globe. Information about these opportunities can be found under the “Prizes and Awards” tab on the department website.
For courses and travel programs, the department covers airfare, lodging and site admissions.
