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Research Seminar: The forgotten Donald Brook: Sculptor of post-war humanism by Roger Benjamin
Powerful Ideas: New Research in Art History at the University of Sydney is convened by Mary Roberts and Nick Croggon and presented by the discipline of Art History at the University of Sydney, with support from the Power Institute. The seminar is a forum for the sharing of new ideas and research in art and visual culture. Seminars are free and open to all. Thursday 10 September 2026 3-4..30pm AEST in the Schaeffer Library Seminar Room 210, Mills Building (A26), This research

ART HISTORY
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Art History @ University of Sydney #1 in Australia: QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
From 2024 to 2026 Art History at the University of Sydney has ranked #1 in Australia for the QS World University Subject Rankings and =#26th Globally.

ART HISTORY
Aug 182 min read


Making the modern Middle East: The new artist-illustrators, 1842-1890
Powerful Ideas: New Research in Art History at the University of Sydney is convened by Mary Roberts and Nick Croggon and presented by the discipline of Art History at the University of Sydney, with support from the Power Institute. The seminar is a forum for the sharing of new ideas and research in art and visual culture. Seminars are free and open to all. Thursday 13 August, 2026 3-4..30pm AEST in the Schaeffer Library Seminar Room 210, Mills Building (A26), This research se

ART HISTORY
Aug 124 min read


Who is Telling Robert Owen’s Story? By Yingduo Wang
Part of a series of student articles for the Schaeffer Fine Arts Library Internship Program

MUSEUM STUDIES
Aug 75 min read


Networks of Presence: Hilarie Mais Artist Collection: By Shiqiao Zhang
Part of a series of student articles for the Schaeffer Fine Arts Library Internship Program

MUSEUM STUDIES
Aug 75 min read


Working with the Archive: Systems and Silences. By Isabel Wadeson-Lee
Part of a series of student articles for the Schaeffer Fine Arts Library Internship Program

ART CURATION
Aug 75 min read


Rememory: Reflections in Zines. Exhibition at Schaeffer Fine Art Library
An exhibition of zines by Art Curating Students at the University of Sydney in response to Rememory - the 25th Biennale of Sydney.

ART CURATION
Aug 73 min read


A great fire and whirling smoke. Research Seminar with Marie Ngiam 6 August 2026.
Powerful Ideas: New Research in Art History at the University of Sydney is convened by Mary Roberts and Nick Croggon and presented by the discipline of Art History at the University of Sydney, with support from the Power Institute. The seminar is a forum for the sharing of new ideas and research in art and visual culture. Seminars are free and open to all. Thursday 6 August, 2026 3-4..30pm AEST in the Schaeffer Library Seminar Room 210, Mills Building (A26), This research sem

ART HISTORY
Aug 52 min read


ART HISTORY RESEARCH SEMINARS
Powerful Ideas: New Research in Art History at the University of Sydney is convened by Mary Roberts and Nick Croggon and presented by the discipline of Art History at the University of Sydney, with support from the Power Institute. The seminar is a forum for the sharing of new ideas and research in art and visual culture. Seminars are free and open to all. Seminars take place in the Schaeffer Library Seminar Room 210, Mills Building (A26), This research seminar series is als

ART HISTORY
Aug 21 min read


Iraq: Living History – Internship Experience at the Chau Chak Wing Museum by Yasmine Aboud
Yasmine Aboud is studying the Master of Museum and Heritage Studies at the University of Sydney. Her internship took place at the Chau Chak Wing Museum with an exhibition as part of the Western Sydney Pop-Up Museum. I’m a Master of Museum and Heritage Studies student, with a Bachelor of Ancient History. My passion for history has always been a major part of my life and grew so much stronger thanks to the internship opportunity at the Chau Chak Wing Museum. As someone with a c

MUSEUM STUDIES
Jul 63 min read


Aiden Magro: Grassroots Archivists: Photo Albums from the Queer Archives; & Ruihan Ma: Gade’s "Buddha Bodies:" Modernity within the River of Impermanence in Contemporary Tibet. 28th May 2026.
Powerful Ideas: New Research in Art History at the University of Sydney is convened by Mary Roberts and presented by the discipline of Art History at the University of Sydney, with support from the Power Institute. Thursday 28 May 2026, 03:00PM - 04:30PM. Schaeffer Library Seminar Room 210, Mills Building (A26) Free. This research seminar series is also accessible via Zoom. Join via Zoom Presentations by two art history PhD candidates. Aiden Magro introduces his research into

ART HISTORY
May 263 min read


Alumni Spotlight: Izzy Hillman
This article is part of a series focusing on Alumni from Art History, Art Curating, or Museum & Heritage Studies. Izzy Hillman is the Kairauhī Whakaaturanga / Exhibitions Curator at the Aigantighe Art Gallery, South Canterbury’s regional art museum. In this article, she reflects on her studies and burgeoning arts career. One thing that has stayed with me professionally from my degree is the understanding that the historical, social, and personal contexts behind artworks or ob

ART CURATION
May 154 min read
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