The Courtauld hosts ARTiculation 2021 London Regional Heat

21 Jan 2021

The Courtauld hosts ARTiculation 2021 London Regional Heat

The Courtauld is pleased to host ARTiculation London Heat this month, adjudicated by Dr Wenny Teo and Dr Esther Chadwick. ARTiculation is a national public speaking competition which promotes and supports young people to look, think…

11 Dec 2020

The Courtauld Research Forum announces Open Courtauld Hour series 4

The Courtauld Research Forum is pleased to announce series 4 of Open Courtauld Hour. Open Courtauld Hour is an online miniseries providing one-hour packages of pop-up talks, performances and in detail object study sessions that explore…

09 Dec 2020

Professor Sussan Babaie appointed as a Specialist Advisor for the Research Excellence Framework sub-panel

The Courtauld is delighted to announce that Professor Sussan Babaie has been appointed as a Specialist Advisor for the Research Excellence Framework sub-panel in Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory. Sussan is one of…

08 Dec 2020

The Courtauld launches the James Hughes-Hallett Undergraduate Scholarship

The Courtauld is delighted to announce the launch of the James Hughes-Hallett Undergraduate Scholarship to provide financial support to undergraduate students who are underrepresented in higher education. As part of The Courtauld’s commitment to encouraging…

12 Nov 2020

The Courtauld launches search for new faculty positions in the arts of Africa and its global diasporas

Applicants are being sought for two positions at The Courtauld in Modern and Contemporary Art and Visual Culture, with a specialism in Black studies, and/or the arts of Africa, and/or its global diasporas. These positions…

11 Nov 2020

New Dean for the Courtauld Institute of Art

The Courtauld Institute of Art has appointed Professor Alixe Bovey as its new Dean and Deputy Director. An internationally-renowned and research-led higher education institution, The Courtauld is home to the largest community of art historians…

05 Oct 2020

The Courtauld Research Forum announces its autumn events programme

The Courtauld Research Forum is pleased to announce its autumn digital events programme, including series 3 of Open Courtauld Hour, our weekly digital instalment on all things art history. Open Courtauld Hour is an online miniseries…

23 Jul 2020

Free family fun with The Courtauld’s new learning resources this summer holiday

If you’re looking for inspiring, artistic activities to do as a family this summer, then look no further than The Courtauld’s new range of free digital learning resources! Created in response to some of the…

18 Jun 2020

The Courtauld collaborates on a new digital programme with Somerset House

The Courtauld Institute of Art is pleased to announce the launch of a new collaborative digital programme with Somerset House supported by Morgan Stanley. The Courtauld is an important part of Somerset House’s creative community…

01 Jun 2020

The Courtauld celebrates its volunteer community

This week (1 – 7 June) is National Volunteers’ Week, an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering. Volunteers are at the heart of The Courtauld’s vision to…

01 Jun 2020

Help us raise £25,000 through The Courtauld Fund

This week (1 – 7 June) is The Courtauld Fund Challenge Week and we are calling on The Courtauld community to help us raise vital funds for our student services. A generous group of alumni…

18 May 2020

Talk on Islamic arts by Dr Sussan Babaie goes online

A talk about our ‘Precious and Rare: Islamic Metalwork from The Courtauld’ touring exhibition which was due to take place at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in Bradford is now going online The talk – ‘Sensory…

13 May 2020

The Courtauld launches the latest in its Illuminating Objects series

  The Courtauld is today launching the latest in its Illuminating Objects series, a digital display exploring the sculpture Habitation by French artist, César Baldacinni, known as César. Launched in 2012, the Illuminating Objects series…

06 May 2020

Rare photographs documenting the last days of WW2 revealed in The Courtauld’s Conway Library

  A collection of photographs taken in the last days and months of World War II has been revealed in The Courtauld’s Conway Library for the first time. The war damage collection, known informally as…

09 Apr 2020

Showcasing Art History series moves online for summer term

Our popular lecture series Showcasing Art History aims to share The Courtauld’s world-renowned art-historical expertise with anyone interested in the arts and art history. Speakers include faculty members, Courtauld alumni and associates, and present recent research in a…

23 Jan 2020

The Courtauld welcomes young speakers to ARTiculation 2020 London Heat

The Courtauld was delighted to host ARTiculation 2020 London Heat on Tuesday 14 January 2020, welcoming nine local schools and colleges participating in the event. ARTiculation is a national public speaking initiative, designed to promote…

16 Jan 2020

The Courtauld and BeyondAutism collaborate on a new display

The Courtauld is delighted to have teamed up with the charity, BeyondAutism, on a new collaborative project and display inspired by the Conway Library’s fascinating photography archive. BeyondAutism is a charity dedicated to empowering people…

13 Dec 2019

Professor Paul Crossley (1945-2019)

It is with huge sadness that we announce the death of our much-loved former colleague, Paul Crossley, Emeritus Professor of the History of Art, an eminent historian of medieval art and architecture. In 1963 Paul began…

22 Jul 2019

Griselda Pollock and Daniella Luxembourg awarded honours by The Courtauld Institute of Art

We are delighted to announce that Griselda Pollock and Daniella Luxembourg have been awarded prestigious honours by The Courtauld Institute of Art in recognition of their outstanding contributions to visual arts. Professor Griselda Pollock, a…

19 Jul 2019

Professor Katie Scott: Elected to the British Academy

We are delighted to announce that Professor Katie Scott has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Katie is an internationally recognised scholar of early modern France, and has taught at The Courtauld since 1988.…

18 Jul 2019

Notre-Dame of Paris: Photographs and images from the Conway Library

In response to the devastating Notre Dame fire in April 2019, we have published an online exhibition featuring 19th and early 20th century images of the cathedral taken from our Conway Library. Modern media gave…

29 Apr 2019

Courtauld Students use cutting-edge technology to conserve 700-year-old artwork

Extremely rare and important 700 year old wall paintings are undergoing conservation at English Heritage’s Longthorpe Tower in Peterborough. A twelve-week project by the charity in partnership with The Courtauld Institute of Art has seen…

08 Apr 2019

Terra Foundation for American Art renews support grant for Centre for American Art at The Courtauld

This month we are delighted to announce that the Terra Foundation for American Art has confirmed a further three years of support for our Centre for American Art here at The Courtauld, by way of…

28 Mar 2019

The Courtauld Institute of Art awarded a $5 million endowment grant from The Getty

We are delighted to announce that the J. Paul Getty Trust has donated a $5 million endowment grant to The Courtauld Institute of Art to support our graduate programme in wall painting conservation. The Courtauld…

12 Feb 2019

Professor Peter Kidson
(1925-2019)

We announce with great sadness the death of Professor Peter Kidson –  alumnus, Emeritus Professor and Honorary Fellow of The Courtauld Institute of Art. His death takes away one of the most distinguished academics produced…

30 Jan 2019

Andrew Adcock
(1953-2019)

It is with very great sadness that we announce the death of our friend and colleague Andrew Adcock, who passed away on Saturday, 26 January 2019 after a long illness. Both in his role as Trustee…

10 Jan 2019

The Courtauld appoints seven new Trustees to Governing Board

The Courtauld Institute of Art has announced seven significant appointments to its Governing Board. These new appointments will help steer The Courtauld through a transformative period in the institution’s history, as a new campus opens…

20 Dec 2018

The Courtauld to host ARTiculation 2019 London Regional Heat – Tuesday 10th January 2:30pm – 5pm

ARTiculation, the national public speaking competition, which promotes and supports young people to look, think and speak about art, will hold a London Regional Heat at The Courtauld Institute of Art (Somerset House campus) on…

18 Dec 2018

Second AKO Curatorial Awards announced

The second of a series of five annual Awards, presented by the AKO Foundation, was announced on 5 December 2018. The Award, offered to graduates of The Courtauld Institute’s MA Programme Curating the Arts Museum…

13 Dec 2018

Courtauld alumna Kaywin Feldman appointed new Director of National Gallery of Art in Washington

We are thrilled to announce the news that Kaywin Feldman (MA 1991) has been appointed as the new Director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington! Formerly Director and President of the Minneapolis Institute…

13 Nov 2018

In Memoriam: Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler

It is with great sadness that we announce that Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler, a longstanding benefactor to The Courtauld and steadfast champion for the arts, passed away peacefully in her home on 31 October 2018. Born in…

15 Mar 2018

Worlding Art History: Negotiating the Global and the Local

This weekend The Courtauld Institute of Art will host its Modern and Contemporary Postgraduate Colloquium. The Colloquium offers the opportunity for research students from universities across the world to present and promote their research. This…

08 Mar 2018

#PressforProgress – International Women’s Day 2018

This year International Women’s Day (IWD) sees a strong call-to-action to press forward and progress gender parity. International Women’s Day 2018 is particularly resonant for higher education in Britain because this year marks the 150th…

20 Feb 2018

Planned Industrial Action by the University and College Union

The University and College Union are planning a series of strikes starting this Thursday 22 February and Friday 23 February as part of a nationwide dispute over pensions.   Anticipated strike days are as follows:…

14 Feb 2018

John Sunderland, alumnus and former Witt Librarian

It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of John Sunderland, alumnus and former Witt Librarian who passed away on on 16th January 2018. John was a former student of The Courtauld, taking…

06 Feb 2018

Celebrating a Courtauld Suffragette on the Centenary of the Representation of the People Act, 1918

Today marks one hundred years since parliament passed the act that would allow all men and the first women to vote. To mark this important date, The Courtauld Institute of Art is proudly celebrating the…

10 Jan 2018

First AKO Curatorial Awards announced

The first of a series of five annual Awards, presented by Nicolai Tangen, was announced on December 13 2017. The Award, offered this year to graduates of The Courtauld’s MA Programme Curating the Arts Museum…

18 Dec 2017

Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s global Art Conservation Project supports the structural conservation of Botticelli’s Holy Trinity

The Courtauld Institute of Art is thrilled to announce that Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s global Art Conservation Project will provide a grant to support the structural restoration of The Courtauld’s Botticelli altarpiece. The Holy…

14 Dec 2017

Professor Michael Hirst (1933-2017)

It is with the deepest sadness that we report the death today (14 December 2017) of Professor Michael Hirst (David Michael Geoffrey Hirst). Michael Hirst FBA was Professor Emeritus of The Courtauld Institute of Art,…

23 Nov 2017

Professor Linda Nochlin (1931-2017)

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of leading feminist and art historian Professor Linda Nochlin last month aged 86. Professor Nochlin specialised in the art of the 19th and 20th…

30 Oct 2017

Portrait of Mary Queen of Scots discovered underneath 16th century painting

An unfinished portrait of a woman believed to be Mary, Queen of Scots has been found hidden beneath another 16th-century portrait during a significant research project recently conducted at the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS)…

14 Sep 2017

Sir Robert Bruce Gardner (1943-2017)

We are deeply saddened to report the death of Courtauld alumnus, former colleague and renowned conservator Sir Robert Bruce-Gardner, who was Head of the Department of Conservation and Technology from 1989 – 1999. Even after…

24 Jul 2017

Professor Groys awarded honorary degree

Professor Boris Groys was awarded Doctor of Literature Honoris Causa by The Courtauld Institute of Art for his exceptional contribution to art history in 2017, the centenary of the Russian Revolution.    He has significantly…

05 Jul 2017

Courtauld Books Online launch new open-access publications

Courtauld Books Online has recently made available two new publications to add to its rapidly-expanding catalogue of open-access scholarly works, available freely to all online. The first is Collaboration and its (Dis)Contents: Art, Architecture, and…

22 Jun 2017

The Courtauld awarded Silver in the Teaching Excellence Framework

The Courtauld Institute of Art has been rated Silver in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) for delivering high quality teaching, learning and outcomes for its students.  This rating demonstrates that The Courtauld consistently exceeds rigorous…

21 Jun 2017

Professor Sharon Cather receives the Plowden Medal Conservation Award

Professor Sharon Cather, Shelby White and Leon Levy Professor of Conservation Studies at The Courtauld Institute of Art, has been awarded the 2017 Plowden Medal for her extraordinary contribution to the conservation of wall paintings…

13 Jun 2017

HRH, The Princess Royal launches new Founders’ Circle

Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, visited The Courtauld yesterday (12 June) in her role as Chancellor of the University of London to launch the Founders’ Circle, a prestigious new society to recognise benefactors who have made…

19 May 2017

Lord Browne of Madingley appointed Chairman of The Courtauld Institute of Art

The Governing Board of The Courtauld Institute of Art announced today that Lord Browne of Madingley has been appointed its Chairman. Lord Browne will take up the post on the 1st September 2017 and succeeds…

16 May 2017

Courtauld ranked first for History of Art

The Courtauld Institute of Art is pleased to announce it has retained the number one position for History of Art  in The Guardian University 2018 Guide. Professor Deborah Swallow, Märit Rausing Director, The Courtauld, said: “I…

27 Apr 2017

Courtauld tops specialist league table

The Courtauld Institute of Art tops the Complete University Guide’s Arts, Drama and Music specialist colleges and conservatoires league table again for the second year running.   The Courtauld was also ranked second in the History…

12 Apr 2017

Dr Anthea Brook, Alumna and former member of staff

It is with great regret that we report that Dr Anthea Brook, an expert in 17th century Florentine sculpture, alumna and member of staff in the Witt Library from 1987-2009, has passed away. Dr Anthea Brook…

16 Feb 2017

The Courtauld launches a new two-year MA in Buddhist Art

The Courtauld launches a new two-year MA in Buddhist Art: History and Conservation for 2017/18 in collaboration with SOAS. This MA provides a comprehensive grounding in the history of Buddhism, Buddhist art and its conservation…

14 Feb 2017

Kiss (1961) comes to The Courtauld Gallery

The Courtauld Gallery is delighted to announce a significant addition to its modern collection displays: British artist Bridget Riley’s Kiss, on loan from a private collection and on display until mid-June 2017. Kiss is a…

20 Jan 2017

ARTiculation Prize 2017 – London Quarter Finals

The Courtauld Institute of Art hosted the London Quarter Finals of ARTiculation Prize 2017 on 18 January, with 10 schools and colleges participating in the event.  The ARTiculation Prize is an annual event designed by…

21 Dec 2016

Photo Library Digitisation Project – Open Day for Prospective Volunteers

The Courtauld will be holding an open day on 16 January 2017 for prospective volunteers interested in participating in our Photographic Library Digitisation Project.  The Courtauld’s Conway Photographic Library includes almost a million images dating…

20 Dec 2016

Courtauld alumna Jennifer Scott appointed as new Sackler Director of Dulwich Picture Gallery

Dulwich Picture Gallery has announced the appointment of Jennifer Scott to the position of Sackler Director of Dulwich Picture Gallery, succeeding Ian A C Dejardin after his 12 year leadership. Scott will take up her…

16 Dec 2016

Courtauld alumna named 2016 NEON Curatorial Award winner

The NEON Curatorial Award was established in 2012 to champion curatorial excellence, and is part of an ongoing partnership between the Whitechapel Gallery and NEON, a non-profit organisation in Athens. Building links between emerging curators…

01 Dec 2016

Art History A Level Saved in the UK

The Department for Education announced today that the Pearson exam board will develop a new A level in History of Art for teaching from September 2017. This news follows exam board AQA’s recent decision not…

25 Nov 2016

East Anglia Alumni Group Launched

From Cecily Hennessy (PhD 2001): In September we launched the regional alumni group for East Anglia, including alumni from Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. The first visit was to the Red House in Aldeburgh, the home…

25 Nov 2016

Courtauld Annual Book Sale raises £40,000 for students

This year’s Annual Book Sale was our most successful ever due to a very generous donation from the estate of Brian Sewell, who sadly passed away last year. This donation, which amounted to over 10,000…

14 Nov 2016

Doctoral scholarship in Spanish art-historical studies

The Courtauld is delighted to announce the creation of a fully funded doctoral scholarship in Spanish art-historical studies, commencing at The Courtauld in the academic year 2017/18. The scholarship will cover The Courtauld’s Home/EU/International tuition…

07 Nov 2016

Courtauld alumnus Giles Waterfield 1949-2016

We are deeply saddened to report the death of Giles Waterfield whose career embraced a variety of roles – museum director, curator, art historian, teacher, novelist – all of which he  conducted with unique flair…

14 Oct 2016

Response to A Level Art History Being Axed

The definition of Art History as a ‘soft subject’ and the demise of its existence as an  A Level  seriously misunderstands a subject which  is enormously important to the economy,  culture and well-being of this…

01 Sep 2016

The Courtauld Gallery appoints new Martin Halusa Curator of Drawings

The Courtauld Gallery is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Ketty Gottardo as the new Martin Halusa Curator of Drawings.  Dr. Gottardo studied History of Art at the University of Udine, Italy; later obtaining…

10 Aug 2016

Courtauld in top five for overall student satisfaction

The Courtauld Institute of Art is ranked fourth in the UK for overall course satisfaction in the National Student Satisfaction (NSS) 2016 survey. 94% of Courtauld students are satisfied with their course compared with a…

18 Jul 2016

Courtauld Emeritus Professor Awarded British Academy Fellowship

Paul Crossley, Emeritus Professor of the History of Art at The Courtauld Institute of Art, has been awarded a Fellowship of the British Academy.  Professor Crossley, an eminent medieval art and architectural historian, is one…

27 Jun 2016

Statement from the Director on the EU referendum outcome

In light of the outcome of the referendum last week, I want to reassure staff and students from European Union countries how much we value their contribution to The Courtauld community. The vote to leave the…

15 Jun 2016

Confusion of Tongues: Art and the Limits of Language opens at The Courtauld Gallery

This year’s MA Curating the Art Museum students have unveiled their final project; Confusion of Tongues: Art and the Limits of Language , this summer at The Courtauld Gallery. This exhibition, curated by twelve students of…

24 May 2016

Courtauld ranked first for art history

The Courtauld Institute of Art is pleased to announce it has been ranked first for History of Art in The Guardian University 2017 Guide. Professor Deborah Swallow, Märit Rausing Director, The Courtauld, said: “I am…

23 May 2016

The Courtauld secures £9.4m HLF award

The Courtauld Institute of Art is delighted to announce that it has secured £9.4m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards Phase One of a major transformation programme, “Courtauld Connects”. With the generous support of…

15 Mar 2016

Eye and Hand: The Art of Silk Design

Eye and Hand is a new exhibition in The Courtauld’s Book Library Foyer.  The exhibition is a student project which was led by Courtauld Faculty member Professor Katie Scott.  It explores the relationship between design and…

15 Mar 2016

Courtauld alumna Anita Brookner dies aged 87

Author: Professor Deborah Swallow, Märit Rausing Director, The Courtauld Institute of Art It is with very great sadness that we learn of the death of Anita Brookner, Courtauld alumna and former member of The Courtauld’s…

04 Mar 2016

TEDxCourtauldInstitute 2016 Utopia – Breaking the Rules

500 years ago, Thomas More wrote a radical book that has captured imaginations throughout history: Utopia. In it, he presents an ideal society and places importance on the process of dreaming. Utopias may be unobtainable, and may…

25 Feb 2016

Courtauld alumnus appointed Director of Sir John Soane’s Museum

The Trustees of Sir John Soane’s Museum have announced that Bruce Boucher (Courtauld Institute of Art MA, 1974 and PhD, 1987) has been appointed Director of Sir John Soane’s Museum. Bruce Boucher, who is currently…

11 Feb 2016

Dr Tom Nickson wins book award

The Award Committee of the American Society for Hispanic Art Historical has voted unanimously for Toledo Cathedral: Building Histories in Medieval Castile (University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]), by Dr Tom Nickson, Lecturer in…

17 Jan 2016

Courtauld alumna appointed new Director of Tate Modern

Courtauld alumna, Frances Morris has been named as the new Director of Tate Modern, succeeding Chris Dercon Frances will become the fourth director of Tate Modern in its 16-year history, succeeding Lars Nittve, Vicente Todoli…

07 Jan 2016

Courtauld alumnus recognised in New Year Honours

Congratulations to Courtauld alumnus Professor Maurice Howard who has been made an OBE for services to higher education and architectural heritage in the New Year Honours list. Professor Howard was awarded his MA from The…

08 Dec 2015

Susie Nash awarded Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship

Professor Susie Nash, Deborah Loeb Brice Professor of Renaissance Art, has been awarded a prestigious Major Research Fellowship by the Leverhulme Trust.  The Fellowship is for a project on the history and visual culture of the courts…

20 Nov 2015

New Illuminating Object on display – A Pendant in the Form of a Book

Until 15 March 2016 Don’t miss our latest Illuminating Objects project now display in the Gallery. We have been shedding light on an unusual early seventeenth-century pendant and showcasing it in the Gallery for the first time since it…

05 Nov 2015

Sarah Wilson receives Honorary Award from International Association of Art Critics

Professor Sarah Wilson has been awarded the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) Honorary Award for Distinguished Contribution to Art Criticism. Professor Wilson was presented her award at the 48th AICA International Congress in London last…

02 Nov 2015

Art in Britain 1660-1815, David H. Solkin

Professor David Solkin’s new book Art in Britain 1660-1815 has been published by YaleBooks. This beautifully illustrated book presents the first social history of British art from the period known as the long 18th century, and offers…

16 Oct 2015

Distinguished lecture series underway

  The Sackler Research Forum 2015 Frank Davis Memorial Lecture Series got underway this week.  The 2015 series of lectures brings together anthropologists and art historians for a ‘conversation’ about art and about the ways…

21 Sep 2015

Courtauld alumnus Brian Sewell dies aged 84

Brian Sewell, art critic, author, columnist and Courtauld alumnus died aged 84 on 19 September 2015. Best known to the British public as arts broadcaster and art critic of the London Evening Standard, he drew…

04 Sep 2015

Alumna appointed Director of NBMAA

Courtauld alumna, Min Jung Kim, has been appointed Director of the New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA) in Connecticut. NBMAA is the oldest American art museum in the USA and Kim will be its…

20 Aug 2015

The Courtauld in top 10 for graduate jobs

The Courtauld Institute of Art is in the top ten of all UK universities where you’re most likely to get a graduate job from, according to the latest graduate destinations statistics (HESA Destinations of Leavers…

13 Aug 2015

The Courtauld in top 10 for student satisfaction

The Courtauld Institute of Art is in the top ten of all UK universities again for overall course satisfaction, according to the National Student Satisfaction (NSS) 2015 survey. 94% of Courtauld students are satisfied with…

13 Aug 2015

Welcome to our new website

We are delighted to announce the launch of The Courtauld’s new website. Our website has been completely redesigned to make it more accessible and easier to find the information you are looking for. The new…

09 Aug 2015

First Motesiczky collaborative MA offered for 2015-16

Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust collaborative MA Programme 2014-16 A collaborative MA Special Option in 2015-16, Central European Art and Culture 1918-1956: A Minor Modernism?, has been made possible by the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable…

09 Aug 2015

Two collaborative Mellon MAs to run in 2015-16

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation / Research Forum MA Special Options In 2015-16 funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has enabled two Andrew W. Mellon Foundation / Research Forum MA Special Option courses at the…

31 Jul 2015

Sackler Research Forum Fellowship 2015-16

  We are delighted to announce that Dr Irene Noy will be the Research Forum’s Sackler Postdoctoral Fellow for the 2015/16 academic year.  Earlier this year Dr Noy completed her doctorate on Sound Art from…

28 Jul 2015

50th Anniversary of History of Dress

This year The Courtauld’s History of Dress department is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary. As part of their celebrations the MA and PhD students have collaborated with Dr. Rebecca Arnold (Oak Foundation Lecturer in History of…

28 Jul 2015

Courtauld advises BBC Fake or Fortune

The BBC once again sought the advice and expertise of The Courtauld’s Professor Aviva Burnstock, Head of the Department of Conservation and Technology, for its latest series of ‘Fake or Fortune’.   The series, which finished…