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Artist in Residence Bee Hughes: From Performative Printmaking to Performing Periods

Wednesday 29 January 2020
03:00 pm to 04:00 pm
School of Art History

MGCI (Museums, Galleries and Collections Institute) 14th Annual Public Lecture

Monday 17 February 2020
06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
School III, St Salvator's Quad

Museums, Galleries, Collections and Heritage Institute (MGCHI) -- Museum Studies: Past, Present, Future Conference

Thursday 7 May 2020 to Friday 8 May 2020
09:30 am to 05:30 pm
Byre Theatre

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Join us on 29 January for: Mughal Art in the Age of Company Raj: Locating the Past and Present in 19th Century Painting in Colonial India

Join us on 29 January for: Mughal Art in the Age of Company Raj: Locating the Past and Present in 19th Century Painting in Colonial India

Yuthika Sharma, History of Art at the University of Edinburgh, presents this talk in School V at 4.15pm.

Date
27 January 2020
Apply now for the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust bursary

Apply now for the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust bursary

The School of Art History at the University of St Andrews invites applications for the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust Museum and Gallery Studies (MGS) Award.

Date
24 January 2020
Sir Walter Scott Medal Awarded to Kate Rudy

Sir Walter Scott Medal Awarded to Kate Rudy

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), Scotland’s National Academy, is to present Professor Kathryn Rudy with the award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to art history.

Date
15 January 2020