The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê shares its scholarly expertise with everyone interested in art and art history through the Short Courses. Our courses present up-to-date art-historical thinking, often including our lecturers’ current research, and are led by experts in their field who are chosen for their academic excellence, enthusiasm, and the ability to communicate with diverse audiences.
Covering a global range of historical periods and art-historical themes, the Short Courses programme has much to offer to both newcomers to the subject and to participants with existing knowledge and interests.
Our on campus courses combine teaching in the classroom with visits to galleries and museums across London. If you are stretched for time or too far away from The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê, you can also study with us online! You will receive expert lectures and reading material between 2-4 weeks before the start of an online programme so that you can immerse yourself in the content at your own time, in preparation for the lively online seminars during the course delivery week.
You can find our courses and their full descriptions on this website. Our frequently asked questions may answer any queries, but if not, please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.
Download our Short Courses calendar for 2024, listing all our courses and tours per month, here:
Short Courses Calendar 2024In Focus: Making Sense of Computing in Art
In the context of our increasing engagement with Artificial Intelligence, this course raises fundamental questions about the application of computer science to the study of art. What algorithmic methods have been developed to address problems in the history and interpretation of works of art? How do they work, what are their successes, and limitations? How might they evolve, as more and more images and texts about art become available online? Most importantly, what effect will these new tools have on our understanding of art? This intensive four-day course combines lectures with afternoon visits to galleries and research centres and is suitable to anyone with an interest in the subject – no expertise in computing or programming is required.
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Coming Soon: September courses on campus
From 10-12/13 September, four intensive, on-campus short courses engage with fundamental aspects of Western art. These include the making and meaning of Italy-Byzantine and early Italian panel painting (with hands-on workshop elements!); the significance of the print in European art; Abstraction as a key mode of visual expression; and the application of computer science to art and art history.
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Not to be missed: Showcasing Art History Autumn 2024
Monet’s Thames Series: Painting Modernity at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
We are delighted to announce our Showcasing Art History autumn lectures 2024. These coincide with, and accompany, The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Gallery’s much-anticipated exhibition Monet in London. Views of the Thames (27 September – 19 January 2025).  Working outwards from the exhibition topic, our lectures will explore a range of subjects that will enrich our wider understanding of Monet’s work, of Impressionism, of late nineteenth-century London and of the art world around the turn of the twentieth century.
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