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Jane of All Trades: The Problem with and Solution to Enjoying Everything

March 8, 2016by nottsarthistory Leave a comment

I loved studying Art History at Nottingham. I enjoyed the majority of my modules, had a fairly well-rounded work/life balance, a bunch of hobbies, and rarely found myself feeling bored […]

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Alumni, Employability, Student Experience, Uncategorized

Arcimboldo: Rediscovered – Two Paintings as Guests, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna

December 8, 2014by nottsarthistory Leave a comment

During one of my first visits to the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, when I was still in primary school, I saw Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s composite heads for the first time. I […]

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Alumni, Reviews, Student Experience

A Sea of Problems: Fish remains and archaeology

May 12, 2014by nottsarthistory 2 Comments

I am a zooarchaeologist, but I’m also interested in art. And food. In fact, my research explores why people eat certain things – what is their reason, does eating certain items […]

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Alumni

Istanbul: ‘Queen of Cities’

May 5, 2014by nottsarthistory Leave a comment

İstanbul: so good they named it three times. Or several times, if epithets such as “queen of cities” and “city of the world’s desire” are included alongside the more official […]

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Alumni

Kara Walker at the Camden Arts Centre

February 24, 2014by nottsarthistory Leave a comment

The Kara Walker exhibition at Camden Arts Centre is an intriguing exhibition worth seeing whether from a gender, race or educational perspective. Walker is well known for her controversial handling […]

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Alumni, Reviews, Student Experience

An American’s perspective

January 20, 2014by nottsarthistory Leave a comment

My road to the University of Nottingham Art History Department was a bit of a long one. Once I decided to start my MA in Art History, I sampled some […]

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Alumni, Student Experience

Building a portfolio career

December 2, 2013by nottsarthistory 1 Comment

Studying at the University of Nottingham can open doors. An Art History degree is a passport to a career in museums and arts organisations, publishing and journalism, and beyond. But […]

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Alumni, Student Experience

Decipher at Surface Gallery

November 18, 2013by nottsarthistory 1 Comment

Entering the Decipher exhibition at Surface Gallery is more like stepping into a landscape than a white cube gallery. The expansive space reveals a patchwork of environmental settings, with soil and […]

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Alumni, Reviews

Displaying death: the Ossuary at St. Leonard in Hythe

October 31, 2013by nottsarthistory 1 Comment

Despite living only ten miles from the largest of England’s few extant ossuaries for half my life, it was only recently that I finally managed to visit the church of […]

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Alumni

Art History alumna curates exhibition of Dutch art

August 19, 2013by nottsarthistory 1 Comment

One of the things we love most at Nottingham is celebrating the achievements of our many talented alumni. And one of them is Hettie (Henrietta) Ward (BA Art History 2006) […]

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