The Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art offers exemplary preparation for careers in the academy, museums, and associated fields in the history of art. Its goal—through course work, internships, and travel—is to forge intellectuals committed to debate, inquiry, and scholarship about art. No matter their later training and career choices, graduates typically credit their two years in Williamstown as a defining scholarly and professional experience.



CURRENT STUDENT CURATED EXHIBITIONS

Exhibition and related projects by students typically include installations at WCMA, MASS MoCA, and the Clark. 

Being Here is Better than Wishing We'd Stayed, organized by Jennifer Sichel ’08, brings the Miss Rockaway Armada to fabricate art on premises.

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PROGRAM NEWS

Charles W. ("Mark") Haxthausen, the former director of the Williams Graduate Program in the History of Art, has received the prestigious Distinguished Teaching of Art History Award from the College Art Association (CAA).

In announcing the award, CAA cited Haxthausen for having "provided long, transformative, and inspiring leadership to one of the most important master's degree programs in art history in the United States."