At Tyler, we seek to understand art and visual culture from an inclusive and global perspective, fostering knowledge and awareness of human creativity as a fundamental form of expression in a world where visual literacy and cultural production play a vital role in shaping society.
Learn in individualized ways while taking advantage of Temple University, a major public, top-tier research institution.
Guided by accomplished faculty members with diverse areas of expertise, learn from scholars with deep knowledge in their specialties while you benefit from access to the many resources of one of the nation’s top art and design schools.
Be prepared to take up a leading role in the art world, as a scholar, researcher, arts manager and beyond.
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture features its own admissions team, who can provide you with the information you need to make the best decision for your educational and career goals.
Tyler’s research track challenges you to develop a deep geographical and chronological understanding of art history. You learn to root your analysis in historical, cultural, stylistic and ethical contexts. By working closely with individual faculty members, you graduate with knowledge and skills to:
Conduct original research and organize a sustained project
Work collaboratively with artists, administrators, educators, students and the public
Contribute to the profession and serve communities by elevating artists and ideas
Tyler’s arts management track provides an advanced cultural practice and specialized degree pathway, led by a 30-year veteran of the New York arts world. Learn both the historical and current forces that shape arts institutions:
Their values and missions
The economics of art
Strategic planning
Governance
Ethics
Along with managing the production and presentation of art, you explore critical issues facing cultural institutions, such as structural bias, missing communities and perspectives, and capitalist structures. The goal? To act as a change-agent and build stronger, more diverse communities surrounding art museums, non-profit cultural organizations or galleries.
Students have many opportunities to hear from scholars and contemporary artists, to work with emerging artists, and to use regional archives, libraries, and art collections, including hands-on opportunities to work with collections or in internships.
And the vibrant arts scene in Philadelphia is only a launching pad for the opportunities that exist in the wider region which are in easy reach of the city.
Meet some of the remarkable graduates of Tyler’s MA in Art History. Our alumni are educators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers shaping the future of the study of art history in a wide variety of arts organizations.
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The Art History Department and community understand that they play a role in your success. To help you feel connected to your peers, browse through these brief profiles.
To support master’s degree students in both art history tracks, Tyler provides access to these resources for research, internships, fellowships, and career exploration.
In addition to Temple University’s R1 research university designation, funding opportunities include short-term grants offered by the Tyler School of Art and Architecture. You also can compete for external fellowships, grants, awards or internships from regional and national organizations. Here are a few internal funding resources:
Dolan-Haase Award
Dean’s Grant for Presentation at a Conference
Dean’s Grant for Research
Marcia B. Hall Summer Research Grant
Fox Board Fellowship
Some of our recent students also received internships and fellowships like these:
If you want a career in higher education or research, the Research Track serves as a gateway to the best art history PhD programs.
If you imagine a direct path into the arts profession writ large, the Research Track also prepares you for leadership and management roles in museums, galleries, non-profits, archives, libraries or other arts-related institutions.
Doctoral Programs: University of Pittsburgh, Tyler
Emily Chelsea Jewelry, Philadelphia
Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
Lansdale Catholic High School
Michener Museum, Doylestown PA
Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia
Northley Middle School, Aston, PA
Philadelphia Art Center
Philadelphia Museum of Arts
Salem County (NJ) Historical Society
Tianyu Arts & Culture, Inc., Chicago
University of Pennsylvania Fisher Fine Arts Library
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia
Tyler’s Arts Management Track prepares you for leadership and management roles in a variety of organizations, where you work to align operations and program decisions with the institution’s mission and social values.
Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia
Cosmopolitours - Art Travel Cuba, Philadelphia
InLiquid, Philadelphia
Mural Arts, Philadelphia
Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia
Philadelphia Film Society
Philadelphia 250
Philadelphia Museum of Arts
Philly Mural Arts
Princeton Arts Council, Princeton
Tianyu Arts & Culture, Inc., Chicago
Travel Company (private, co-owner)
Vanguard Charitable, Philadelphia
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia
In addition to Tyler’s specialized admissions team, you’re welcome to contact these art history program leaders.
Director of Graduate Studies
215 777 9172
Mariola.alvarez@temple.edu
Photo by Joseph V. Labolito
Assoc. Grad Director for Arts Management
215 777 9722
John.hatfield@temple.edu
