- Art History
- Architecture & the Environment
- Curatorial Opportunities
- Architectural History
- Architectural Studies
In stone, paint, metal, or on paper, artworks relay information in both content and form. Art history endeavors to understand the material, social, and critical perspectives found in the physical manifestations of art objects. click here for more info on art history track
Architecture and Environmental Studies are natural companions. It is impossible to design good buildings without understanding their relationship to natural systems.
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Art history students have opportunities to craft their study in art history to serve particular interests in museum and gallery work. Course opportunities include Art Museum Theory and Practice, topical seminars utilizing or designing exhibitions in the Museum of Art, and independent study and senior thesis projects involving objects in the college collections.
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Architectural History is a quintessentially liberal arts field of study, combining the close analysis of the built environment with an investigation of the social, cultural, political, and economic contexts in which it is produced.
Supported by architectural historians, theoreticians, practicing architects, and the Cameron Visiting Architect program, Architectural Studies at Middlebury has become a leading liberal arts college program in architectural studies in the country.
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Cameron Visiting Architects 2011-2012
Billie Tsien
October 12 - 14, 2011
Lecture: Thursday, October 13, 7:00 p.m. Dana Auditorium
Koichiro Aitani
October 25 - 27, 2011
Koichiro Aitani, architect and professor at Kyushu University, will be in residence at Middlebury working with architectural studies students.
Lecture: Thursday, October 27, 7 p.m. Johnson 304
History of Art & Architecture
The visual arts constitute a compelling vehicle for a liberal arts education in a global context. Our department offers emphases in art history, curatorial studies, architectural history, architectural studies, and architecture and the environment.
In art history we study works of art and architecture as bearers of meaning and as manifestations of culture, often considered in a historical context. In architectural studies we scrutinize the built environment in relationship to its natural and cultural contexts, firmly grounded in both theory and praxis.
Senior Thesis Research Trip
In preparation for senior thesis work, all seniors in our department participate in a weeklong trip to an important center for the visual arts and architecture (usually New York).
As an integral component of our programs, it allows our majors to experience the professional worlds of the visual arts and architecture “in action.”
