PhD in Art History - Ancient Art in Toronto Canada | University of Toronto

The MA and PhD programs focus on developing research, writing, and teaching skills essential for careers in academia, museum curation, art advisory, cultural heritage initiatives, arts journalism, or secondary education. Faculty guide students specializing in Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, Asian, African, Architectural, and Modern and Contemporary Art studies.
Graduate students can leverage departmental partnerships with the Centre for Medieval Studies, Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies, Book History and Print Culture program, and Mediterranean Archaeology Collaborative Specialization. Toronto's dynamic arts community becomes accessible through collaborations with the Royal Ontario Museum, University Art Centre, Gardiner Museum, and Art Gallery of Ontario. The university boasts exceptional research libraries, including the Art History Department's collection of 40,000+ exhibition catalogs, the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, and Robarts Research Library—Canada's premier academic library and among North America's finest. The PhD curriculum equips students for careers in higher education, museum professions, and research roles
Ancient Art studies at the University of Toronto explore the material and visual cultures of the Mediterranean basin, Western Europe, and Southwest Asia. Faculty and students investigate diverse subjects including Minoan archaeology, Greek ceramics and statuary, Roman imperial art, and the artistic traditions of the Near East and Gandhara region. Our program embraces multiple methodological perspectives, from traditional art historical approaches to interdisciplinary techniques borrowed from humanities and social sciences. Specialized faculty expertise includes digital archaeology and advanced imaging technologies. Ancient Art graduate students encounter varied methodologies, from innovative archaeological science to contemporary visual culture theories, while benefiting from interdisciplinary opportunities in Classical studies, archaeological anthropology, religious studies, critical theory, gender studies, and digital humanities.