Dr. Childs's Students Make Art History Accessible to All
The students in "Van Gogh: Creativity, Mythology and Modern Art" created audio description tours for visually impaired guests at the Saint Louis Art Museum
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Prof. Childs Awarded Faculty Fellowship in the Humanities Center for Fall 2025
Dr. Childs will join six members from the humanities and humanistic social sciences for a semester-long residential fellowship
The New York Times Publishes Article on Fourth-Century Church at Amheida
The New York Times recently published an article on the excavation of a fourth-century church at Amheida (ancient Trimithis), the site where Dr. Aravecchia serves as Archaeological Field Director. The article discusses how the excavation's findings have revealed exciting, new information concerning early Christian burial practices.
Dr. Aravecchia's Field Work in Egypt is Featured in Ampersand
The article highlights Dr. Aravecchia's excavations in Amheida
Dr. Angela Miller takes her students to LA for her California Dreamin' Seminar
Over Spring break, Dr. Miller's class — “California Dreamin’: LA Culture and the Making of the Twentieth Century”— had the opportunity to spend seven days in Los Angeles, as part of the West Bay View Foundation Travel Seminar Endowment. Over the week, they explored both the renowned high art institutions and the grassroots public art that make the city an invaluable site for the development and study of American visual culture.
Dr. Eric P. Mumford in conversation with co-curator Michael E. Lewis and Kemper Director Sabine Eckmann at the opening of Design Agendas Exhibition at the Kemper
As part of the opening celebrations for Design Agendas: Modern Architecture in St. Louis, 1930s – 1970s, co-curators Eric P. Mumford and Michael E. Willis, were in conversation with Sabine Eckmann, William T. Kemper Director and Chief Curator.
Dr. Nicola Aravecchia's Volume on a Fourth-Century Church at Amheida is Published
The latest volume from ISAW Monographs, Early Christianity at Amheida (Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis), A Fourth-Century Church: Volume 1, The Excavations (Amheida VII) by Dr. Aravecchia has been published this September by The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and NYU Press.
Saint Louis Art Museum releases Dr. John Klein's Lecture on Matisse
The Saint Louis Art Museum has released a recording of Dr. John Klein's April lecture on Matisse at the museum. The lecture was called “The Art of Immersion: Matisse’s Oceanic Escapes.”
Dr. Childs featured in National Gallery of Australia podcast series: "The Gauguin Dilemma"
Prof. Childs is currently featured in three of the four podcast episodes in the National Gallery of Australia's production, "The Gauguin Dilemma." You can hear her in episodes 1, 2, and 4.
Dr. Claudia Swan is a Senior Fellow in residence at the Center for Advanced Study, University of Hamburg
Dr. John Klein Featured in The Common Reader: A Journal of the Essay
Dr. Klein gave the author of the article, Jeannette Cooperman, a tour of the "Matisse and the Sea" exhibit.
Dr. Angela Miller Speaks at the Whitney Museum of Art
Dr. Miller spoke in conversation with Nick Mauss, with whom she co-authored Body Language: The Queer Staged Photographs of George Platt Lynes and PaJaMa.