The Tyler School of Art and Architecture’s interdisciplinary curriculum and dynamic spaces encourage the interaction of the various departments within the school and promote synergy with art historical study and studio practices.

The Department of Art History has been a leader within Tyler and Temple University in its commitment to state-of-the-art digital technologies. In addition to having fully digital, multimedia smart classrooms, the department pioneered implementation of the Gallery (MDID) image database and its linkage to the University's online Canvas course management system.

Students and faculty also have access to ARTSTOR and other image databases housed within the Temple University Library Digital Collections. Temple’s Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio provides a space for collaborative work and individual research, offering technology for textual analysis, working with big data, working in and creating 3-D spaces, geospatial technology, games, visualizations and more.

Lecture programs and symposia bring leading art historians, artists and theoreticians to Tyler; university-wide programming offers access to scholars across every discipline and field. Additionally, our location in Philadelphia provides access to excellent resources for the study of art, thanks to the rich and diverse landscape of visual arts institutions in the city and the region.