This research facility is complemented by numerous resources in the Washington area, including the Library of Congress and the libraries of the National Gallery of Art, the National Museum of American Art, and the Archives of American Art. The downtown location of the University also provides easy access to the many important art centers in the area, including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the D.A.R. Museum, Dumbarton Oaks, the Freer Gallery of Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the National Museum of African Art, the National Gallery of Art, the National Museum of American Art, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Sackler Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, the Octagon House, the Phillips Collection, the Renwick Gallery and the Textile Museum. These collections constitute exceptional visual resources for students and faculty. The Department of Fine Arts and Art History admits graduate students in Art History for both fall and spring semesters. In order to be considered, applicants must submit complete credentials by April 1 or October 1 for consideration for the following semesters.
Early applications are strongly encouraged.