History and Art History

Art History Newsletter

May 2026

Letter from the Director

Greetings from the Art History Program! Our faculty are continuing to develop new classes and are engaging in exciting research about art from around the world. Below you can read about some recent faculty and student accomplishments and program news. Our new Museum Studies minor continues to attract students, and our majors are also enhancing their studies through other related minors, in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology, Medieval Studies, and Classical Studies.

Vanessa Schulman, Director, Art History Program

Students Curate an Exhibition on Ancient Egypt

In Fall 2025, students in the “Curating an Exhibition” course explored how Ancient Egypt has been represented in popular culture.

Student Curates Exhibition through Mason’s Undergraduate Research Scholars Program

Silas Fransen organized Fountain of Truth: Women Artists and Their Perspectives on Aging, an exhibition that gathered five local artists to discuss their relationship to aging.