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Department of Art History and Architectural Studies

The Department of Art History and Architectural Studies oversees programs for the study of paintings, sculptures, architecture, photography, film, furniture, ceramics, installations and many other visual forms.

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Art History Independent Study/Honors Theses Guidelines

Architectural Studies Independent Study/Honor Theses Guidelines

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Art History and Architectural Studies in the news

Whitney Kite, Art History. 2025

From Armenian monasteries to campus neo-Gothic architecture

Whitney Adana Kite, Mount Holyoke College’s newest assistant professor of art history, loves teaching her students to decode everyday visual information.

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Five College Associate Professor of Sustainable Architecture Naomi Darling (far right) guides Mount Holyoke College students through the renovations of the Phoenix on campus.

The Phoenix takes flight

The Phoenix, once a neglected outbuilding on the Mount Holyoke College campus, has been transformed into an environmentally conscious studio space thanks to a team of faculty and student research assistants.

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Harmonia Rosales (left) and Stephanie Sparling Williams. Photo courtesy of Laura Shea.

Harmonia Rosales and “The Harvest”

Artist Harmonia Rosales spoke at the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum about her work, including her painting “The Harvest.”

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Art History and Architectural Studies faculty and staff

Department head(s)

Ajay J. Sinha

Ajay J. Sinha

  • Julie ’73 and Helene ’49 Herzig Professor of Art History
  • Chair of Art History & Architectural Studies

Department and affiliated faculty

Naomi Darling

Naomi Darling

  • Five College Professor of Architectural Studies
Lisa Haber-Thomson, Assistant Professor of Architectural History, 2024

Lisa Haber-Thomson

  • Assistant Professor of Architectural History
Whitney Kite

Whitney Adana Kite

  • Assistant Professor of Art History
Anthony Lee

Anthony Lee

  • Idella Plimpton Kendall Professor of Art History
Jessica Maier

Jessica Maier

  • Professor of Art History
Paul Staiti, Faculty

Paul Staiti

  • Professor of Fine Arts on the Alum Foundation

Staff

Melissa Burke

Melissa Burke

  • Academic Department Coordinator

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Department of Art History and Architectural Studies

The Department of Art History and Architectural Studies oversees programs for the study of paintings, sculptures, architecture, photography, film, furniture, ceramics, installations and many other visual forms.

  • 413-538-2200
  • 201 Art Building
Melissa Burke

Melissa Burke

  • Academic Department Coordinator
  • mlburke@mtholyoke.edu
  • 413-538-2200

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