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| DEGREE PROGRAMS & COURSES |
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| ART HISTORY |
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Program Information
Meet The Chair
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 Dr. Bernard Bonario, Program Chair since 2001, taught at Universities of Hawaii, Honolulu, & Western Ontario, London, Canada. Awarded a Fulbright grant to Italy.
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The purpose of the University’s Art History Program is to enhance the intellectual, aesthetic and spiritual dimensions of the student’s experience in discovering the communicative power of art. Art represents the deepest cultural and spiritual values of a society. Knowledge of these values can deepen the life of mind and spirit.
Art History students at UST have an exceptional opportunity to experience original art related to that being studied in illustrated lectures and discussions. Since the campus lies within Houston’s Museum District, excellent examples of works from Ancient to post-modern times are readily available in numerous nearby museums. Especially beneficial are the permanent collections and art exhibitions of the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Natural Science, the Museum of Printing History, and the Menil Museum, which is adjacent to the campus. The latter includes the Byzantine fresco Chapel and the Rothko Chapel. Even though art history faculty make use of these collections in class visits and museum assignments, students can make individual visits throughout courses to heighten recognition of the subjects and styles of artworks studied and to reinforce understanding of their meanings. Undergraduate students at UST have free admission to the Museum of Fine Arts and Natural History Museum with University ID cards. The Menil Museum and extended art sites have no admission charges. |
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