Studying Art History in London

Richmond is ideally located in central London, international center for the visual arts and a dynamic and vibrant capital. At our Kensington campus, we are minutes away from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Serpentine Gallery, National Gallery, British Museum, Tate Britain and Tate Modern.

The campus locale also boasts easy travel to other collections in the nation's capital: Dulwich Picture Gallery, Hayward Gallery, Imperial War Museum, Wallace Collection, Museum of London, National Maritime Museum, Natural History Museum, the Barbican and the Institute for Contemporary Arts.

Excellent resources are available to students in London's art libraries and the National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum, one of the greatest art-research libraries in the world, is a few minutes walk from our Kensington campus. In addition the British Library, the official depository of the United Kingdom and one the largest research institutions globally, offers a wealth of sources for art historical research.

Museums & Galleries

Students will be expected to take full advantage of London's rich resources for the study of art history. Teaching will also make use of the superb museums, galleries, exhibits, and architecture that London has to offer.

International Links

The art galleries and museums of Paris and Brussels are just a three hour train-ride away: Centre Pompidou Musée du Louvre, Musee D'Orsay, Rodin Museum and Picasso Museum.