News in 2020-2021
ARTH courses’ technical glitches fixed
Dear Students, I am happy to write that the technical glitches for course selection have now been fixed. Remember you have until the 10th August to register for classes. Have fun selecting your course. Best, Dr. Koon
Problems with Enrollment
Dear Students, It has come to our attention that some students are having problems with class selections, especially for upper level classes (3000 and 4000). If you are having problems please send an email to our department office (art.history@hku.hk) and we will manually add you into the system. Please be patient as this will take a little longer before you are notified if you have been approved or not. If you are a student from a different faculty, please also follow the same procedure and writing to the office to request your courses. We hope this technical issue will [...]
Dr Koon’s “So Long, Thanks Again for the Fish” at Helsinki
Dr Yeewan Koon's exhibition “So Long, Thanks Again for the Fish 喂！拜拜你條尾 ” at Levyhalli, Suomenlinna opened on 8 June 2021. Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, HKSAR, and co-organised by the Art Promotion Office and HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme, "So Long, Thanks Again for the Fish" is part of Helsinki Biennial Inspired-programme. It is the very first group exhibition of Hong Kong artists in Finland. The five featured artists include Luke Ching Chin Wai, Christopher K. Ho, Lam Tung Pang, Cédric Maridet, and Angela Su. The recording of an earlier happening "Five [...]
2020 Asia Regional Winner of the Undergraduate Awards in Art History
We’re proud to announce that former Fine Arts undergraduate student Ms. Lee Yi Ting has been named the Asia Regional Winner of The Undergraduate Awards in the category of Art History and Theory. Ms. Lee won for an essay entitled "Deconstructing National Representation in Abanindranath Tagore’s Journey’s End" which she originally wrote for ARTH3028 The mirror and the globe: Courtly arts of India 16-19th century, taught by Dr Kathleen Wyma. The Undergraduate Awards is a non-profit organization based in Ireland that holds an annual competition to recognize high-performing university students worldwide. Congratulations Yi Ting!
Extension of application deadline: MA in Art History
We have extended the application deadline to 9 April 2021, 12 noon. Our MAAH programme provides advanced training in research and writing for students and specialists pursuing further academic study in art history or professional careers in museums and other art-related fields. To apply, please click here. For details, please click here. Application deadline: 9 April 2021, 12:00 noon (Friday) Apply now before it is too late!
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