About the Department of Art History and Art at
Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University Department of Art History and Art, in conjunction with The Cleveland Museum of Art, offers graduate degree programs in art history (M.A. and Ph.D.) and art history and museum studies (M.A. and Ph.D.). The CMA/CWRU Joint Program provides a unique opportunity for qualified graduate students to participate in academic and hands-on course work within one of America's major comprehensive art museums, located in University Circle, a cultural park comprising fifteen art institutions. Committed to training museum professionals as well as scholars and teachers, these programs draw on the collective strengths of a major research university and a world-class museum which is at the forefront in development of the new technologies and approaches that will define museum practice in the next century . The CMA/CWRU Joint Program has been in existence since 1967. The Museum's curators serve as adjunct faculty, and graduate research projects under their direction often result in exhibitions and publications. The Museum Studies course and internships provide experience in curatorial practices, connoisseurship, conservation, design, and museum education, and the program has a history of producing leaders in the museum field. Graduate students are exposed to both traditional and newer theoretically based art historical approaches in classes taught by faculty renowned for their expertise in a diversity of fields. Information from the Department of Art History and Art homepage

Philip Johnson, Turning Point, 1996