Art History 101: European Art, Medieval to Modernist

The CMA Collection consists of four main collecting areas: modern and contemporary, European, Asian, and American art. While the collection galleries are temporarily closed for an exciting revamp, visitors are invited to explore these categories in Art History 101, a casual lecture series. This month, dive into European works of the CMA Collection with art historian Dr. Anna Swartwood House.

Sign up for the full series of four classes or one class at a time. Today’s class focuses on Medieval art.

European series: $80 / $64 for members. Single class: $25 / $20 for members.

Weekly Topics:
~ June 30: Medieval
~ July 7: Renaissance
~ July 14: Baroque & Rococo
~ July 28: Early Modernism
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Dr. House is an associate professor of art history at the School of Visual Art and Design at the University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on intersections between Renaissance art and artists north and south of the Alps, artists’ biographies, and the reception of art. She is the author of the book Antonello da Messina and the History of Art (2025).

You may also like the following events from Columbia Museum of Art:

• This Saturday, 3rd May, 10:00 am, Play on the Plaza in Columbia
• Next Tuesday, 6th May, 11:00 am, Art History 101: Modern and Contemporary in Columbia
• Next Wednesday, 7th May, 04:00 pm, Tour of Tea: Every Sip Tells a Story in Columbia

Also check out other Arts events in Columbia, Workshops in Columbia, Literary Art events in Columbia.