Our MA & PhD Programs focus on the cultural history of the material world.
In our classrooms and galleries we combine the object-centered vision of the curator with the question-driven horizons of the university professor. The curricular approach of the BGC evades the professional and disciplinary boundaries that so often keep the most interesting questions from view. Our work is at the crossroads of where decorative arts, design history, and material culture meet. Areas of special strength: New York and American Material Culture Modern Design History Early Modern Europe History and Theory of Museums Comparative Medieval Material Culture: China, Islam, Europe Archaeology and Material Culture
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Qilin, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. Cloisonné enamel on cast copper alloy. Les Arts Décoratifs - musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, Gift of David David-Weill, 23.663. Photographer: Laurent-Sully Jaulmes.
Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture 38 West 86th Street New York, NY 10024 T 212-501-3019 E admissions@bgc.bard.edu