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Art History (BA)

Throughout the ages, art has always had a large impact, from the first cave drawings until modern art forms. In the Dutch-taught Bachelor's programme Art History at Leiden University you will not just get to know art from the Netherlands and Europe, but also from North-America, Asia and Africa. Study art from the past and present, in all it's beautiful forms, at high academic level.

The Bachelor Art History is taught in Dutch.   Please visit the  Dutch website of Art History .

Are you fascinated by the influence of art on societal challenges? Then the English-taught bachelor in Arts, Media and Society might be for you.

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Art of the Everyday: Household Labour and Meals in the Seventeenth Century.

Hester Be • May 02, 2023

AI as Translator: How art generated by Artificial Intelligence can decode non-human messages.

We have witnessed a time when Artificial Intelligence, or AI, could easily write a poem and make a painting. What if I told you there was a machine that could learn other animals' language and make you communicate with animals just like in a Disney movie?

• February 05, 2023

A Museum in Transition: The Hermitage in Amsterdam

On the 5th of October, Annabelle Birnie, director of the Hermitage and the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, came to Leiden to discuss the transition the Hermitage went through due to the recent political developments in eastern Europe.

Lotje Dalmijn • November 09, 2022

The Umbilical Cord

According to photography theorist Roland Barthes, the umbilical cord is understood in photography as the connection between the viewers and the subject or past moment of the photograph.

Julia Krantz • August 15, 2022

Lost and found minerals

The mineralogical collection being transferred from Science Center Delft to Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden is not as culturally neutral as presented in the past.

Aleksa Jasiulionytė • June 28, 2022

A History in Your Shoe Rack: Dr. Martens Boots

How much history can a pair of boots tell you? I reviewed the article of Dr. Arthur Crucq on the popularization of Dr. Martens, and I will never stop wearing them.

Derin Bulat • March 28, 2022

Who learns from whom?

OGJG is a foundation where students can volunteer to present their study subjects to the elderly through interactive lectures. It is a great opportunity for anyone interested in improving their presentation skills and making a positive contribution to the lives of the local elderly.

Rosella Twisk • March 06, 2022

A peak into the archive of MVRDV: an innovative exhibition at Het Nieuwe Instituut

A new multi-media exhibition at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam explores the possibilities of presenting an archive in a lively and active manner. This takes place in an office space on the sixth floor in which architectural models and objects of MVRDV are on display.

Amber van As • January 10, 2022

Beelden aan Zee: Sculptures, dunes and my internship by the Scheveningen beach

Beelden aan Zee, founded in 1994 by Theo and Lida Scholten, is a very special place. The combination of location, atmosphere and a distinctive collection of modern sculpture makes this museum a unique experience for its visitors.

Margarita Kilimnik • December 15, 2021

Let's Talk about Rembrandt and his Orient

On 14 October, renowned art historians Gary Schwartz and Arnold Vrolijk gave a joined Museum Talk on the exhibition Rembrandt's Orient: West Meets East in Dutch Art of the Seventeenth Century and the history of Oriental Studies at Leiden University.

Ismini Kyritsis • October 27, 2021 • 1 comment

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Bachelor and Master theses of Leiden Universtity

As a rule, printed BA and MA theses were not included in the library collection. Starting 2010, BA and MA theses of the Faculties of Archaeology, Humanities, and Social and Behavioural Sciences are included in the Student Repository of Scholarly Publications. These theses are not included in the catalogue, but the titles can be found in Google Scholar.

If you are looking for an unpublished thesis it is advised to contact the secretariat of the department where the author of the thesis concerned has graduated.

At the Wijnhaven library you can find theses of Public Administration that were handed in between 2010 and 2011. The theses are available for loan.

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Digitized Recent PhD theses (from approximately 2005 on) by Leiden PhD students are available digitally through Scholarly Publications . The site offers free access to these PhD theses. However, in some cases a thesis may be under embargo temporarily and access to its full-text version will only be granted later. Printed All Leiden PhD theses are included in the Catalogue , file tab Leiden Collections. Narrow down your question by typing dissertation  in a second search field.

Dutch PhD theses

Recent PhD theses (from approximately 2005 on) from all universities in the Netherlands are available digitally through OpenAire , a database with free access. However, in some cases also here a thesis may be under embargo temporarily and access to the full-text version of the thesis may only be granted at a later date.

For paper versions of Dutch PhD theses that cannot be found in the Catalogue  refer to WorldCat . This database contains the holdings of all Dutch university libraries and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek. 

International PhD theses

Many recent scientific publications, including PhD theses, are offered full-text in repositories on the internet, free of charge. The websites mentioned below offer access to collections of repositories:

The British site OpenDOAR (The Directory of Open Access Repositories)  offers access to more than 1500 repositories world-wide. All included repositories have been reviewed and approved by OpenDOAR staff members. The site maintains a user-friendly interface.

OATD (Open Access Theses and Dissertations) is a resource maintained by several US University Libraries, for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. OATD tries to index only graduate-level theses and dissertations that are freely available to download, they leave out closed-access and embargoed ETDs.

The British site ROAR (Registry of Open Access Repositories) also offers access to repositories world-wide, but, contrary to OpenDOAR, is filled automatically.

OpenAIRE (Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe) gives an overview of, and offers access to more than 8.000.000 of Open Access publications from 460+ data providers, with links to funding, datasets and more.

OIAster (originally a project by Michigan University, USA) offers access to scientific publications world-wide. Since December 2009 this database has been integrated in WorldCat .

DART-Europe   is a webportal that provides access to more then 360.000 scientific dissertations from more then 500 European universities. DART stands for Digital Archive of Research Theses

EBSCO Open Dissertations : a free database containing hundreds of thousands digital dissertations and theses. Its contents are harvested from repositories of research universities from around the world.

Through the Catalogue (tab Database Search) you are offered access to the following databases of PhD theses:

China Dissertations : contains full-text PhD theses from 1999 on. Access only with a ULCN account and matching password.

Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global  database with data (not full-text, but abstracts) of mainly North American PhD theses beginning in 1637.  It is possible to order the full-text on payment. Access only available with a ULCN account and matching password.

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History is the future.

The members of the Department of History and Art History use their knowledge of the past to better understand the challenges facing today's society. The future of Europe, the threat of terrorism, increasing inequality, new forms of citizenship, continuing globalisation, management of cultural heritage, the role of art in shaping identity, art as a political statement and the international aspect of Dutch art are all examples of themes we address. Research into these themes not only provides greater depth of academic knowledge, it also contributes to current debates concerning political and social challenges, culture and international relations.

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If you have completed your Master's programme, and you are enthusiastic about doing research in your field, then maybe doing a Doctorate (PhD) might be something for you. A Doctor’s degree is the highest academic degree awarded by a Dutch university. You start as 'assistant in training' (aio) or 'researcher in training' (oio).

At Utrecht University

At Utrecht University you take part in education in one of the Graduate Schools and often also teach students. During the four-year PhD programme you work under the guidance of a professor on creating a research project that results in a dissertation or a series of articles in scientific journals. You can search for positions on research projects on offer or a position whereby you are free to submit your own research proposal. Read more on doing a PhD at Utrecht University. 

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The best way to find a PhD position is through networking with the professor in the field you wish to specialize. Another option is to search via www.academictransfer.nl . Here you can also find more information on doing PhD research in the Netherlands. 

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