Resources and Facilities
Whether conducting original research or exploring and collaborating with art galleries on campus, students in the Department of Art History and Archaeology draw on extensive research collections, archives and exhibition venues at the University of Maryland.
The Art Library
The Art Library, located on the second floor of the Art/Sociology Building, houses more than 100,000 volumes in the areas of art history, archaeology, decorative arts and studio arts, including photography and graphic design. In addition to the print monograph and journal collection, the library also provides access to a wide variety of art-related electronic resources.
The Art LibraryThe Art Gallery
The Art Gallery, located on the second floor of the Art/Sociology Building, is a leading academic museum with a lively calendar of traveling and sui generis exhibitions as well as one of the most varied university collections in the greater Washington, D.C., region. Graduate students in the Department of Art History and Archaeology train in museum practice as well as develop and install their own exhibitions here.
The Art GalleryThe David C. Driskell Center for the Study of Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora
The Driskell Center provides an intellectual home for artists, museum professionals, art administrators and scholars who are interested in broadening the field of African diasporic studies. Active public programming and transformative exhibitions demonstrate an ongoing commitment to documenting and presenting African American visual art and culture.
The David C. Driskell CenterStamp Art Gallery
Located in the Stamp Student Union, the Stamp Art Gallery is dedicated to the exhibition of contemporary art with an emphasis on the work of emerging and mid-career artists. Many of the department’s students work at the Stamp Gallery as curators or gallery guides. The Contemporary Art Purchase Program (CAPP) provides an undergraduate student committee the opportunity to interact with the art world by researching, discussing and purchasing artwork by emerging and established contemporary artists. The online catalog of works is available online. More information on the CAPP can be found on the Stamp Gallery website.
Stamp Art GallerySpecial Collections and University Archives
University of Maryland Libraries collects and preserves wide-ranging archival and manuscript collections of groups and individuals, including material related to the history of literature and rare books, music and performing arts, world’s fairs, all aspects of Occupation-period Japan and American history, especially as it relates to labor and mass media.
Special Collections and University Archives