Montreal’s Interuniversity PhD Program in Art History
This program enables students to develop advanced research skills and offers a dynamic environment for the exchange of ideas across intellectual communities.
The program brings together faculty members and students from Concordia University, Université de Montréal, and Université du Québec à Montréal. Students enroll at the institution where their supervisor teaches, but take courses at any partner institution, studying in English, in French, or in both languages.
Why choose us
Research
With over 40 professors, all active researchers, the program covers the major fields and periods of art history, and offers rigorous methodological training and specialized courses with strong interdisciplinary and theoretical components.
Professionnal Development
Our graduates are specialists who occupy research and management positions in museums, galleries, and artist-run centres, who work as art writers and critics, and who teach at the university and college levels.
Benefit from a range of opportunities to develop your professional profile while earning your PhD.
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Doctoral Dissertation Defence – Danielle Desloges
Candidate: Danielle DeslogesDegree sought: Ph. D.Program: Université de Montréal – Histoire de l’artOption: Histoire et théorie de l’artDepartment/Faculty/School: Département d’histoire de l’art, de cinéma et des médias audiovisuels – Faculté des arts et des sciences Subject: Les aquarelles botaniques à la Renaissance JurySupervisor: Denis Ribouillault – UdeMExternal Examiner: Hervé Brunon – Université SorbonnePresident: Ersy Contogouris –… Read more
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Doc-Inter Welcome Day
As part of a roundtable discussion, the students of the Doc-inter program in art history will present their recent publications during the program’s winter welcome event. This event will take place on January 23rd, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Galerie de l’UdeM. Doc-Inter Welcome DayFriday, January 23rd, 2026, 4 p.m. to 7… Read more
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Conference of the seminar HAR7002 “Landscapes-catastrophes. The landscap through the prism of disaster (16th-21st centuries)”
You are warmly invited to the conference of the seminar “Landscapes-catastrophes. The landscape through the prism of disaster (16th-21st centuries)”, which will take place at UdeM on Wednesday, December 10th, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in room C-2117. The conference will also be broadcast on Zoom : https://umontreal.zoom.us/j/83858242925?pwd=7TgHSIKoENC5xAsndaAnBbO3TXiXG7.1 Read more
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Appel à communication – Journée d’étude à la Fondation Guido Molinari
Enseignement et apprentissage de l’histoire de l’art au Québec Perspectives pour l’innovation pédagogique à l’université À l’occasion du 30e anniversaire du programme de doctorat interuniversitaire en histoire de l’art | Interuniversity PhD in Art History, trois journées d’étude ont été consacrées aux transformations de la recherche depuis la création du Doc-Inter en 1994. Ces journées… Read more
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Prix de publication Fernand-Dumont sur la culture pour la relève en recherche sur la culture
Le prix de publication Fernand-Dumont sur la culture s’adresse aux jeunes chercheuses et aux jeunes chercheurs ayant soutenu leur thèse depuis moins de cinq ans. Il vise à soutenir la publication d’une première monographie portant sur la culture. La proposition peut être issue directement de la thèse de doctorat, ou bien de travaux ultérieurs. Ce… Read more
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Doctoral Dissertation Defence – Rodrigo de Alcântara Barros Bueno
Candidate: Rodrigo de Alcântara Barros BuenoDegree sought: Ph. D.Program: Concordia University – Art HistoryDepartment/Faculty/School: School of Graduate Studies – Department of Art History Subject: Dissident Present: Tupi featherwork, radical imagination and other spectralities JuryChair: Dr. Catherine Russell (Film Studies)Supervisor: Dr. John Potvin (Art History)Co-Supervisor: Dr. May Chew (Art History)Examiner: Dr. Joana Joachim (Art History)Examiner: Dr. Michelle… Read more
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