History of Design and Curatorial Studies

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MCNY Event Invitation: Conversation with Designer Juan Pablo Molyneux about His New Book

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Question: What does an Upper East Side townhouse have in common with a Parisian hôtel particulier and a 12th-century castle? Answer: Juan Pablo Molyneux’s new…

Read all about it: MA HDCS Summer 2016 Newsletter

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The MA program in the History of Design and Curatorial Studies is proud to present its Summer 2016 Newsletter. The bi-annual publication details updates from…

Sarah Lichtman succeeds Jilly Traganou as Book Reviews Editor of The Journal of Design History

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2015 marked the end of Associate Professor in Spatial Design, Jilly Traganou’s tenure as Reviews Editor of The Journal of Design History. Traganou will be…

Sarah Lichtman is interviewed over at Interiors and Sources

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Sarah A. Lichtman, ADHT’s Program Director of History of Design and Curatorial Studies, was recently interviewed by interior design magazine Interiors and Sources for the…

HDCS Director Lichtman offers her expertise on an upcoming Sotheby’s auction

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ADHT’s Program Director of History of Design and Curatorial Studies, Sarah Lichtman, was recently featured in a video by the Associated Press about the upcoming Sotheby’s auction…

ADHT Welcomes 64 New Graduate Students

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Design Studies incoming students touring The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum with docent, Sakura Nomiyama On Monday, August 24th, 64 incoming graduate students gathered in…

HDCS Director Sarah A. Lichtman named recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award

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Tell us a little bit about your history as a teacher. How long have you been teaching? I started teaching at Parsons 10 years ago…

Congratulations to the ADHT Class of 2015!

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Yesterday, on Thursday, May 21, fifty one graduating students from the School of Art and Design History and Theory were celebrated for their hard work…

ADHT Is Proud to Announce 2015 Graduate Journals

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The School of Art and Design History and Theory is proud to present the 2015 issues of our annual graduate journals–BIAS, Plot(s), and Objective. This…

ADHT Graduate Students Present at Parsons Festival

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Thursday, May 14 11:00am Christina Moon Opening Remarks Designing People Francesca Granata – Introduction Lauren Sagatore – Constructing the Self through Costume: Fashion Studies Dress…

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Offered jointly with the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, in New York, the History of Design and Curatorial Studies program leads to a master of arts degree. Graduates go on to careers as historians, curators, and scholars in museums, universities, historic houses, auction houses, and galleries.

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