What would be lost without an understanding of art of the Black world? The Harvard course Art of the Black World (History of Art and Architecture 178V and African and African American Studies 178X) addresses this question through an introduction to the history and study of arts of the larger African diaspora. The course is taught by two members of Harvard faculty, Sarah Lewis and Suzanne Preston Blier, who hold positions in the Department of History of Art and Architecture as well as in the Department of African and African American Studies.

The University Teaching Gallery serves faculty and students affiliated with Harvard’s Department of History of Art and Architecture. Small-scale, semester-long installations are mounted here in conjunction with undergraduate and graduate courses, supporting instruction in the critical analysis of art and making unique selections from the museums’ collections available to all visitors.