Bard Graduate Center is an advanced graduate research institute in New York City dedicated to the cultural histories of the material world. Our MA and PhD degree programs, Gallery exhibitions, research initiatives, scholarly publications and public programs explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture.
The Timeless Thobe
Documenting Land, Heritage & Culture in Palestinian Dress
A lecture by Wafa Ghnaim
February 26, 2025
Masterplan
Theatre of History
The Leon Levy Foundation Lectures in Jewish Material Culture by Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
February 27, 2025
The Architectural Image and Early Modern Science
Wendel Dietterlin and the Rise of Empirical Investigation
A lecture by Elizabeth J. Petcu (University of Edinburgh)
March 19, 2025
Performance, Craft, and the Body
A presentation by Lauren Kalman (Wayne State University)
March 26, 2025
CANCELED—Enchanting Surfaces
Objects, Gender, and Ink Painting
A conversation with Peng Wei
April 2, 2025
Object
Research
Horowitz Book Prize
MA/PhD
Meet the BGC
Exhibitions
Sèvres Extraordinaire! Sculpture from 1740 until Today
Online Exhibition
Online Exhibitions
September 23, 2024
September 23, 2024
News
2023 Horowitz Book Prize Winner
Stitching Love and Loss: A Gee’s Bend Quilt
Publications News
October 3, 2024
October 3, 2024
