Materiality, computation and visual culture
The Center for Virtual/Material Studies supports research in both Technical and Digital Art History with the aim of fostering synthetic, collaborative scholarship across these fields.
Facilities & Contact
The CVMS is located in a collaborative learning space equipped with computers with DAH-specific software, flatbed and slide scanners, a large-screen monitor, and flexible seating.
Center for Virtual/Material Studies
241 Borland Building
University Park, PA 16802
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Research and training
The portfolio of research projects and workshops based in the Center for Virtual/Material Studies is expanding rapidly. We will feature ongoing explorations, symposia, and training events in this space.
Fashioning an Archive for School of Theatre
Art History Dissertations and Abstracts from North American Institutions
Sawyer Seminar: Transmission, Containment & Transformation
Virtual/Material: Color and Pigment Graduate Workshop
After Constable’s Clouds
Maya Christian Churches in Early Modern Yucatán
Our People
Sarah K. Rich
- Associate Professor of Art History
- Director of the Center for Virtual/ Material Studies
John Russell
- Associate Director, Center for Virtual/Material Studies
- Digital Humanities Librarian, Penn State University Libraries
Advisory Board
Nancy Locke
Art History
Bill Minter
University Libraries
Henry Pisciotta
University Libraries
Emily Pugh
Getty Research Institute
Chang Tan
Art History
Gretta Tritch Roman
Agricultural Sciences
Dan Zolli
Art History