Art History has long been taught within local old-school Universities, Museums, and Institutions. Today, however, there is a worldwide growing demand for mobile-friendly, flexible and interactive learning - for smart online courses with contemporary methods including videos, audio, images, texts, links, AI etc. - accessible from anywhere, anytime. In a fast-moving digital world, such smart online learning today is essential. 

That inspired Founder Kolja Kramer - swiss and german art historian (PhD) - to establish the HISTORY OF ART ACADEMY smart online courses.

This contemporary ACADEMY bridges this gap by providing online art history courses that combine modern digital learning with academic depth and intellectual integrity.

 Mary Cassatt, The Banjo Lesson, 1893, colour drypoint and aquatint with monoprint
Credits: National Gallery Washington; Gift of Mrs Jane C. Carey as an addition to the Addie Burr Clark Memorial Collection 

By translating complex ideas into clear and compelling insights, the academy aims to make art history education more focused and globally accessible while connecting academic art historical research with a broader audience. 

The HISTORY OF ART ACADEMY Smart Online Courses is designed for everyone - for students, professionals in the field, art collectors, art lovers and anyone interested in art.

Berthe Morisot, Mother and Sister of Berthe Morisot, 1869/70, oil on canvas 
Credits: National Gallery Washington; Chester Dale Collection

By combining focussed academic depth with modern smart online learning formats, the HISTORY OF ART ACADEMY offers structured courses that make complex art historical knowledge easily approachable with academic credibility. Our courses cover topics in art history - from early times to Modern Art - helping learners develop a deeper understanding of artistic movements, artists, and visual culture. Each course is designed to make complex art historical knowledge clear, engaging, and relevant. It empowers learners to not only view art, but to understand, interpret, critically engage with it - in a light-hearted, pleasant and inspiring way that always keeps art at the forefront and that never forgets our senses and soul while engaging mentally with our active mind.

Mary Cassatt, The Boating Party, 1893/94, oil on canvas 
Credits: National Gallery Washington, Chester Dale Collection


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