{"id":786,"date":"2025-10-25T20:33:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T20:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panepistimio.mk\/department\/department-of-art-history\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T00:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T00:09:06","slug":"department-of-art-history","status":"publish","type":"department","link":"https:\/\/www.panepistimio.mk\/en\/department\/department-of-art-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Art History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"786\" class=\"elementor elementor-786 elementor-120\" data-elementor-post-type=\"department\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f80d83d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f80d83d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550da1a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"550da1a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Department of Art History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-039bca2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"039bca2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463ba16 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"463ba16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the earliest dawn of civilization, art has carried the power to transform reality and to shape it into a symbolic language through which humanity perceives its own existence. Art is the language of the spirit, moving force that creates meaning and beauty, builds bridges across people and times, and preserves the memory of culture. Through its expression, art liberates the human spirit, inspires creativity, and calls us toward transformation and catharsis. The mission of art is to connect us with truth, and its purpose is to serve as the mirror and light of human existence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75dfb1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b75dfb1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793a701 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"793a701\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365cbbb9 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"365cbbb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.panepistimio.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0617-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-787\" alt=\"Dsc 0617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.panepistimio.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0617-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.panepistimio.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0617-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.panepistimio.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0617-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.panepistimio.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0617-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.panepistimio.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0617-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.panepistimio.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0617-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14338e07 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14338e07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d928e5e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3d928e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2797bc89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2797bc89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department of Art History is dedicated to the study, analysis, and interpretation of artistic creation throughout history. Its activities encompass a wide range of scientific research in the fields of visual arts and cultural heritage. The department conducts scholarly research related to artistic styles, iconography, material culture, and visual communication across various historical periods.<\/p><p>One of the department\u2019s main missions is to research, document, and interpret artistic heritage, encouraging critical thinking, cultural awareness, and scholarly exchange.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588807ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"588807ba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b2b228 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12b2b228\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d191fa5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5d191fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-638e3712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"638e3712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The department aims to contribute to the valorization of cultural heritage, as well as its promotion among the wider public. 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