Is Smarthistory reliable?

Yes. Smarthistory offers art history content provided by more than 800 leading scholars (art historians, archaeologists, and museum curators). Almost all contributors hold an earned Ph.D. All Smarthistory content has undergone an open peer-review process where it is vetted by multiple scholars including those with applicable area expertise. Every essay on Smarthistory lists the author and links to their academic credentials.

And more than 600 universities, K12 districts, museums, libraries, and other learning institutions recommend and link to Smarthistory.

  1. Académie de Versailles
  2. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
  3. Academy of the Arts University
  4. Akron-Summit County Public Library
  5. Albany College
  6. Albany Museum of Art
  7. Alberta University of the Arts
  8. Albright College
  9. Alfred University
  10. American Library Association
  11. American University
  12. American University of Beirut
  13. American University in Dubai
  14. American University in Paris
  15. ANISA Per l’educazione all’arte (National Association of Art History Teachers, Italy)
  16. Anne Arundel Community College
  17. Aquinas High School
  18. Aristoi Classical Academy
  19. Arizona State University
  20. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
  21. Art Educators of New Jersey
  22. Art Explora Foundation, Paris
  23. Art History in Schools (UK)
  24. Art Institute of Chicago
  25. Arts Council of African Studies Association
  26. Association for Asian Studies
  27. Association of College and Research Libraries
  28. Association of Historians of American Art
  29. Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association
  30. Assumption College
  31. Athena Art Foundation (UK)
  32. Athens Technical College
  33. Atlanta University Center
  34. Austin Community College
  35. Australian National University
  36. Avila University
  37. Bard College
  38. Barnard College, Columbia University
  39. Baruch College, City University of New York
  40. Bay College
  41. Bellevue College
  42. Bennington College
  43. Bethel University
  44. Binghamton University
  45. Birmingham Public Library
  46. Borough of Manhattan Community College
  47. Bossier Parish Community College
  48. Boston College
  49. Boston University
  50. Bowdoin College
  51. Brescia University
  52. Bridgewater State University
  53. Brigham Young University
  54. Brisbane Boys’ College, Australia
  55. Bristol Community College
  56. Bronx Community College
  57. Brooklyn College
  58. Brooklyn Museum
  59. Brooklyn Public Library
  60. Brown University
  61. Bucknell University
  62. Butler Community College
  63. California College of the Arts
  64. California Community Colleges
  65. California Department of Education
  66. California Polytechnic State University
  67. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  68. California State University, Dominguez Hills
  69. California State University, Fresno
  70. California State University, Fullerton
  71. California State University, Office of the Chancellor
  72. California State University, Northridge
  73. California State University, San Bernardino
  74. California University of Pennsylvania
  75. Camden County College
  76. Carlteton College
  77. Carleton University
  78. Carnegie Mellon University
  79. Carroll County Public Library
  80. Castleton University
  81. Catholic University of Zimbabwe
  82. Cedarville University
  83. Central Arizona College
  84. Central Maine Community College
  85. Central Michigan University
  86. Chaffey College
  87. Charles Sturt University, Australia
  88. Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù all’Argentina, Rome
  89. Christian Brothers University
  90. Cincinnati Museum Center
  91. Cistercian Preparatory School
  92. The Citadel
  93. Citrus College
  94. City Colleges of Chicago
  95. City College of New York, CUNY
  96. Claremont McKenna College
  97. The Classical Association
  98. Clemente Veterans Initiative
  99. CODART
  100. Cohoes City School District (Seeing America)
  101. Colegio Nueva Granada, Columbia
  102. Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Bataan
  103. College of Alameda
  104. College Art Association
  105. The College Board
  106. College for Creative Studies
  107. College of the Canyons
  108. College of Charleston
  109. College of the Holy Cross
  110. College of Lake County
  111. College of the Mainland
  112. College of New Paltz
  113. College of the Ozarks
  114. College of Saint Rose
  115. College of St. Scholastica
  116. College of Southern Idaho
  117. College of Western Idaho
  118. Columbia Borough School District
  119. Columbia College, Sonora, CA
  120. Columbia College, Chicago
  121. Columbia College, Vancouver
  122. Columbia University
  123. Columbus State Community College
  124. Community College of Allegheny County
  125. Community College of Baltimore County
  126. Concordia University (Canada)
  127. Concordia University, Oregon
  128. Concordia University, Saint Paul
  129. Concordia University, Texas
  130. Concordia University Wisconsin
  131. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
  132. Cornell University
  133. Cornwall Central School District
  134. Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
  135. Crystal Bridges Museum of Art
  136. Cuesta College
  137. Cuyahoga Community College
  138. Dakota College at Bottineau
  139. Dallas College
  140. Davidson Institute
  141. Daytona State College
  142. Delta College
  143. Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District, MA
  144. DePaul University
  145. Dickinson College
  146. Dixie State University
  147. Dominican University
  148. Drew University
  149. Drexel University
  150. Duke University
  151. Durham College
  152. Eagle Pass Public Library
  153. Eastern Florida State College
  154. Eastern Michigan State University
  155. East Tennessee State University
  156. eCampus Ontario (Canada)
  157. Edgewood College
  158. El Camino College
  159. El Dorado High School
  160. Elizabeth City State University
  161. Emily Carr University (Canada)
  162. Emmanuel College
  163. Emory University
  164. Equal Justice Initiative
  165. ESC Region 13 (Austin school district)
  166. European Open edu
  167. Evangel University
  168. Evergreen Valley College
  169. Everhart Museum
  170. Fairfield University
  171. Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY
  172. Felician University
  173. Florida A&M University
  174. Florida Atlantic University
  175. Florida Gulf Coast University
  176. Florida International University
  177. Florida State College at Jacksonville
  178. Florida State University
  179. Fontbonne University
  180. Fort Valley State University
  181. Fox Valley Technical College
  182. Fredrick County Government, Maryland
  183. Frick Art Reference Library
  184. Frostberg State University
  185. Furman University
  186. Gallerie Accademia, Venice
  187. Generalitat de Catalunya Department d’Educació (Dept of Education, Catalonia, Spain)
  188. Geneseo, SUNY
  189. Georgia State University
  190. Georgetown University
  191. George Washington University
  192. Getty Museum
  193. Gettysburg College
  194. Glacier Peak High School
  195. Glendale Community College
  196. Google Arts & Culture
  197. Gompers Preparatory Academy
  198. Government of Malta
  199. Grand Valley State University
  200. Greene County Schools (public) TN
  201. Greenville Technical College
  202. Grossmont College
  203. Harold Washington College
  204. Hamilton College
  205. Hamilton School District
  206. Harvard Art Museums
  207. Harvard University
  208. Harvey Mudd College
  209. Hautlieu School, UK
  210. Henry Ford College
  211. Hibbing Community College
  212. Highline College
  213. Hillsborough Community College
  214. Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge
  215. HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College
  216. Hofstra University
  217. Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  218. Hong Kong Society for Education in Art
  219. Hope College
  220. Hostos Community College, City University of New York
  221. Houston Community College
  222. Howard College
  223. Howard County Public School System
  224. Hudson County Community College
  225. Humboldt State University
  226. Hunter College
  227. Indiana University, Bloomington
  228. Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
  229. Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
  230. International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas
  231. International Center of Medieval Art
  232. International School, Göteborg, Sweden
  233. Iowa State University
  234. Istanbul Ayvansaray University
  235. Italian ministry of culture and tourism
  236. Ivy Tech Community College
  237. James Madison University
  238. John Jay College of Criminal Justice
  239. Johnson & Wales University
  240. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School
  241. Juniata College
  242. Keck Graduate Institute
  243. Keene State College
  244. The Kennedy Center
  245. Kennewick School District, WA
  246. Kenya Ministry of Education (TVETA)
  247. Khan Academy
  248. Kean University
  249. Knox County Public Library
  250. Koç University
  251. Krum Independent School District, TX
  252. Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Canada)
  253. Labette Community College
  254. LaGuardia Community College
  255. Lander University
  256. Lane Community College
  257. Langara College
  258. Lansing Community College
  259. La Salle Academy
  260. LDS Business College
  261. Lehman College, City University of New York
  262. Le Moyne College
  263. Lesley University
  264. Lewis University
  265. Limestone University
  266. Lincoln University
  267. Linfield College
  268. Linn-Benton Community College
  269. London Metropolitan University
  270. Lone Star College, University Park
  271. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
  272. Los Angeles Harbor College
  273. Los Angeles Valley College
  274. Louisiana State University
  275. Loyalist College
  276. Loyola University Chicago
  277. Macaulay Honors College
  278. Maine Department of Education
  279. Manhattan College
  280. Manor College
  281. Marist College
  282. Marquette University
  283. Mary Baldwin University
  284. Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art & Culture at Hellenic College Holy Cross
  285. Maryland Institute College of Art
  286. Massachusetts Art Education Association
  287. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
  288. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  289. Massasoit Community College
  290. McNay Art Museum, TX
  291. Medicine Hat College
  292. Menlo College
  293. Mentone Girls’ Grammar School, Australia
  294. Merrimack College
  295. Merritt College
  296. Mesa Community College
  297. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  298. Miami Dade College
  299. Miami University
  300. Middlesex Community College
  301. Midlands Technical College
  302. Millersville University of Pennsylvania
  303. Milwaukee Area Technical College
  304. Minnesota North College
  305. Minnesota State University, Mankato
  306. Minnesota State University, Morehead
  307. Mississippi Department of Education
  308. Mississippi State University
  309. Missouri University of Science and Technology
  310. Molloy University
  311. Monash University
  312. Monmouth University
  313. Montana State University
  314. Montgomery County Community College
  315. Moorpark California City Government
  316. Moreno Valley College
  317. Mount Saint Mary’s University
  318. Mt. San Antonio College
  319. Murray State University
  320. Museum Computer Network
  321. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  322. Mustang Public Schools, Oklahoma
  323. Nanjing International School
  324. Nanyang Technical University, Singapore
  325. Napa Valley College
  326. Nassau Community College
  327. National College of Art and Design, Ireland
  328. National Endowment for the Humanities
  329. National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  330. National University
  331. Newcastle University, UK
  332. New Mexico State University
  333. New School for Social Research
  334. New York City College of Technology
  335. New York Institute of Technology
  336. Norquest College
  337. North Carolina Museum of Art
  338. North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
  339. North Cross School, Virginia
  340. North Dakota State Library
  341. Northeast Community College
  342. Northeastern Illinois University
  343. Northern Illinois University
  344. Northern Virginia Community College
  345. North Lake College
  346. North Shore Community College
  347. Northwest Arkansas Community College
  348. Northwest Nazarene University
  349. Northwestern Michigan College
  350. Northwestern University
  351. Norwalk Public Library
  352. Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
  353. Occidental College
  354. OER Commons
  355. Ohio State University
  356. Ohio University
  357. Ohio Wesleyan University
  358. Oak Creek Public Library, Wisconsin
  359. Oakton Community College
  360. Okanagan College
  361. Oklahoma State University
  362. Ontario Art Education Association
  363. Open Art Histories (Canada)
  364. Open Education Alberta
  365. Oregon State University
  366. Orient Institut Beirut
  367. Oswego State University of New York
  368. Otis College of Art and Design
  369. Oxford University Press
  370. Pasadena City College
  371. Pelham School District
  372. Pembroke Public Library
  373. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
  374. Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
  375. Pennsylvania State University
  376. Pepperdine University
  377. Perdue University Fort Wayne
  378. Piedmont Virginia Community College
  379. Pikes Peak Library District
  380. Pima Community College
  381. Pitt Community College
  382. Pittsford School District
  383. Pitzer College
  384. Point Loma Nazarene University
  385. Pomona College
  386. Portland Community College
  387. Pratt Institute
  388. Princeton University
  389. Queensborough Community College, CUNY
  390. Randolph College
  391. Raritan Valley Community College
  392. Renaissance Society of America
  393. Rhode Island College
  394. Rhodes College
  395. Richmond Community College
  396. Rio Hondo College
  397. Riverside County Office of Education, CA
  398. Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
  399. Rollins College
  400. Roosevelt University
  401. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  402. Rutgers University
  403. Ryerson University
  404. Sacramento City College
  405. Saginaw Valley State University
  406. Saint Albans Secondary College
  407. Santa Rosa Junior College
  408. Saint Clair County Community College
  409. Saint Francis College
  410. Saint Georges International School
  411. Saint Johns County School District
  412. Saint John’s University
  413. Saint Joseph’s University
  414. Saint Leo University
  415. Saint Mary’s College of California
  416. Salt Lake Community College
  417. Salve Regina University
  418. Sam Houston State University
  419. San Antonio College
  420. San Bernardino Valley College
  421. San Diego City College
  422. San Jacinto College
  423. San Jose State University
  424. San Rafael City Schools
  425. Santa Rosa Junior College
  426. Santa Fe College
  427. Savannah College of Art and Design
  428. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  429. Scripts College
  430. Seattle Central College
  431. Seminole State University
  432. Simmons University
  433. Skagit Valley College
  434. Skyline College
  435. Smithsonian American Art Museum
  436. Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access
  437. Smithsonian Libraries
  438. Snohomish School District
  439. Snow College
  440. Society for the Arts in Religious and Theological Studies
  441. Society of Architectural Historians
  442. Sonoma State University
  443. South West Institute of TAFE, Australia
  444. Southeast Delco School District
  445. Southeast Service Cooperative, MN
  446. Southern Adventist University
  447. Southern California Institute of Architecture
  448. Southern Connecticut State University
  449. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
  450. Southern New Hampshire University
  451. Southern University and A&M College
  452. South Texas College
  453. Southwest Minnesota State University
  454. Spartanburg Community College
  455. Spartanburg Methodist College
  456. Spelman College
  457. Spokane Community College
  458. Spokane Falls Community College
  459. Spring Arbor University
  460. Springfield Technical Community College
  461. Stanford University
  462. Stephens College
  463. Stonybrook University, SUNY
  464. Sullivan University
  465. SUNY Broome
  466. SUNY Cobleskill
  467. SUNY Freedonia
  468. SUNY Geneseo
  469. SUNY New Paltz
  470. SUNY Oswego
  471. SUNY Potsdam
  472. SUNY Purchase
  473. SUNY Ulster
  474. Stephens College
  475. Syracuse University
  476. Tacoma Community College
  477. Teachers College, Columbia University
  478. Tennessee Arts Commission
  479. Terra Foundation for American Art
  480. Texas A&M International University
  481. Texas A&M University-Commerce
  482. Texas A&M University-Kingsville
  483. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
  484. Texas State University
  485. Thomas Nelson Community College
  486. Tidewater Community College
  487. TMI Episcopal
  488. Toledo Museum of Art
  489. Toronto Metropolitan University
  490. Touro College
  491. Transyvania University
  492. Tri-County Technical College
  493. Trident Technical College
  494. Trinity Christian College
  495. Tufts University
  496. Tulane University
  497. Tulsa Community College
  498. John Tyler Community College
  499. UNESCO
  500. Union County College
  501. United World College, Changshu China
  502. United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation
  503. United States Virgin Islands Department of Education
  504. Universidad Panamericana, Mexico
  505. University College Cork, Ireland
  506. University College of London
  507. University for the Creative Arts
  508. University of Akron
  509. University of Alabama
  510. University of Alabama at Birmingham
  511. University of Alaska
  512. University of Alaska, Fairbanks
  513. University of Albany
  514. University of Alberta
  515. University of Arkansas
  516. University of British Columbia
  517. University at Buffalo
  518. University of California, Berkeley
  519. University of California, Irvine
  520. University of California, Los Angeles
  521. University of California, San Diego
  522. University of Cambridge
  523. University of Central Florida
  524. University of Chicago
  525. University of Cincinnati
  526. University of Colorado, Boulder
  527. University of the Cumberlands
  528. University for the Creative Arts
  529. University of Fine Arts, Münster
  530. University of Fraser Valley, Canada
  531. University of Hong Kong
  532. University of Houston-Downtown
  533. University of Illinois, Urbana
  534. University of Kansas
  535. University of Kentucky
  536. University of Lethbridge, Canada
  537. University of Louisville
  538. University of Maine
  539. University of Manitoba
  540. University of Maryland
  541. University of Mary Washington
  542. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  543. University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
  544. University of Massachusetts, Lowell
  545. University of Miami
  546. University of Michigan
  547. University of Michigan, Dearborn
  548. University of Minnesota
  549. University of Missouri
  550. University of Nebraska, Omaha
  551. University of Nevada, Reno
  552. University of New Hampshire
  553. University of New South Wales, Australia
  554. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  555. University of North Carolina, Charlotte
  556. University of North Carolina, Greensboro
  557. University of North Carolina, Wilmington
  558. University of North Texas
  559. University of Northern Iowa
  560. University of Ottawa (Canada)
  561. University of Oxford
  562. University of Pennsylvania
  563. University of the People
  564. University of Pittsburgh
  565. University of Saint Francis
  566. University of South Africa
  567. University of South Australia
  568. University of South Carolina, Aiken
  569. University of South Carolina, Upstate
  570. University of South Dakota
  571. University of South Florida
  572. University of Sydney
  573. University of Texas, Arlington
  574. University of Texas, Austin
  575. University of Texas, San Antonio
  576. University of Texas Permian Basin
  577. University of Texas, Tyler
  578. University of Toronto, Canada
  579. University of Turku, Finland
  580. University of Utah
  581. University of Virginia
  582. University of Warwick, UK
  583. University of Washington, Bothell
  584. University of the West
  585. University of West Florida
  586. University of West Georgia
  587. University of Wisconsin, Madison
  588. University of the Witwatersrand
  589. Upper Canada Virtual Library
  590. Ursinus College
  591. Utah Art Education Association
  592. Valor Christian High School
  593. Valencia College
  594. Valley City State University
  595. Vanderbilt University
  596. Vassar College
  597. La Verdad Christian College, Philippines
  598. Victoria (Australia) Department of Education
  599. Villanova University
  600. Virginia Commonwealth University
  601. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  602. Virginia Wesleyan University
  603. Wabash College
  604. Wallkill Central School District
  605. The Warburg Institute, School for Advanced Study, University of London
  606. Washington University in Saint Louis
  607. Washtenaw Community College
  608. Waubonsee Community College
  609. West Texas A&M University
  610. West Tisbury Library
  611. West Virginia University
  612. Wellesley College
  613. Wellesley Middle School
  614. Wesleyan University
  615. Westchester Community College
  616. West Chester University
  617. Western Michigan University
  618. Western Nevada College
  619. Westminster College
  620. West Texas A&M University
  621. West Virginia University
  622. Whatcom Community College
  623. White House Historical Association
  624. Whitman College
  625. Wichita State University
  626. Willamette University
  627. William Patterson University
  628. Williams College
  629. Winston-Salem State University
  630. Winthrop University
  631. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
  632. Woodland School District 50, IL
  633. Worcester Art Museum
  634. Wor-Wic Community College
  635. Wuhan University, China
  636. Yale University
  637. York College of Pennsylvania

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