Essential Course Resources

• AP Art History Course Description, Effective Fall 2012 (.pdf/1.54MB)
• AP Art History Teacher's Guide (.pdf/1.8MB)
• AP Art History Development Committee 
• AP Art History Course Perspective
• AP Art History Credit and Placement Policies at Colleges and Universities
• AP Art History Programs by State

AP Exam Information and Resources

• AP Art History Exam Information
• Printed Color Images for the AP Art History Exam 
• Free AP Art History Practice Exam
• Art History: About Contextual Items (.pdf/134KB)

AP Course Audit Information

• Syllabus Development Guide, Sample Syllabi and more

Classroom Resources

• From the College Board

  • Curriculum Modules

    • Thematic and Cross-Cultural Approaches (.pdf/1.76MB)

  • Special Focus

    • Art of the Twentieth Century (.pdf/9MB)
    • Art in Context (.pdf/697KB)

• From Your AP Colleagues

  • Women Artists in History
  • The Development of One-Point Perspective in Renaissance Italy
  • Using PowerPoint Slides in the AP Art History Classroom

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Web Guides

• Web Guide for AP Art History

Reviews of Teaching Resources

There are currently more than 250 reviews of Art History resources, including textbooks, Web sites, software, and more, in the Teachers' Resources area. Each review describes the resource and suggests ways it might be used in the classroom.

College Board Store

• Products for AP Art History

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