Bard Graduate Center is an international community of scholars and students from a range of academic backgrounds united by their object-centered approaches to understanding the past. Learn more about the exciting work that goes on here from our faculty in the interviews below.

We have a number of events throughout the year where you can meet our faculty and students and visit our academic buildings on the Upper West Side.

Building Tours
Arrange an admissions tour of our building by emailing [email protected]

Open Houses

BGC Open Houses provide the opportunity to learn much more about our MA and PhD programs from our faculty. Join us this fall!

Sunday, October 18, 11 am
Sunday, November 8, 11 am
Sunday, November 22, 11 am (Zoom)

Campus Visits
BGC holds information sessions and attends graduate school fairs at college campuses throughout the fall. We’ll announce our fall 2026 schedule in the summer.