Department of History of Art, , Banaras Hindu University had eminent scholars like V.S. Agrawala, Kapila Vatsyayan, S.K.Saraswati and Anand Krishna as close associates. The department runs special courses and research in the areas of Indian Iconography, Indian Painting, Indian Textile and Decorative Arts, Islamic, Western, Himalayan, Contemporary Art, Central Asian Art, South East Asian Art and Folk and Tribal Art.