A special attraction is Tufts' affiliation with Boston's renowned Museum of Fine Arts. Tufts students get free admittance to the Museum and can take studio art courses taught at the SMFA. Beyond courses at Tufts, art history majors have access to many other artistic resources of the Boston area, such as the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Art, and the art museums at Harvard, MIT, Wellesley, Brandeis, etc. Internship opportunities at these and other sites are available.

Students majoring in art history and architectural studies usually go on to graduate programs and/or use their skills developed in the Department as a base to pursue a career in museums, galleries, architecture, design, media, teaching, publishing, etc.).