Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
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Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (Template:Lang-pl) is a public university of visual and applied arts located in the Polish capital. The Academy traces its history back to the Department of Arts founded at the Warsaw University in 1812. As a separate institution it was founded in 1844 during the Partitions of Poland. In an upgrade in 1904 it was named the Warsaw School of Fine Arts; and in 1932 it received recognition as an Academy.
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Faculties
- Faculty of Painting
- Faculty of Sculpture
- Faculty of Graphic Arts
- Faculty of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art
- Faculty of Interior Design
- Faculty of Design
- Faculty of Media Art
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Notable students and faculty
- Mirosław Bałka (1958-)
- Wojciech Gerson (1831-1901)
- Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-)
- Antoni Słonimski (1895–1976)
- Piotr Abraszewski (1932–1939)
- Marian Czapla (1946–)
- Lech Majewski (1953-)
- Chaim Goldberg (1917-2004)
- Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis or Czurlanis in Polish (1875–1911)
- Katarzyna Kozyra (1963-)
- Ryszard Sroczyński (1905-1966)
- Aleksander Zyw (1905-1995)
- Eugeniusz Geno Malkowski (1942–)
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