The Academy of Fine Arts - is a public university of fine and applied arts. It is Warsaw's highest educational institution.
In 1816, the University of Warsaw established the Department of Fine Arts under the leadership of renowned professors Marcello Bacchiar. Warsaw University established the Department of Fine Arts under the leadership of renowned professors Marcello Baciarelli and Sigmund Vogel. В 1831 In 1831, the University of Warsaw dissolved and the Russian authorities decided to to establish a School of Fine Arts. The students of this school took an active part in patriotic demonstrations and in the January Uprising, which led to the school's closure. of the school. However, interest in the fine arts was so great that a drawing class was established under the direction of Cipri. a drawing class was established under the direction of Cyprian Lakhnitsky. In 1920, the class decided to expand to a school of painting and arts and crafts. В 1932 1932, the school was transformed into the Academy of Arts.
After the end of World War II in 1945, the academy was reopened and in 1957 it was renamed the Academy of Fine Arts.
Chopin lived in one of the wings of the Academy in 1826, which is commemorated by a memorial plaque and a museum.
