Russian Academy of Arts

Local nameРоссийская академия художеств
LocationSaint Petersburg, Russia

The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts was an art academy in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1757 by the founder of the Imperial Moscow University Ivan Shuvalov under the name Academy of the Three Noblest Arts. Elizabeth of Russia renamed it the Imperial Academy of Arts and commissioned a new building, completed 25 years later in 1789 by the Neva River. The academy promoted the neoclassical style and technique, and sent its promising students to European capitals for further study. Training at the academy was virtually required for artists to make successful careers.

Formally abolished in 1918 after the Russian Revolution, the academy was renamed several times. It established free tuition; students from across the country competed fiercely for its few places annually.

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Opening hours

Wed - Sun: 11 am - 7 pm

Admission

500 RUB

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Academy_of_Arts

Official website of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts Museum http://eng.nimrah.ru/

Email director@nimrah.ru

Phone +7 812 323 64 96

Address Universitetskaya Embankment, 17, St Petersburg, Russia, 199034

Coordinates 59°56'15.978" N 30°17'23.715" E

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