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Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (German Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) is an institution of higher education in Vienna, the capital of Austria. It was founded in 1692 and has university status since 1998, retaining its original name. It is currently the only Austrian university which doesn't have the word "university" in its name.
The Academy has currently c. 900 students, with almost one in four coming from abroad. Its faculty includes "stars" such as Peter Sloterdijk. Its library has c. 110,000 volumes and its "etching cabinet" (German Kupferstichkabinett) has c. 150,000 drawings and prints.
External links
- Official website of the Academy (German and English)
- Study in Austria: A Guide
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