Oslo National Academy of the Arts

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Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo
Established: August 1, 1996
Type: Art Academy
Rector: Cecilie Broch Knudsen
Staff: 181
Students: 500
Location: Oslo, Norway
Website: www.khio.no

The Oslo National Academy of the Arts (Norwegian: Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, KHiO) is a university college in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts. It is one of two public institutes of higher learning in Norway that teaches in visual arts and design, the other is the Bergen National Academy of the Arts in Bergen.

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The Academy was established in 1996 through the amalgamation of five independent colleges:

  • The National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole), founded in 1818
  • The National Academy of Fine Arts (Statens kunstakademi), founded in 1909
  • The National Academy of Theatre (Statens teaterhøgskole), founded in 1952
  • The National Academy of Opera (Statens operahøgskole), founded in 1964
  • The National Academy of Ballet (Statens balletthøgskole), founded in 1979

These former colleges are now organised in three faculties: the Faculty of Design, the Faculty of Performing Arts and the Faculty of Visual Arts.

The Oslo National Academy of the Arts has so far been housed in several buildings in Oslo. In the summer of 2003, the Faculty of Performing Arts was moved to the new campus at the old textile plant Seilduken at Grünerløkka in central Oslo. In the summer of 2010, the remaining faculties will join.

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