Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

Seal of the Royal Danish Academy of Art

The Charlottenborg Palace , home of the Academy

Model class at the Copenhagen Art Academy (1826)

The Royal Danish Academy of Art ( Danish : Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi ), based in Charlottenborg Palace at Kongens Nytorv 1 in Copenhagen's old town, is one of Denmark's 20 state art schools . It was founded in 1754 as Det Kongelige Danske Skildre-, Billedhugger- og Bygnings-Academie i Kiøbenhavn . In 1771 the name was first renamed to Maler-, Billedhugger- og Bygnings-Academiet , and in 1814 a second to Det Kongelige Academie for de skjønne Kunster . Since a comprehensive restructuring in 1968, the name has been Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi .

The art academy is under the supervision of the Danish Ministry of Culture , which is also responsible for funding these institutions.

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The art academy is divided into several independent institutions:

Universities of Fine Arts (Danish: Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademis billedkunstskoler ) in Charlottenborg Palace. The principal is Mikkel Bogh . The subjects offered range from painting , sculpture and graphics to photography and video art .

Skolen for Tidsbaserede Medier
Malerskole 2
Billedhuggerskolen Charlottenborg
Billedhuggerskolen Frederiksholms Canal
Grafisk Skole
Skolen for media art
Skolen for Mur and Rum

Universities for architecture, design and conservation (Danish: Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademis Skoler for Arkitektur, Design og Konservering ) have had their joint headquarters in the Holmen district since 2011; The principal is Lene Dammand Lund
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- Arkitektskolen
- Design kolen
- Conservatorskolen

Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Danish: Det Kongelige Akademi for de Skønne Kunster ), currently consisting of 78 members: 30 architects, 30 visual artists, 12 co-opted and six Danish honorary members. The Chair of the Academy Council is Mette Gitz-Johansen .