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PYONGYANG UNIVERSITY OF FINE ARTS Latitude and Longitude:

39°01′03″N 125°47′38″E / 39.0175°N 125.7940°E / 39.0175; 125.7940
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Pyongyang University of Fine Arts
평양미술대학
EstablishedSeptember 10, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-09-10)
Location,
North Korea
CampusUrban
https://uni24k.com/u/10467/ http://www.korart.sca.kp/index.php/education/organ_detail?id=38&language=english

Pyongyang University of Fine Arts ( Korean: 평양미술대학; lit. Pyongyang Art University) is an art university located in Tongdaewon District, Pyongyang, North Korea.

Pyongyang Art University is the most prestigious [1] [2]art university in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, being awarded the Order of Kim Il Sung, the highest decoration award of North Korea. [3] It is the foremost educational institute in the nation for teaching propaganda art or " Juche-art". [1] Graduates of the university have included Kim Il Sung Prize winners, People's Artists, and Merited Artists. [3]

The university is divided into several faculties and departments including the Graphic Art Faculty, Crafts Faculty, Industrial Art Faculty, Korean Painting ( Joseonhwa 조선화) Faculty, Sculpture Faculty, Educational Faculty, Basic Art Science Faculty, Online Education Faculty, Social Sciences Department, and the Fine Arts Research Institute. [3] The university also has an art museum. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "북한의 석고상". 통일뉴스 (in Korean). 2001-09-20. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  2. ^ North Korean Images At Utopia’s Edge. Exhibitions/Installations, 2009. https://jstor.org/stable/community.34568531 .
  3. ^ a b c "Korean Art | Pyongyang University of Fine Arts". www.korart.sca.kp. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

39°01′03″N 125°47′38″E / 39.0175°N 125.7940°E / 39.0175; 125.7940