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Bergen Academy of Art and Design ( no, Kunst- og designhøgskolen i Bergen) or KHiB was one of two independent and accredited scientific institutions of higher learning in the ''Kunst- og designhøgskolen i Bergen'' (Store norske leksikon)
/ref> The education included the subject areas fine art, photography, printmaking, ceramics, textiles, visual communication, interior architecture and furniture design. The college had around 350 students. KHiB is now merged with The Grieg Academy - Department of Music, and together they make up the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design, as one of seven faculties at
The academy had facilities in six different buildings in Bergen centre; in Strømgaten 1, Marken 37, Vaskerelven 8, Kong Oscars gate 62 and C. Sundts. gate 53 and 55. Strømgaten 1, which previously housed Bergen Technical School, was protected by regulations on 25 June 2013. The building was designed by Giovanni Müller and built in the years 1874-76. In 2017, all facilities were co-located in Møllendalsveien in a new purpose-built building designed by Snøhetta (company), Snøhetta.
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visual arts
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and design
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in Norway
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(The other is Oslo National Academy of the Arts
The Oslo National Academy of the Arts ( no, 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 ...
). It was located in Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...
, Norway./ref> The education included the subject areas fine art, photography, printmaking, ceramics, textiles, visual communication, interior architecture and furniture design. The college had around 350 students. KHiB is now merged with The Grieg Academy - Department of Music, and together they make up the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design, as one of seven faculties at
University of Bergen
The University of Bergen ( no, Universitetet i Bergen, ) is a research-intensive state university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2019, the university has over 4,000 employees and 18,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 194 ...
(UiB). The faculty was formally established on 1 January 2017, and has three departments: The Art Academy - Department of Art, The Grieg Academy - Department of Music and Department of Design.
History
Art education has long traditions in Bergen, as the first school of art was established there in 1772, modelled on the Academy of Art in Copenhagen. Bergen Academy of Art and Design was itself a young institution established in 1996, merged from two former institutions; ''Vestlandets kunstakademi'' which had been founded in 1972 and ''Statens høgskole for kunsthåndverk og design'' which is dated to 190The academy had facilities in six different buildings in Bergen centre; in Strømgaten 1, Marken 37, Vaskerelven 8, Kong Oscars gate 62 and C. Sundts. gate 53 and 55. Strømgaten 1, which previously housed Bergen Technical School, was protected by regulations on 25 June 2013. The building was designed by Giovanni Müller and built in the years 1874-76. In 2017, all facilities were co-located in Møllendalsveien in a new purpose-built building designed by Snøhetta (company), Snøhetta.
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