Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (German: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, also known as Munich Academy) was founded 1808 by Maximilian I of Bavaria in Munich as the "Royal Academy of Fine Arts".
In 1946, the Academy was merged with the schools for arts-and-crafts and applied arts, respectively. In 1953, the name changed to its current form.
On 26 October 2005, a new building by Coop Himmelb(l)au was opened.
Notable members
- Karl von Piloty (student, 1840–?; keeper, 1874–?)
- Alfred Kubin
- Franz Stuck
- Franz Roubaud
- Adolf Oberländer
- Ernest Hennings (student, 1914–?)
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Paul Klee
- Franz Marc
- Franz von Lenbach
- Jörg Immendorff
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