Cracow Academy of Arts

It was founded in 1818 as the School of Drawing and Painting at the Department of Literature of the Jagiellonian University .

In 1873, separated from the university as the School of Fine Arts. The first director of the school was the famous Polish painter Jan Matejko (1838-1893), who played a large role in the formation of the artistic community of Krakow and raised many prominent students who influenced Polish culture. Since 1979, the Academy was named after him.

Teachers and professors of the educational institution were F. Zinc , A. Gridlevsky , L. Lefleur

After the death of Jan Matejko, the rector Julian Falat , a well-known landscape painter and outstanding reformer, who led her from 1875 to 1909 , played an important role in the activities of the School. In 1900, the School became the Academy of Fine Arts. He initiated the development of new creative trends at the Academy and organized, in addition to painting, training in graphics and architecture. He invited a number of well-known masters to teaching, including T. Aksentovich , V. Weiss , S. Vyspiansky , L. Vychulkovsky , K. Lashchko , Y. Malchevsky , Yu. Mekhoffer , Yu. Pankevich , Y. Stanislavsky and others.

• interior design
• industrial design
• graphs
• conservation (conservation) and restoration of works of art
• painting
• sculptures

An inter-faculty department of the theory and history of art, foreign language courses and physical education work at the Academy.

• Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Jana Matejki w Krakowie (Polish)