Hungarian University of Fine Arts

The central building of the university

The Hungarian University of Fine Arts (Hungarian: Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem, MKE) is the central Hungarian art school in Budapest, Andrássy Avenue. It was founded in 1871 as the Hungarian Royal Drawing School (Magyar Királyi Mintarajztanoda) and has been called University of Fine Arts since 2001.

History

Until the mid-19th century, Hungarian artists were learning fine arts in Western European academies. The National Society of Hungarian Fine Arts (Országos Magyar Képzőművészeti Társulat) founded in 1861 was initiating the establishment of a Hungarian school of fine arts. Owing to this movement the Hungarian Royal Drawing School and Art Teachers’ College (Magyar Királyi Mintarajztanoda és Rajztanárképezde) was opened in 1871. The present-day building of the university was built in 1877, designed by Alajos Rauscher and Adolf Lang.

In later decades, the school developed programs for training not only painters and sculptors, but artist-craftsmen, mosaic- and gobelin-makers, stage-designers, costumers, and restorers. Numerous prominent Hungarian artists taught there, including the painters Károly Ferenczy, János Vaszary, Viktor Olgyai, Róbert Berény, János Kmetty, Aurél Bernáth, Géza Fónyi, Jenő Barcsay, Gyula Hincz, and Károly Koffán; the sculptor Béni Ferenczy and other notable artists.

Presidents from 1871

Buildings

• Hungarian University of Fine Arts (Hungary, Budapest, 1062 Andrássy út 69-71.) with the Barcsay-hall.
• Strawberry's Garden (Budapest, 1063 Kmety Gy u. 26-28. )
• Feszty House (Budapest, 1063, Bajza u. 39)
• Somogyi József Artists' Colony (Tihany, 8237 Major u. 63.)

Departments

• Program in Fine Art Theory
• Visual Education Program
• Scenography Program
• Intermedia Program
• Conservation Program
• Graphic Design Program
• Printmaking Program
• Sculpture Program
• Painting Program
• Doctoral Programme

Exhibitions

Barcsay-hall is the biggest gallery to exhibit the student's and foreign's artworks. But you will find 4 other smaller places to show the artworks. (Barcsay-terem)

External links

• http://www.mke.hu
• https://www.facebook.com/kepzomuveszetiegyetem
• http://www.bestofdiploma.hu/

References

Coordinates: 47°30′26″N 19°04′01″E / 47.50722°N 19.06694°E / 47.50722; 19.06694

Universities in Hungary
Public Universities	Budapest Budapest Business School Budapest University of Technology and Economics Corvinus University of Budapest Eötvös Loránd University Hungarian University of Fine Arts Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design National University of Public Service Óbuda University Semmelweis University University of Physical Education University of Theatre and Film Arts Counties Szent István University Széchenyi István University University of Debrecen University of Dunaújváros University of Kaposvár University of Miskolc University of Nyíregyháza University of Pannonia University of Pécs University of Szeged University of West Hungary
Private Universities	Budapest Andrássy University Budapest Aquincum Institute of Technology Budapest Metropolitan University Budapest University of Jewish Studies Central European University International Business School Károli Gáspár University of the Hungarian Reformed Church Pázmány Péter Catholic University Counties Debrecen Reformed Theological University Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences
Other Hungarian- language Universities	Babeș-Bolyai University (Romania) Ferenc Rákóczi II. Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute (Ukraine) Sapientia – Hungarian University of Transylvania (Romania) Selye János University (Slovakia) University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Târgu Mureș (Romania)
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