Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (Turkish: Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi; abbreviated MSGSÜ) is a Turkish state university dedicated to the higher education of fine arts. It is located in the Fındıklı neighborhood of Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Turkey.[1] Mimar Sinan Fine Arts High School in İstanbul and Ankara is not a unit of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.[2][3]

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi
TypeState university
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1882
RectorHandan İnci Elçi
Administrative staff
500
Undergraduates6942
Location
Fındıklı, Beyoğlu, Istanbul
,
Turkey
FounderOsman Hamdi Bey
Building details
The University as seen from across the Bosphorus
Websitehttp://www.msgsu.edu.tr/

History

The institution was founded on January 1, 1882, as the "School of Fine Arts" ("Sanayi-i Nefise Mekteb-i Âlisi, formally Mekteb-i Sanayi-i Nefise-i Şâhâne or simply "Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi") by the renowned Turkish painter, art historian, archaeologist, and museum curator, Osman Hamdi Bey. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University was the first educational institution in fine arts and architecture in Turkey. It opened on March 2, 1883, with eight instructors and 20 students.

In 1914, the school became co-educational. It was converted in 1928 from a school to an academy, the first in Turkey - and its name was changed to "State Academy of Fine Arts" (Devlet Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi). In 1969, it was renamed again, to "Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts" (İstanbul Devlet Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi abbreviated İDGSA). On July 20, 1982, its status was again changed, and the academy became "Mimar Sinan University" (Mimar Sinan Üniversitesi) after the great Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan. Finally, in December 2003, the administration of the university changed its name to "Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University".

Since 1982 the institution has been providing four-year educational programs.

Academic units
Eye in marble

Associated institutions
  • Nusretiye Palace
  • Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Istanbul
  • Tophane-i Amire Cultural Center

Notable faculty

Notable alumni
Marble wall at the entrance of the University

Actors and models

Artists

Musicians

Other

See also

References
  1. "Home". Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Retrieved 2019-07-09. Meclis-i Mebusan Caddesi No: 24Fındıklı 34427 İstanbul
  2. "Müzik Bölümü Hakkında - Mimar Sinan GSL". Msgsl.com. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "The life and works of Maide Arel (1907 - 1997)". Istanbulsanatevi. 2018-05-18. Archived from the original on 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2020-08-24.

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