Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (Czech: Akademie múzických umění v Praze, AMU) is a university in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic, specialising in the study of music, dance, drama, film, television and multi-media. It is the largest art school in the Czech Republic, with more than 350 educators and researchers, and 1500 students.
Akademie múzických umění v Praze | |
The Hartig and Lictenstejn Palaces house the rectorate and Music and Theatre Faculties of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1945 |
| Rector | Jan Hancil |
Administrative staff | 575 |
| Students | 1,541 |
| 147 | |
| Location | Prague , |
| Website | www |
The academy consists of three faculties: a Film and TV School (FAMU); Music and Dance Faculty (HAMU); and Theatre Faculty (DAMU), offering Bachelor, Masters, and Doctoral level courses, as well as conducting artistic research, and in some departments also research in art history and theory. AMU has two cross-faculty pedagogical facilities: a Languages Centre and a Sports, Rehabilitation and Movement Centre. The university also has two facilities outside Prague designed for residential multi-day creative projects.