Academy of San Carlos
The Academy of San Carlos (Spanish: Academia de San Carlos) is located at 22 Academia Street in just northeast of the main plaza of Mexico City. It was the first major art academy and the first art museum in the Americas. It was founded in 1781 as the School of Engraving and moved to the Academia Street location about 10 years later. It emphasized the European classical tradition in training until the early 20th century, when it shifted to a more modern perspective.
Academy of San Carlos on Academia Street | |
| Parent institution | Faculty of Arts and Design (UNAM) |
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| Founder(s) | Charles III of Spain |
| Established | 1781 |
| Focus | Arts (graduate courses, mainly classical European traditional arts) |
| Formerly called | Academy of the Three Noble Arts of San Carlos: architecture, painting and sculpture of New Spain |
| Location | Mexico City , Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19.433086°N 99.128844°W |
| Website | https://academiasancarlos.unam.mx |
The Academy of San Carlos was integrated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico, eventually becoming the Faculty of Arts and Design, which is based in Xochimilco. Currently, only graduate courses of the modern school are given in the original academy building.
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