Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry

Baron Sergei Grigoriyevich Stroganov, the founder of the school

Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry (Russian: Московский Государственный Художественно-Промышленный Университет имени С.Г Стороганова) informally named Stroganovka (Строгановка) is one of the oldest Russian schools for the industrial, monumental and decorative art and design. The University is named after its founder, baron Sergei Grigoriyevich Stroganov.

History

The school was founded in 1825 by Baron Sergey Stroganov. It specialised on the applied and decorative art. In 1843 the school became state-owned. In 1860 it was renamed Stroganov School for Technical Drawing.

After the October Revolution the school was reorganized and became a part of the State Free Art Shops (Государственные Свободные Художественные Мастерские), Vkhutemas and Vkhutein. Since 1930 it is Moscow Institute for the Decorative and Applied Arts (Московский Институт Декоративного и Прикладного Искусства), MIDIPI (МИДИПИ). In 1945, after the end of the World War II the school was restored as an applied art educational establishment. In 1996 the school got its present name Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry.

Currently it is one of the most diverse artistic schools in Russia. It has three departments and thirteen chairs preparing students of six major and sixteen minor specializations [1].

Notable faculty and students

Among the teachers of the school were:

• Mikhail Vrubel
• Konstantin Korovin
• Alexey Shchusev
• André Andrejew
• Sergei Gerasimov
• Vikentii Trofimov

and the students included the designer Mikhail Mikhailovich Adamovich.

External links

• Official website (English)

Coordinates: 55°48′25″N 37°29′53″E / 55.806944454444°N 37.498055565556°E / 55.806944454444; 37.498055565556