History
The Academy was established in 1996 through the amalgamation of five independent colleges:
- The National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole), founded in 1818
- The National Academy of Fine Arts (Statens kunstakademi), founded in 1909
- The National Academy of Theatre (Statens teaterhøgskole), founded in 1952
- The National Academy of Opera (Statens operahøgskole), founded in 1964
- The National Academy of Ballet (Statens balletthøgskole), founded in 1979
These former colleges are now organised in three faculties: the Faculty of Design, the Faculty of Performing Arts and the Faculty of Visual Arts.
The Oslo National Academy of the Arts has so far been housed in several buildings in Oslo. In the summer of 2003, the Faculty of Performing Arts was moved to the new campus at the old textile plant Seilduken at Grünerløkka in central Oslo. In the summer of 2010, the remaining faculties joined.
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