History
In the 1860s, civic and business leaders whose families had made fortunes in the China Trade, textile manufacture, railroads and retailing, sought to influence the long-term development of Massachusetts. To stimulate learning in technology and fine art, they persuaded the state legislature to found several institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1860) and the Museum of Fine Arts (1870). The third of these, founded in 1873 was the Massachusetts Normal Art School.
Formerly located on the corner of Brookline and Longwood Avenues, the college relocated to the former campus of Boston State College after that school's merger with the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1983.
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