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Ensba Lyon

École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon (Ensba Lyon)

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In short

The École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon is a public school of higher education in art and design approved by the ministry of culture, based since 2007 at Les Subsistances, 8 bis quai Saint-Vincent. According to its history page it was founded in 1756 as a free drawing school and was created to supply talented designers to Lyon's silk industry. Its first cycle leads to the DNA (bachelor level) in art, space design, graphic design and textile design; the textile design course combines printing, finishing, embroidery and dyeing with studio projects and critical reflection.

Where
Lyon, France
Founded
1756
Crafts
Weaving and textiles
Website
ensba-lyon.fr
Source
School website · checked on 25/10/2026

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