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Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp

Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen

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In short

The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp is an art school founded in 1663 by the painter David Teniers the Younger, with its historic campus in the centre of Antwerp; today it is part of AP Schools of Arts. It offers bachelor and master programmes in costume design, fashion, graphic design, jewellery design and gold- and silversmithing, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture, as well as a teacher training master. Its fashion department, founded by Mary Prijot in 1963, teaches drawing, cut, modelling and knitting alongside fashion history, with each student building a personal collection; the jewellery programme covers metals, gemstones, jewellery history and 3D drawing.

Where
Antwerp, Belgium
Founded
1663
Crafts
Fashion and tailoring · Goldsmithing and jewelry
Website
ap-arts.be
Email
academie@ap.be
Source
School website · checked on 24/10/2026

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