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50th Anniversary
of the University of Fine Arts in Bratislava
Catalogue Number:  187
Stamp Design:  Dušan Kállay
Stamp Engraving:  Arnold Feke
Date of Issue:  September 3, 1999
Printing:  Postal Stationery Printing House, Prague, Czech Republic
Print Technology:  Rotary-recess printing combined with recess printing
Print Run:  2,395,000
FDC Design:  Dušan Kállay
FDC Engraving:  Juraj Vitek
Cancellation Design:  Dušan Kállay
Printing:  Postal Stationery Printing House, Prague, Czech Republic
Print Technology:  Recess printing from flat plates
FDC Print Run:  10,000

University of Fine Arts in Bratislava was founded in 1949. Its started on traditions of the famous Handcraft school from the year 1929.
The first rector of the "University of Fine Arts" was a painter, professor Jan Mudroch, and the first sections were painting, sculpture, graphic and restoration. The school has been gradually enlarged by another sections of free and commercial art.
At the present time the school has 11 departments with nearly 600 studying students. There are two-degree studies - bachelor's (1st-4th Grade) and bachelor's of Arts (5th-6th Grade). School-leavers will get a title of Graduate Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).
In 1990 the school has gone through general, personal changes. As a consequence conception of the education has changed. Its focal point are so-called masterly ateliers. Substantial part of the ateliers is situated in building on "Drotárska cesta" street. The residence of rectorate is the historical "Pálffy Palace" The "Medium Gallery" belongs to its part, too.
Prof. Ing. Arch. Štefan Šlachta, PhD. is today's rector of the University of Fine Arts.


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