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University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Arquivo Histórico da Faculdade de Belas Artes
Historical Archive of the Faculty of Fine Arts

Museum or Collection Type:
Other
Institutional Type:
Special Type: Archive

Subject:
Art History, Education, History, History of Education, University History

Address:
Biblioteca Central da FBAUL, Largo da Academia Nacional de Belas-Artes, 1249-058 Lisboa

Additional information:
The Archive is for researchers and post-graduate students, but it's difficult to have access to it because of the lack of personnel.

Links:
Arquivo Histórico da Faculdade de Belas Artes
University of Lisbon

Description:
(From the website, in Portuguese: http://memoria.ul.pt/index.php/Arquivo_Histórico_da_Faculdade_de_Belas_Artes)

The Archive consists of about 16.000 documents - letters, documentation concerning students and teaching, receipts of books and equipment - since it's creation as Fine Arts Academy in 1836 until 1992. Also about 40.000 slides of works of art, used most for teaching.

The Archive is part of the University of Lisbon since 1911, when the Academy of Fine Arts was renominated Faculty of Fine Arts and Integrated the University.