Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (Turkish: Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi; abbreviated MSGSÜ) is a Turkish state university dedicated to the higher education of fine arts. It is located in the Fındıklı neighborhood of Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Turkey.[1] Mimar Sinan Fine Arts High School in İstanbul and Ankara is not a unit of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.[2][3] Founded in 1882 by Osman Hamdi Bey, the institution (formally Mekteb-i Sanayi-i Nefise-i Şâhâne) was based on the traditional European Beaux-Arts model and was the first Western-style art academy of its kind in the Middle East.[4]

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi
TypeState university
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1882
RectorHandan İnci Elçi
Administrative staff
500
Undergraduates6942
Location
Fındıklı, Beyoğlu, Istanbul
,
Turkey
FounderOsman Hamdi Bey
Building details
The University as seen from across the Bosphorus
Websitehttp://www.msgsu.edu.tr/

History

The institution was founded on January 1, 1882, as the "School of Fine Arts" ("Sanayi-i Nefise Mekteb-i Âlisi, formally Mekteb-i Sanayi-i Nefise-i Şâhâne or simply "Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi") by the renowned Turkish painter, art historian, archaeologist, and museum curator, Osman Hamdi Bey. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University was the first educational institution in fine arts and architecture in Turkey. It opened on March 2, 1883, with eight instructors and 20 students.

In 1914, the school became co-educational. It was converted in 1928 from a school to an academy, the first in Turkey - and its name was changed to "State Academy of Fine Arts" (Devlet Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi). In 1969, it was renamed again, to "Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts" (İstanbul Devlet Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi abbreviated İDGSA), when it gained administrative autonomy according to Law No. 1172 on Fine Arts Academies in Turkey.[5] On July 20, 1982, its status was again changed, and the academy became "Mimar Sinan University" (Mimar Sinan Üniversitesi) after the great Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan. Finally, in December 2003, the administration of the university changed its name to "Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University".

Since 1982 the institution has been providing four-year educational programs.

Basic Design Education Division

Following the Academy Reform and the student occupation in 1968, the Basic Design Education (Temel Sanat Eğitimi) was included in the curriculum in 1969. The Basic Design Education Division was critical of the master-apprentice model and aimed to blur the distinction between craftsmenship and fine arts.[4] The co-founders of this division included Altan Gürman, Ercümend Kalmık, Ali Teoman Germaner, Erkal Güngören, Özer Kabaş, and Nuri Temizsoylu, who wanted to create a Bauhaus-inspired model to enable consistency and continuity in the education that first-year students received.[5] This model aimed at encouraging students to explore, question and analyse different techniques, tools, and materials related to arts and design.

Following the 1980 coup d'etat in Turkey, the administration and autonomy of universities changed, and subsequently, Basic Design Education was taken out of the curriculum in 1982.[5]

Academic units
Eye in marble

Associated institutions
  • Nusretiye Palace
  • Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Istanbul
  • Tophane-i Amire Cultural Center

Notable faculty

Notable alumni
Marble wall at the entrance of the University

Actors and models

Artists

Musicians

Other

See also

References
  1. "Home". Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Retrieved 2019-07-09. Meclis-i Mebusan Caddesi No: 24Fındıklı 34427 İstanbul
  2. "Müzik Bölümü Hakkında - Mimar Sinan GSL". Msgsl.com. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Unleashed : contemporary art from Turkey. Hossein Amirsadeghi, Maryam Homayoun Eisler, Berna Tuğlular, Ali Akay. London: Thames & Hudson in association with TransGlobe Pub. 2010. ISBN 978-0-500-97702-6. OCLC 502414184.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. Altan Gürman. Başak Doğa Temür, Süreyya Evren, Barış Acar, ARTER Space for Art. Istanbul. 2019. ISBN 978-605-69489-8-5. OCLC 1129015037.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "The life and works of Maide Arel (1907 - 1997)". Istanbulsanatevi. 2018-05-18. Archived from the original on 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2020-08-24.

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