Dresden University of Fine Arts

The Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden (HfBK Dresden) is an autonomous fine arts academy, its autonomy based on the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of art and freedom of education and research. Founded in 1764, the academy is committed to a liberal-minded, international, free, creative and scientifically methodological mission statement. Approximately 550 students are enrolled in programmes of Fine Arts, Art Technology/Preservation and Restoration, Stage Setting and Costume Design, Theatre Design, and the postgraduate programme Art Therapy. The academy has about 120 employees and operates across three locations in Dresden with 23 labs and workshops. It has the right to award doctorates in Restoration and Conservation, and Art Therapy, as well as habilitations. Key facilities include the Archive, Library with Media Centre, Exhibition Department, Laboratory Theatre, Career Service, and the Oktogon gallery.