Moscow State Academy Art Lyceum

8 Krymski Val, building 2

119049 Moscow, Russia

Tel: (495) 230-3053

Director

Alexander G. Yastrebenetsky

Tel: (495) 238-2100

www.art-lyceum.ru

The Moscow  State Academy Art Lyceum was set up in 1939 on the initiative of prominent figures of Russian culture: academicians I. Grabar, V. Baksheev, P. Konchalovski,  D. Moor,  S. Gerasimov, P. Sokolov-Skalya, K. Yuon; People’s Artists of the USSR V. Barsova, V. Kachalov, A. Yumashev;  the Arctic explorers E. Krenkel, E. Fedorov, P. Shirshov. It was named  Moscow Secondary Art  School. In 1951 the School  through a decree of the USSR Art Committee became a division of the USSR Academy of Arts (now Russian Academy of Arts).Among its alumni are such noted artists of world reputation  as V. Ivanov, P. Ossovski, V. Sidorov, V. Stozharov, A. Tkachev, O. Tselkov, T. Nazarenko,  M. Dronov, A. Shmarinov and many others.

The Moscow Art Lyceum is founded on the disciplines of painting, sculpture and architecture. These three disciplines are fundamental to the Academy traditions that the Lyceum is proud to uphold.  It offers children of exceptional abilities and promise the opportunity to obtain necessary skills and a foundation to their careers as professional artists.

Application and interviews. The most gifted children with the four-year experience in the primary school are selected to become students of the Lyceum for the  free of charge seven-year training. The Diploma of the  secondary  art education allows the graduates to enroll  the higher art educational entities, including V. Surikov Moscow State Academy Art Institute and I. Repin St. Petersburg  State Academy Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.      

Teaching is based upon the individual’s capacities. The diversity of artistic practice  contributes to  the development of  children’s talents.  School exhibitions are also one of the most efficient methods of professional perfection.

The Lyceum has well-equipped studios providing opportunities for working in various materials and techniques, such facilities as a swimming pool, cinema room, dormitory. The Russian Academy of Arts offers the Lyceum students its museums’ collections for study and copying.