Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague

Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová v Praze
Other name
VŠUP
TypePublic
Established1885 (1885)
RectorJindřich Smetana
Location,
Czech Republic

50°5′19.3″N 14°24′53.4″E / 50.088694°N 14.414833°E / 50.088694; 14.414833
CampusUrban
Websitewww.umprum.cz

The Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (AAAD, Czech: Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová v Praze, abbreviated VŠUP, also known as UMPRUM) is a public university located in Prague, Czech Republic. The university offers the study disciplines of painting, illustration and graphics, fashion design, product design, graphic design, ceramics and porcelain, photography and architecture. Along with other buildings, the academy is part of the city's unique glass art cluster.[1]

  1. ^ Lazzeretti, Luciana; Ozeki, Tamane; Sedita, Silvia R.; Capone, Francesco (12 April 2024). "Glass cities:Prague, the Czech Republic and Corning, the United States". Clusters in Times of Uncertainty: Japanese and European Perspectives. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-0353-1576-5. Retrieved 3 November 2024.