Feliks Nowowiejski Music Academy
Polish: Akademia Muzyczna im. Feliksa Nowowiejskiego w Bydgoszczy | |
Motto of the Academy at the main building entrance | |
| Motto | Musica Spiritus Movens |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Music moves the soul |
| Type | Music Academy |
| Established | 1 October 1974 |
Parent institution | Academy of Music in Łódź |
| President | Jerzy Kaszuba |
| Vice-president | Maria Murawska, Hanna Michalak |
Academic staff | 147 (2016) |
| Students | 552 (2015) |
| Address | , , , 85-008 , Poland |
| Language | Polish / English |
| Website | amuz.bydgoszcz.pl |
53°07′47″N 18°00′35″E / 53.1297°N 18.0097°E
The Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music (Polish: Akademia Muzyczna im. Feliksa Nowowiejskiego w Bydgoszczy; AMFN) is a Polish state music university located in downtown Bydgoszcz. Its origins date back to 1974, as branch of the Music College in Łódź (Polish: Filia Wyższej Szkoły Muzycznej w Łodzi) until 1979. At that point it was established as independent Bydgoszcz State College of Music (Polish: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Muzyczna), consisting of four departments. The current name was adopted in 1981.