Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Brussels
Façade of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Rue du Midi/Zuidstraat, Brussels | |
| Type | Art school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1711 |
| Location | , Belgium 50°50′38″N 4°20′52″E / 50.8440°N 4.3477°E |
| Website | arba-esa |
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels (French: Académie royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles [akademi ʁwajal de boz‿aʁ də bʁysɛl] (ArBA-EsA); Dutch: Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Brussel [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə ˌaːkaːˈdeːmi voːr ˈsxoːnə ˈkʏnstə(ɱ) vɑm ˈbrʏsəl]) is an art school in Brussels, Belgium, founded in 1711. Starting from modest beginnings in a single room in Brussels' Town Hall, it has since 1876 been operating from a former convent and orphanage in the Rue du Midi/Zuidstraat, which was converted by the architect Victor Jamaer. The school has played an important role in training leading local artists.