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{{Infobox building
| name = Academy of Fine Arts
| native_name = একাডেমী অফ ফাইন আর্টস
| location = Cathedral Road, Kolkata
| image = [[File:Academy of Fine Arts - 2 Cathedral Road - Kolkata 2014-09-16 7946-7950 Archive.tif|260px]]
| address = 2, Cathedral Road, Kolkata 700 071{{cn|date=September 2020}}
| opened_date = 1933
| website = https://academyoffinearts.in/
| logo = [[File:Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata Logo.svg|90px]]
}}

The '''Academy of Fine Arts''', in [[Kolkata]] (formerly Calcutta) is one of the oldest fine arts societies in [[India]].<ref name="Academy of Fine Arts (Kol)">{{cite web|title=Academy of Fine Arts|url=http://www.kolkata.org.uk/art-galleries/academy-of-fine-arts.html|publisher=kolkata.org.uk (website)|access-date=28 August 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Entrance of Academy of Fine Arts Kolkata.jpg|260px|thumb|Entrance of Academy of Fine Arts Kolkata]]

== History ==
The academy was formally established in 1933<ref name="Academy of Fine Arts (Kol)" /><ref name="Mitra2011">{{cite book|author=Swati Mitra|title=Kolkata: City Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eUq9heKpjEIC&pg=PA66|year=2011|publisher=Goodearth Publications|isbn=978-93-80262-15-4|page=66}}</ref> by [[Lady Ranu Mukherjee]].<ref name="Academy of Fine Arts (Click)">{{cite web|title=Academy of Fine Arts |url=http://kolkata.clickindia.com/tourism/academyoffinearts.html |publisher=Click India |access-date=28 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216184347/http://kolkata.clickindia.com/tourism/academyoffinearts.html |archive-date=16 December 2011}}</ref> It was initially located in a room loaned by the [[Indian Museum]], and the annual exhibitions used to take place in the adjoining [[verandah]].

In the 1950s, thanks to the efforts of Lady Ranu Mookerjee and patronage by [[Bidhan Chandra Roy]], Chief Minister of [[West Bengal]], as well as [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the Prime Minister of India, the academy was shifted to a much larger space in the Cathedral Road, beside [[St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata|St. Paul’s Cathedral]], the present location. At present Mr. Prasun Mukherjee is the chairman of board of trustees and Mr. Kallol Bose is the Jt. secretary of executive committee.

There are some famous paintings here like ''[[Saat Bhai Champa]]'' by [[Gaganendranath Tagore]], ''Shiva with Ganesh'' by [[Jamini Roy]].<ref name=Mitra2011 />

== Theatre auditorium ==

There is a theatre auditorium in Academy of Fine Arts which is one of the most popular spots for performers and viewers of the city. Since 1984, an annual theatre festival is organised here.<ref name=Mitra2011 />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.academyoffinearts.in/}}
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