Government College of Art & Craft
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The Government College of Art & Craft (GCAC) in Kolkata is one of the oldest Art colleges in India. It was founded on August 16, 1854 at Garanhata, Chitpur, "with the purpose of establishing an institution for teaching the youth of all classes, industrial art based on scientific methods." as the School of Industrial Art. The institute was later renamed as the Government School of Art and in 1951 it became the Government College of Art & Craft.
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Kolkata Dharmatala (Kolkata)
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700001 Kolkata, Dharmatala (Kolkata)
West Bengal, India
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