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Government College of Art & Craft

1854 establishments in IndiaArt schools in IndiaArts organizations established in 1854Culture of KolkataEducational institutions established in 1854
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Entrance Government College of Art & Craft Chowringhee Road Kolkata 2013 04 15 6072
Entrance Government College of Art & Craft Chowringhee Road Kolkata 2013 04 15 6072

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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Government College of Art & Craft
Kolkata Dharmatala (Kolkata)

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