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Courtauld Institute

Courtauld Institute of Art
The Courtauld Institute of Art logo.svg
Type Public
Established 1932 (1932)
Endowment £34.4 million (as of 31 July 2016)
Chancellor The Princess Royal (University of London)
Director Deborah Swallow
Students 470 (2014/15)
Undergraduates 165 (2014/15)
Postgraduates 305 (2014/15)
Location London, United Kingdom
51°30′39″N 0°07′02″W / 51.51083°N 0.11722°W / 51.51083; -0.11722Coordinates: 51°30′39″N 0°07′02″W / 51.51083°N 0.11722°W / 51.51083; -0.11722
Campus Urban
Affiliations University of London
Website courtauld.ac.uk

The Courtauld Institute of Art (UK /ˈkɔərtld/), commonly referred to as The Courtauld, is a self-governing college of the University of London specialising in the study of the history of art and conservation. It is among the most prestigious institutions in the world for these disciplines and is widely known for the disproportionate number of directors of major museums drawn from its small body of alumni. The art collection of the Institute is known particularly for its French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and is housed in the Courtauld Gallery. The Institute and the Gallery are both in Somerset House, in the Strand in London.

The Institute was founded in 1932 through the philanthropic efforts of the industrialist and art collector Samuel Courtauld, the diplomat and collector Lord Lee of Fareham, and the art historian Sir Robert Witt. Originally the Courtauld Institute was based in Home House, a Robert Adam-designed townhouse in London's Portman Square. The Strand block of Somerset House, designed by William Chambers from 1775–1780, has housed the Courtauld Institute since 1989. The Courtauld celebrated its 75th anniversary during the 2007–08 academic year.


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