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{{Short description|Art school in Leipzig, Germany}}
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{{Infobox school
| name                    =
| native_name             = Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig
| image                   = HGB FotoGüntherBeutner.jpg
| city                    = [[Leipzig]]
| country                 = Germany
| other_name              = Leipzig College of Graphics and Book Art,<br> Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig,<br> Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig,<br> University of Graphics and Book Art Leipzig
| established             = 1764
| homepage                = http://www.hgb-leipzig.de/
}}
The '''Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst''' (HGB) or '''Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig''' is one of the oldest art schools in [[Germany]], dating back to 1764.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-06-10|title=Verborgenes Leipzig: Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst|trans-title=Hidden Leipzig: College of Graphics and Book Art|url=https://www.leipzig.travel/blog/hgb/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Leipzig.travel/blog|language=de-DE}}</ref> The school has four colleges specializing in [[fine arts]], [[graphic design]], [[photography]] and [[new media art]].<ref>HGB Leipzig: [http://www.hgb-leipzig.de/index.php?a=hgb& article on the school's history]</ref>
It is the home of two notable modern art movements, the so-called [[Leipzig School (painting)|Leipzig School]] and [[New Leipzig School]].
== See also ==
* [[Architecture of Leipzig#Italian Neorenaissance|Architecture of Leipzig - Italian Neorenaissance]]
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