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{{short description|Art school in Haifa, Israel}}
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'''The NB Haifa School of Design''', named after Neri Bloomfield and formerly [[Women's International Zionist Organization|WIZO]] [[History of the Jews in Canada|Canada]], is a [[Art school|college of art]] located in the [[German Colony, Haifa|German Colony]] in downtown [[Haifa]], [[Israel]]. It is the leading professional and academic institution for higher education in art in northern Israel.<ref>[http://wizodzn.ac.il/article.asp?cc=01031805 A Cross-Section of Israeli Reality, Here and Now] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514150810/http://wizodzn.ac.il/article.asp?cc=01031805 |date=2013-05-14 }}</ref>{{promotional source|date=October 2023}} The academy's president is Dr. David Alexander.
==History==
The academy was founded in 1971 by the international WIZO organization to train professional artists and art teachers. Initially, the academy shared a building with the WIZO High School of Art in the neighbourhood of Upper [[Hadar HaCarmel|Hadar]]. In 2004 the academy moved down to a refurbished modern building in the German Colony.
==Departments ==
The academy has six departments in the design professions - [[Architecture]], Management, [[Graphic design]], [[Photography]], [[Film]] and [[Fashion design]]. The design studies are combined with getting a diploma in education, and the academy is thus destined to qualify the students to become teachers in the post-primary schools in the fields of design and art.
==Building==
The building that houses the academy today, formerly a youth centre owned by the city, was renovated by architects Yoram Poper and Esti & Eli Hirsch (E. E. Hirsch Architects) together with Galit Rmeo and Luciano Santandreu, winners of the design competition.<ref>[http://www.saab-arc.com Luciano Santandreu]</ref> The entrance floor serves as a gallery to alternating exhibitions of the students and artists. The building's interior was designed in a modern and dynamic style whereas its exterior blends with the character of other old structures in the German Colony.
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.wizodzn.ac.il/english-about-us The NB Haifa School of Design]
* [http://www.wizoex.co.il http://www.wizoex.co.il]
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