Created by the decision of the
Sovnarkom July 10, 1930, on the initiative of
Nadezhda Krupskaya as the Moscow Library Institute. The first director was
Henrietta Karlovna Derman. The first building was in the center of Moscow on Moss Street. In 1936, the Institute moved to the town of
Khimki. In 1940 the Institute was elevated in status, and became a State Institute, bearing the name of
Vyacheslav Molotov until 1957. In 1964 it was transformed into the Moscow State Institute of Culture. In 1980, the university was awarded the
Order of the Red Banner. In 1994 he received university status and in 1999 renamed the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts (MGUKI). In 1994 the University has been identified as a basic school, where it was created by a teaching union of Russian higher educational institutions on education in traditional art and culture, socio-cultural activities and information resources. It consists of five teaching tips for eight specialties and training. ==External links==