, the founder of the school The school was founded in 1825 by Baron Sergey Stroganov. It specialised on the applied and decorative art. In 1843 the school became state-owned. In 1860 it was renamed
Stroganov School for Technical Drawing.
First Free State Art Workshops After the
October Revolution the school was reorganized and became one of the
SVOMAS, known as the First Free State Art Workshops.
Later changes Since 1930 it became the
Moscow Institute for the Decorative and Applied Arts (Московский Институт Декоративного и Прикладного Искусства), MIDIPI (МИДИПИ). In 1945, after the end of the
World War II the school was restored as an applied art educational establishment. Since 1996 the school was named
Moscow State Stroganov University of Industrial and Applied Arts. In 2009 the school got its present name
Moscow State Stroganov Academy of Industrial and Applied Arts (). Currently it is one of the most diverse artistic schools in Russia. It has three departments and thirteen chairs preparing students of six major and sixteen minor specializations. ==Notable faculty and students==