Moscow Surikov State Academic Institute of Fine Arts

Moscow Surikov State Academic Institute of Fine Arts (Московский художественный институт имени В. И. Сурикова) is an art institute in Moscow, Russia.

History
It was created on the basis of the Moscow VKHUTEIN. It is considered the successor to the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.

Since 1948, the educational institution was reformed and became known as the Moscow State Art Institute and since that time has been named after Vasily Surikov.

In 1957, the institute was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.