Joseph, of a "drawing school", the "Zeichnungs Schule respective Maler und Bildhauer Academie".
The large 19th-century Renaissance Revival style building complex, designed by Gottfried Neureuther, was completed in 1886.
[2] A new Deconstructivist style expansion, designed by the architectural firm Coop Himmelb(l)au as an extension from the original building, was completed in 2005.
Overall, the Academy accommodates twenty-three classes, led by professors, who each stand for an individual approach to contemporary fine art.
These classes are complemented by twenty study workshops and a library, as well as seminars and lectures in art science, philosophy and didactics.