About the Faculty
The Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design (KMD) offers BA, MA and PhD programmes based on an internationally recognised level of artistic research.
We educate future artists, designers, performing musicians, composers, music therapists, musicologists, curators, and music and art teachers. The faculty consists of about 600 students and 130 staff members. Academic activities are organised across three departments with a joint administration: Fine Art, Music, and Design. The departments have research fellows who are affiliated with one of UiB's PhD programmes - either the new artistic programme or the scientific. The academic staff at the departments of Fine Art and Design share the same facilities in a new building especially designed by the Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta. Currently, the university is in the planning phase to establish a separate building for The Grieg Academy – Department of Music on a neighbouring site at Møllendal. KMD cooperates with many leading institutions on the local, national and international level.
The origins of the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design go back to three privately run institutions that were later taken over by the state. The faculty’s history can be summarised as follows:
The faculty’s alumni include notable artists, musicians and designers such as Petter Opsvik, Lise Davidsen, Vibeke Tandberg, Andreas Engesvik and Matias Faldbakken.
The head of the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design is the Dean, who is also chairman of the Faculty Board.
The Dean oversees the faculty within the framework established by the University Board, directives from the Rector and Director of the University, and resolutions passed by the Faculty Board.
The Faculty Director is in charge of the day-to-day management of the faculty’s administration.
From the Sæverud Hall at the Grieg Academy where concerts are regularly held. Photo: Magne Sandnes
Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design have their main visiting addresses at Møllendalsveien 61 and Lars Hillesgate 3 in Bergen, Norway.
Opening hours
09:00 - 14:00 Monday to Friday.
Contact
Telephone: (+47) 55 58 73 00 (Møllendalsveien 61) or (+47) 55 58 69 50 (Lars Hillesgate 3).
Email: post@kmd.uib.no
Visiting adresses:
Møllendalsveien 61 (fine art, design, administration)
Lars Hillesgate 3 (music)
For enquieries to the reception:
resepsjonen@kmd.uib.no
For all other enquieries:
post@kmd.uib.no
Postal adress:
University of Bergen (UiB)
Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design
Postboks 7800
N-5020 Bergen
Invoices to Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design should be sent to:
University of Bergen (UiB)
Felles fakturamottak
Pb. 7800
N-5020 BERGEN
Electronic invoices in EHF-formats can be sent through the Peppol network. The E-invoice address for UiB is: 9908:874789542
