page_title: NSCAD University
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: NSCAD University / History
caption_attribution_description: Granville shopping area, NSCAD campus on the left, Halifax, Canada
context_page_description: NSCAD University, also called the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, is a post-secondary art school in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was founded in 1887 by Anna Leonowens and later became the first degree-granting art school in Canada.
caption: School buildings along Granville Street. The university owns the entire city block.
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