Prince's School of Traditional Arts
City of London
International
The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts was founded in 2004 by HRH The Prince of Wales. It developed from the Visual Islamic and Traditional Arts Programme (VITA) established at The Royal College of Art in 1984 by Professor Keith Critchlow.
The pioneering postgraduate programme based on the practice and research of the traditional arts has expanded to include an Outreach Programme active in more than twenty countries across five continents; the Open Programme, extending our teaching to a wider community; and the Harmony Schools Programme, presenting an integrated view of the world to younger audiences.
The Postgraduate Education Programme of the Prince’s School balances the teaching of practical skills and understanding of symbolic meaning inherent in the forms realised through these skills.
Students are able to undertake practical research at the highest educational level through the MA, MPhil and PhD programmes which are validated by The University of Wales Trinity Saint David and, in some cases, The University of Wales.
The master's degree programme of The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts emphasises the importance of integrating theoretical study of the traditional arts with their practical application. Students on the course are able to undertake practical research through the MA degree which is validated by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
We are proud of our students and alumni who, coming to us from all over the world, keep our outlook truly international. They tell us that their time at the Prince’s School is life-enhancing, seminal. As their understanding of the order of nature and its universal principles deepens, so their perceptions of the world around them change. Our students and alumni are vital in our purpose. They increase the School’s breadth of knowledge and become its custodians. They maintain and build connections. They go on to teach and they continue researching. They are our ambassadors, helping to reinvigorate traditional arts wherever they go.