University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba is a research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, founded in 1877, with two main campuses, Fort Garry and Bannatyne, and satellite sites across the province. It describes itself as one of Canada's top research universities and the largest source of skilled professionals in Manitoba. Its School of Art, established in 1913 and housed in four buildings on the Fort Garry campus, offers degrees in studio art and art history, and its School of Art Gallery serves academic and wider communities through exhibitions, outreach, publishing and collecting.