. . "The National Academy of Arts (Bulgarian: \u041D\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043E\u043D\u0430\u043B\u043D\u0430 \u0445\u0443\u0434\u043E\u0436\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043D\u0430 \u0430\u043A\u0430\u0434\u0435\u043C\u0438\u044F; abbreviated \u041D\u0425\u0410, NAA) is an institution of higher education in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is the oldest and most renowned school of arts in the country.The National Academy of Arts was founded in 1896 by the noted artists and public figures Ivan Mrkvi\u010Dka, Anton Mitov and Dr Ivan Shishmanov, who drafted a bill regarding the establishment of the State School of Drawing."@en .