Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano (NABA)

NABA Great Hall

More than 1,600 students from 50 countries attend NABA, making it the largest private academy of fine arts and design in Italy

Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano (NABA)

More than 1,600 students from 50 countries attend NABA, making it the largest private academy of fine arts and design in Italy

NABA Campus

More than 1,600 students from 50 countries attend NABA, making it the largest private academy of fine arts and design in Italy

Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti MilanoFounded in 1980, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano (NABA) is the largest recognized Belle Arte in Italy. All degrees are Bologna compliant, enabling students to have their degrees recognized internationally. More than 1,600 students attend NABA. 

The school's website can be found at www.naba.it.

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NABA Milano delivers a variety of undergraduate and post-graduate degree programs, including

  • Bachelor of Arts in Design, Fashion Design, Graphic Design and Art Direction, Media Design and Multimedia Arts, Theatre Design, Painting and Visual Arts;
  • Master of Arts in Design (with specialization in Product Design and Interior Design), Fashion and Textile Design, Film and New Media, Photography and Visual Design, Communication Design, Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies; extensive summer programs

NABA is recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research. All academic diplomas are equivalent to university degrees and are Bologna compliant, ensuring that students’ degrees are recognized internationally.

Students and teachers are involved with organizations and projects with companies such as PepsiCo, Rolling Stone, 55DSL, Barilla, MiArt, Bosch, Zanotta, Cosmit, L’Oreal and Pirelli.

Students and teachers are involved with organizations and projects such as The United Nations Millennium Campaign, Art for the World, Caritas, Libera, Terre di Mezzo, Bambini in Romania, Associazione Magica Cleme, and Vida a Pititinga.

NABA students are often recognized both nationally and internationally for creative projects and innovative designs. NABA students won an international design competition by Orange (France Telecom) in 2012. NABA students were selected for the ADCI (Art Director Club Italiano) for Best of European Design and Advertising 2012. Designers at NABA have also been recognized with the Who’s on Next?, Vogue Italia & Alta Roma award. Also, in 2012, the NABA Two-Year MA in Design, with specialization in Product Design, and the Domus Academy Master in Design have been selected by Frame and included in the Frame Guide to the World’s Leading Graduate Schools.