NABA - Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano - is a private Academy that was founded in Milan in 1980 on the initiatives of Ausonio Zappa, Guido Ballo and Tito Varisco who aimed at challenging the rigid academic tradition by introducing new visions and languages closed to contemporary artistic practice and the creative and artistic professions. In 1981 it was officially recognised by the Ministry of Public Education (now known as The Ministry of Education, University and Research).
The Department of Visual, Performing and Multimedia Arts provides students with three-years bachelors of arts, postgraduate programs in the field of visual, performing and multimedia arts.
The Accademic offer comprises as well summer programs and evening courses.