NABA announces the Public Program 2025, a rich cultural programme in the two cities of Milan and Rome, characterised by a diverse schedule of public events that deeply explore the disciplines, languages, and creative visions typical of the Academy, offering the public a broad perspective on the subjects covered within the Areas of Fashion Design, Design, Visual Arts, Media Design and New Technologies, Communication and Graphic Design, and Set Design.
Thanks to a varied programme of events starting from the early months of the year – including exhibitions, talks, showcases, awards, workshops, and performances – the Public Program 2025 confirms NABA’s role as a cultural hub capable of engaging with excellence across different creative sectors. Many of the scheduled events will be organised in collaboration with prominent partners, consolidating valuable synergies and fostering an open dialogue focused on innovation.
NABA announces the Public Program for 2025: “NABA – Percorsi d’Autore”
From October 2024 to March 2025, four new events will occur as part of the second edition of the film series “NABA – Percorsi d’Autore”. These four public events will include the screening of a film followed by a talk with a director selected from among the leading figures in contemporary Italian cinema. Each event will be introduced by a live radio interview within the context of the radio show “Hollywood Party Factory,” broadcast on Rai Radio 3 – the Media Partner of the series.
NABA announces the Public Program for 2025: NABA Communication Awards
On January 23, the fifth edition of the NABA Communication Awards took place in Milan, at STEP FuturAbility District, and in Rome, at Opificio RomaEuropa. This competition was created to showcase and celebrate the projects developed by students from the Academy’s Communication and Graphic Design Area. The event featured two exhibitions, roundtable discussions, and award ceremonies honouring the best projects by students from the Milan and Rome campuses, selected by a jury of industry professionals.
NABA announces the Public Program for 2025: the exhibition “Io sono Leonor Fini”
NABA, as an Educational Partner, will oversee the curation of the Public Program for the exhibition “Io sono Leonor Fini” at Palazzo Reale in Milan, from February 26 to June 22, 2025, by organising a schedule of four events on the themes of fashion, costume, design, and art.
The students from the BA in Fashion Styling and Communication will create a visual reportage that will complete the exhibition’s documentation materials, accessible to the public.
NABA announces the Public Program for 2025: “PLAI”
From March 25 to 27, 2025, NABA’s Media Design and New Technologies Area will present “PLAI,” a playground-exhibition exploring the state of the art of projects developed by students of the MA in Creative Media Production, where digital meets analogue in a dynamic experimentation lab. The exhibition, spread across the spaces of Anteo Palazzo del Cinema, will feature VR projects, AI, documentaries, short films, video installations, and a workshop on sound held in the “Parla con Anteo” recording studio.
NABA announces the Public Program for 2025: NABA Cinema Awards
On March 26 and 27, 2025, the fourth edition of the NABA Cinema Awards will take place in Milan at Anteo Palazzo del Cinema and in Rome at Cinema Intrastevere. This event celebrates the best audiovisual and cinematic projects created by students from the Milan and Rome campuses' Media Design and New Technologies and Set Design Areas.
In both cities, the programme will include morning and afternoon screenings of the finalist projects, the Awards Ceremony, and the subsequent screening of the winning short films.
NABA announces the Public Program for 2025: the installation “Gio Ponti and the Theatre – Enrico IV”
From April 4, 2025, the BA in Set Design will present the installation “Gio Ponti e Il Teatro,” a stage design created under the supervision of Margherita Palli (NABA Set Design Advisor) to showcase a lesser-known aspect of the humanist architect Gio Ponti's connection to the theatre, with a focus on the film adaptation of Pirandello’s theatrical text “Enrico IV”.
For the occasion, a roundtable discussion involving the Design and Visual Arts Areas will explore the figure of Gio Ponti.
NABA announces the Public Program for 2025: “NABA - Story First”
On April 11 and 12, 2025, the NABA Campus in Rome, in collaboration with Casa del Cinema, will host two days of roundtable discussions featuring talks and debates on the topics of writing, artificial intelligence, and serial storytelling. The event is part of the Grand Tour AFAM project included in the P.N.R.R.
NABA announces the Public Program for 2025: Milano Design Week
From April 7 to 17, 2025, NABA’s Design Area will take part in the highly anticipated Milano Design Week, participating in the INTERNI CRE-ACTION Exhibition-Event for FuoriSalone 2025 with a project focused on Lunar Landscape. The project will feature an installation showcasing 3D-printed works that combine space architecture designs with others that, through an anthropological approach to Design, imagine human experiences on the Moon.
NABA announces the Public Program for 2025: Z-PITCH Award Ceremony
On May 5, 2025, at Casa del Cinema, the Media Design and New Technologies Area of the NABA Campus in Rome will host the final event of the fourth edition of the Z-PITCH Contest. This annual competition, promoted by NABA and Fondazione Cinema per Roma, is dedicated to students and recent graduates from Italy’s Schools of Cinema and Media Design, aiming to highlight the education and creativity of the new generations in the audiovisual field.
During the event, participants will have the opportunity to take part in a public Pitching session and the Award Ceremony.
NABA announces the Public Program for 2025: exhibition and conference by the Visual Arts Area
From May 22 to 25, 2025, at Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan, the Visual Arts Area will present an exhibition on the theme of Migration, showcasing selected projects by students from the BA in Painting and Visual Arts and the MA in Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies from the Milan and Rome campuses, acting as both artists and curators. Following the exhibition, on May 29, a conference discussing the themes explored in the show will be held at the Rome campus.
NABA announces the 2025 Public Programme: NABA Talks
In May 2025, the Academy will launch “NABA TALKS: L’atto creativo. Al confine tra il noi e l’immaginario”, a series of conferences exploring creativity and imagination across various aspects of human experience. Open to the city of Milan, the talks will feature leading figures from the academic and university world.
NABA announces the Public Program: open conversations on “L'arte e il mercato dell'arte. Temi e scenari per capire il sistema dell'arte contemporaneo”
Between March and May 2025, NABA, in collaboration with Art Defender, will present a series of public talks exploring the most pressing and relevant topics in the current discourse on the contemporary art system and market.
Hosted at Art Defender’s Milan headquarters, these discussions will feature speakers from across the professional contemporary art sector, offering insights and perspectives on the dynamics shaping today’s art world.
NABA announces the 2025 Public Programme: NABA Fashion Show
The NABA Fashion Show will take place in Milan on June 25 and in Rome on July 2, 2025, showcasing the best collections created by BA in Fashion Design students at NABA’s Milan and Rome campuses. The event is a key moment in the Academy's annual calendar, selected by a jury of journalists, industry professionals, companies, and NABA Alumni.
This year’s concept, "De rerum natura", conceived by Nicoletta Morozzi, serves as the creative framework guiding the development of the collections.
NABA announces the 2025 Public Programme: NABA Design Awards
In June 2025, the NABA Design Awards ceremony will take place at the Milan campus. Established to recognise and celebrate student achievements, the competition highlights outstanding projects by students from the BA in Design and the MAs in Product and Service Design, Interior Design, and Social Design at the Academy.