Royal Academy of Art The Hague

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Our mission at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK), is to educate students to become independent and self-aware artists and designers with investigative mindsets and unique visual and conceptual abilities. Our graduates can produce original and in-depth creative work that advances their chosen discipline and contributes to society's well-being as a whole.
Founded in 1682, the KABK is the oldest academy in the Netherlands and one of Europe's oldest. For centuries we have trained individuals who have made a name for themselves in the international art and design world. We embrace this important history while exploring the future of the professional field. We are proud to say that we are a player in the international arena, represented in our curriculum, our teacher and student populations, and our partnerships. The KABK provides intensive, structured, and small-scale teaching while providing students with a significant degree of freedom to shape their interests and personal ambitions.
The KABK forms a community where a wealth of knowledge is synonymous with passion and offers a School for Young Talent, preparatory courses, seven bachelor and six master programs, a double degree program, Ph.D. trajectories in collaboration with Leiden University, and a partnership with the Royal Conservatoire. We offer an inspiring environment for our 850 students from more than 40 countries worldwide, with 18,000 square meters of learning space in The Hague center. Our various facilities and state-of-the-art technology allow our students to express their creativity and develop to their full potential truly.
The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) educates students to become independent and self-aware artists and designers with investigative mindsets and unique visual and conceptual abilities. They can produce original and in-depth creative work that advances their chosen disciplines and contributes to society's well-being.
The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK), is founded on a vision of educational excellence. Our students' and staff's commitment, passion, and curiosity come together in a respectful and tolerant learning environment in our culturally diverse academy. Our intensive, structured, and small-scale curriculum revolves around experimentation and personal guidance. We provide students with a significant degree of freedom to shape their interests and personal ambitions. We value skill and disciplinary expertise as well as an interdisciplinary practice. We encourage innovation through collaboration and facilitate critical reflection on artist's and designers' ever-changing roles in our societies.
Our graduates can become leaders in their fields, produce outstanding creative work, and dare to disturb. They can innovate, collaborate, and generate new knowledge. We inspire our students to question how art and design shape contemporary societies and contribute to cultural, economic, and social well-being in a global context.
We look outwards from the academy, interacting with the communities of The Hague, the Netherlands, and beyond, and aim to contribute to an inclusive debate on issues relevant to art, culture, and society.
The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK), is continuously striving to warrant and improve its education quality in the broadest sense of the term. Students, teachers, supporting staff, and management are expected to get the best out of themselves to create an optimal environment for higher art education.
A quality culture characterizes the KABK: we aim for excellence in every aspect of learning. We participate in an international peer group of like-minded art academies to share experiences with quality enhancement policies and procedures.
The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) educates students to become confident artists and designers, making a meaningful contribution to their discipline and society through their passion, their in-depth expertise, and their experimental approach.
We reach out to the professional field, immerse ourselves in societal trends, and seek confrontation with the audience. We do this through joint projects with external partners from various disciplines, ranging from government institutions to the cultural sector and business world.

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