High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The New Academy of Fine Arts of Milan, (Italian: Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano) (NABA) is a private academy that was founded in Milan in 1980 on the initiatives of Ausonio Zappa, Guido Ballo, and Tito Varisco. In 1981 it was officially recognised by the Italian Ministry of Public Education (now known as the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research). In 2003, NABA joined the Bastogi Group and integrated Futurarium, a post-graduate institute of aesthetics founded by Alessandro Guerriero, who is currently the President of the Advisory Board. In 2004 NABA moved to the new campus in via Carlo Darwin 20, Milan. In 2010 NABA joined the Laureate International Universities network, providng students the access to an international network of accredited campus-based and online universities.