Online open days

The Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague has transformed its annual open day into a 5-day online event in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions. The KABK online open days take place from Tuesday, January 19 to Saturday, January 23, 2021. The KABK offers an insight into multiple study programme departments; a Preparatory Year, 7 bachelor, 7 master and a PhD track in the Arts in collaboration with Leiden University.

Throughout a variety of online activities, we will provide you more information about the different departments, and outline what makes studying at the KABK so unique.

Program
Each department presents itself on a specific day, offering a variety of online activities, from online presentations, performances to live Q&A’s with tutors, teachers and recent graduates. You will get the opportunity to talk to our student ambassadors to find out about their experiences at the KABK and their lives in The Hague.

In addition, several general information talks will be held throughout the week. During these sessions you will be able to take a sneak peek into our facilities, ask all your practical questions about our application procedure, student finance, accommodation, residence permits and everything else you need to know about student life and education at the KABK.

Schedule overview

Tuesday, January 19
Master Interior Architecture (INSIDE) (2 years / full-time): INSIDE educates future designers for innovative practice in spatial design with a focus on urgent current social and cultural challenges. 
Master Artistic Research (2 years / full-time): Visual artists with an interest in research processes and critical reflection are offered an intensive curriculum for the development of their artistic research practice. 

Wednesday, January 20
Master Industrial Design (2 years / full-time): Using artistic research, cultural consciousness and technical innovation in the industry as a basis to work from, the programme educates designers to become professionals who critically investigate and shape the industrial field. 
Master Photography and Society (2 years / full-time): This master programme educates socially-engaged photographers of the 21st century, who possess an active interest in the technological, political, environmental and social role of the photograph. 
Master ArtScience (2 years / full-time): This unique programme offers students the opportunity to transform their professional art practice through a truly interdisciplinary curriculum that oscillates between the KABK and the Royal Conservatoire. ArtScience is also closely linked with Leiden University’s Media Technology Master. 

Thursday, January 21
PhDArts: A PhD research training programme for visual artists and designers is offered at Leiden University in collaboration with KABK through PhDarts.

Friday, January 22
Master Non Linear Narrative (2 years / full-time): This programme merges investigative methods of journalism and forensics with processing technologies of computer science and visual arts into a contemporary, avant-garde design discipline: the Non Linear Narrative. 
Master TypeMedia (1 year / full-time): During the course of a year students will expand their existing knowledge of type design and typography. They will work intensively in small groups under the guidance of expert and enthusiastic teachers from the permanent and visiting faculties. Please note that this specific programme has a final application deadline on January 31, 2021. 

Interested in one of our bachelor programmes? Do not miss these days:
Wednesday, January 20: Bachelor Photography / Bachelor ArtScience
Thursday, January 21: Bachelor Interactive Media Design
Friday, January 22: Bachelor Graphic Design
Saturday,  January 23: Bachelor Fine Arts This programme is also offered as a Double Degree trajectory, you can obtain a BA in Art at Leiden University / Bachelor Interior Architecture & Furniture Design / Bachelor Textile & Fashion

If you have any questions about the online open days, please send an email to pr [​at​] kabk.nl. We hope to meet you online!