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At a bachelor's level we offer programmes within the Autonomous Fine Art and Design disciplines:
- Within Autonomous Fine Art, you can choose between:
- Within Design, you can choose between:
At the master's level, we offer the programmes:
- Master Artistic Research
- Master Industrial Design
- Master Interior Architecture (INSIDE)
- Master Non Linear Narrative
- Master Photography & Society
- Master Type Media
- Master ArtScience (in close collaboration with the Royal Conservatoire)
At a doctorate's level, we offer the PhDArts programme in collaboration with Leiden University.
In collaboration with Leiden University we also offer a double degree programme (upon successful completion of the four-year trajectory students receive both a bachelor’s degree from the KABK and a bachelor’s degree from Leiden University: BA Fine Arts & BA Arts, Media and Society).
Finally, we offer various preparatory study programmes including the School for Young Talent (for Dutch secondary school students), the Preparatory Year, and the Orientation Course.
The study programme for all the bachelor's degrees is spread into four years and for the master's in two years, with the exception of the Master Type & Media which takes one year to complete.
Check out all programmes
Yes, it is possible to study part-time at the KABK. The Fine Arts and Photography departments offer part-time programmes.
Please note that it is not possible to study part-time when a residence permit is required for you to study in the Netherlands.
Yes, the KABK organises an Open Day event to take place in January each year. Next to that, we organise diverse information sessions, which take place at the KABK or at selected external events. Check for the latest updates our agenda.
Due to measures for controlling the spread of COVID-19, the Open Day in January 2021 was offered exclusively online.
No, it is not possible to start a program in the middle of the academic year. All the bachelor and master programmes at the KABK start in September.
No, we do not offer housing, but we do provide our students with the information they need in order to find accommodation in The Hague.
Please be aware there is a shortage of student housing in The Hague. Make sure to start looking for housing immediately after you have been admitted to the programme.
The KABK has excellent workshop facilities; from the 3D workshop to the sculpture lab, from textile workshops to printmaking workshops as well as photography workshops, ceramics workshops and more.
Other facilities include art supply stores, photocopying facilities, a library, and a canteen. Each student is given a personal student card, which can be used for printing.
Approximately 64% of the student population is non-Dutch.
All bachelor and master programmes are taught in English.
The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) welcomes children from primary school classes 7 and 8 (ages 10 to 12 years old), and also has special programmes for secondary school students who are interested in developing their artistic expression but are given limited opportunities within their own school curriculum.
- Kids Club (Years 7 and 8 of primary education: ages 10–12);
- Partnership arrangements with secondary schools - art plans;
- School for Young Talent (Secondary school HAS, HAVO and VWO - Interfaculty programme offered by the University of the Arts the Hague);
- Combined education, in which secondary students take classes within the art plans or the School for Young Talent;
The Royal Academy of Art The Hague (KABK) offers the following Preparatory courses to prospective students wishing to prepare themselves for one of the regular study programmes at the KABK:
- Preparatory Year (a year-long course for students having completed secondary education);
- Orientation Course (a semester-long course given on Saturdays).
Yes, we do. Read more about the Orientation course at the KABK.
The KABK does not offer any summer courses.
The KABK has a collaboration with Leiden University via the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) offering elective courses for Leiden University students and students of the KABK.
Unfortunately it is not possible for students of other educational institutions to follow elective courses at the KABK at this moment.