Students Protest at Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli Over Lockdown Failures

Students at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli (ABANA) have issued a letter denouncing the institution's failure to reorganize teaching after lockdown. The protests are part of a wave of discontent across Italian academies, including Lecce, Ravenna, and Brera. The students accuse ABANA's management of being unable to ensure the right to study, particularly for laboratory-based courses, which are central to art education. Despite government decrees allowing lab activities with safety measures, the academy has not reopened labs or restored communication channels. Students demand immediate reopening of labs, recovery of missed lessons, and no extra fees for graduating students. They also criticize the use of Facebook as an unofficial communication platform. The letter highlights that tuition fees continued to be collected while services were suspended.