Our history

Founded in September 2002 on the initiative of Fondazione Fiera Milano, the Academy prepares young professionals capable of designing and managing complex experiences, with an open mindset toward change and a strong practical foundation. Curious, bold, and visionary people. People who know how to "make things happen."

Since the early 20th century, with major events such as the Universal Expositions and the Grande Fiera d’Aprile, exhibitions have been much more than display spaces: they have been places of discovery, wonder and learning. Visitors to those events came into direct contact with the most surprising innovations of their time. And today, more than a century later, that same sense of wonder is still alive.

Accademia Fiera Milano was created with this awareness: to preserve and make accessible a heritage of experience, transforming it into a training project capable of preparing tomorrow’s professionals. Young people ready to design, animate and manage the physical and digital spaces where the encounters that drive the growth of sectors, enterprises and communities take place.