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We are very happy to welcome you in our house.

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is a barrier-free building. The building has barrier-free access, the bus stop in front of the building is also barrier-free and therefore easy to reach by public transport. The Popakademie has a handicapped parking space, a handicapped accessible WC with a pull cord and emergency call switch, the doors are suitable for wheelchair users according to DIN18040 and can be operated by pushbuttons and are equipped with finger protection. A lift with Braille lettering and a stretcher are available in case of failure. In the house there are generous movement areas with turning possibilities and there are no thresholds. A pictorial description with common pictograms ensures easy orientation in the house. Ramps and fall protection are available for the stages. Additional ergonomic barriers for staff, students and visitors are available by appointment.

For all questions regarding accessibility in the house, please contact Alexandra Reiter Alexandra.Reiter@popakademie.de.

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is an higher education institution and competence centre for the music and creative industries and their pop cultural scenes. By focusing its study programmes on popular music - in economic as well as artistic terms - it offers an academic education that is unique in Germany's public university landscape. Numerous successful careers of musicians and creatives have been founded here.

Parallel to its function as a teaching institution, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, as a competence centre, realises numerous projects in a regional, national and international context.


© Gunda Schliep
25. September 2025

Mannheim reception at the Reeperbahn Festival 2025

On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, the city of Mannheim, and equipment insurer I'M SOUND presented themselves at the joint reception “Meet the Mannheimers” at the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg. Over 300 friends of the Popakademie attended the event at the DOT Club.


15. September 2025

Bandpool application phase begins

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is looking for the 28th generation of its Bandpool program. Bandpool is the Popakademie's flagship support program, which operates outside of the regular curriculum. Bands, solo artists, and producers from all over Germany receive coaching and support. The aim is to prepare them for entry into the professional music business. The new application phase runs until November 23rd 2025.


© Peter Meister, David Stammer
12. September 2025

YouTube and Popakademie release AI toolboard

As part of a YouTube-sponsored project at SMIX.LAB, current AI tools in the music industry are being researched, described according to use cases, and summarized on an overview page. The project will run from November 2024 to October 2025 under the direction of David Stammer (Project Manager, Digital Innovation) and continues the collaboration between the Popakademie and YouTube (e.g., white paper on generative AI).


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21
Oct
Popakademie Talks
In the “Popakademie Talks” series, guests from the music and culture sector discuss various current topics. In the 2025/26 winter semester, three talks will be held on the topic of “Music, Populism, and Radicalism.”

Participation is free of charge.
Start
19:00
Popakademie, Hafenstr.33
24 Oct

25 Oct
Live & Laut concerts @ Nachtwandel
This year the Nachtwandel invites you to art, music and culture in Mannheim's Jungbusch harbour district.

The Bandpool will also open its doors on October 24th and 25th and will present current Bandpool bands and a few specials. That means this weekend there will be good music on two evenings in the Popakademie!
Start
19:00
Popakademie, Hafenstr. 33, Raum 001