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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.


© Mehmet Ali Ergin
16. January 2025

Popakademie students at the 39th Mediterranean Film Festival

Emre Yeşil is an up-and-coming German-Turkish indie pop singer who bridges the gap between two worlds with his unique blend of modern pop melodies and cultural influences from Turkey. His music combines catchy melodies with profound lyrics and appeals to both the older generation who grew up with classic Turkish songs and young listeners who are interested in innovative pop sounds.


19. December 2024

10 years of the SONGS songwriting competition

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg and the Stiftung Bildung und Soziales der Sparda-Bank Baden-Württemberg eG are celebrating the tenth anniversary of SONGS.
Until Sunday, March 16, 2025, students between the ages of eleven and 21 can submit their music titles for the SONGS songwriting competition. Prizes worth up to 10,000 euros will be awarded to the best entries. SONGS is the only songwriting competition for pupils in Baden-Württemberg and is sponsored by the Education and Social Foundation of Sparda-Bank Baden-Württemberg.


© Gintas
18. December 2024

Popakademie student heats things up at the Biathlon World Team Challenge

On December 28, 2024, the 21st Biathlon World Team Challenge will take place in the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen. In addition to top-class athletes, there will also be musical entertainment for the spectators.


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29
Jan
Work in Progress Club
Popakademie bands live on stage!

At the "Work in Progress Club" the students of the Department of Popular Music present their current projects.

Admission is free.
Start
20:00
Popakademie, Hafenstr. 33, Raum 001
05
Feb
Bandsupport concert
The music continues! On Wednesday, 05.02, former band supporters will be playing at the Popakademie. Come along and support as an audience!

With the acts: Ex Somnia, Kiara Mali, Neun and Noosy

Start 7.30 pm in 001 (Popakademie), admission is free!
The concert is a cooperative event between the Popakadmie Baden-Württemberg and the City of Mannheim's youth development department.
Start
19:30
Popakademie, Raum 001