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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.

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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.


Joris Rose © Nina Golubović
07. July 2026

Popakademie supports “Der Busch spielt!”

On Friday, July 10th 2026, starting at 4 p.m., the event “Der Busch spielt!” will take place to celebrate the reopening of the kiosk at Sackträger in Jungbusch. This popular intercultural music and neighborhood festival on Beilstraße combines a children’s program with live music and a communal evening snack.


AI Soundscapes – Tools and Innovations for Music, Film, and Creative Media
06. July 2026

Popakademie at the AI Congress for Music, Film, and Creative Media

On September 11 and 12, 2026, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, the Brandenburg Center for Popular Music (Zentrum Pop), and the KONRAD WOLF Film University Babelsberg invite you to Potsdam-Babelsberg for the nationwide conference “AI Soundscapes – Tools and Innovations for Music, Film & Creative Media.”


© Fabian Möckl
03. July 2026

Popakademie presents: Bandpool in Berlin

On Thursday, July 9, 2026, Bandpool—the flagship development program of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg—will bring selected acts to a Berlin stage for the second time. LISABETH, Tusker, and Ein Rosenkavalier will perform at FluxBau in Berlin-Friedrichshain. The event is sponsored by Sennheiser and the equipment insurer I’M SOUND.


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23 Jul
Summer Break Sessions
© Sebastian Weindel
Before the summer break begins after an eventful semester, there will be a week of live music at the Popakademie from July 20 to 23, 2026.
From Monday morning to Thursday evening, the students of the Popakademie will take their live exams. Everything is open to the public and admission is free!

Click here for the program.
21
Jul
Summer Break Sessions: Planetarium
An exciting semester at the Popakademie is coming to an end. Before the musicians head off for summer break, there’s still a week of thrilling live gigs to enjoy with the SUMMER BREAK SESSIONS.

Once again this year, two acts will be performing at the Planetarium:

Kat Kit’s current sound blends hyperpop, electronic soundscapes, and catchy melodies. Last year, she was named Newcomer of the Year by local heroes and featured on SWR, Deutschlandfunk, and Titel, Thesen, Temperamente, among others. Using synths, vocoders, and autotune, she creates a unique, playful sound to which her delicate voice lends a special touch.

The 26-year-old producer and singer-songwriter Eva Betzinger from southern Munich is the artist behind the HAIVE project. With bass-heavy, atypical industrial pop, she moves between dark pop and midtempo—genres that demand an attentive ear and are aimed at an audience that expects more from music than mere background entertainment.

Admission: €18, Students: €7.50
Start
20:00
Planetarium Mannheim