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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.


© Marc Wilhelm
12. November 2025

Popakademie renames major field of study

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is renaming the Mediterranean/Middle Eastern Percussion specialization in its Bachelor's degree program in Global Music in Percussion with immediate effect. This makes it clear that the range of teaching in the various percussion traditions is being expanded.


© Paul-Aaron Wolf
11. November 2025

Regional pop music promotion in Baden-Württembergto be significantly expand

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is expanding its successful RegioNet program. The state's share will be doubled to around €200,000 with funds from the POPLÄND initiative of the Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts. Starting in 2025, the eight regional pop offices and pop centers will also be able to offer micro-grants to pop artists.


© SWR
10. November 2025

Popakademie mourns the loss of Matthias Holtmann

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg mourns the loss of former SWR presenter Matthias Holtmann. He worked as a lecturer at the Popakademie for many years: in the early days, he was responsible for interview training for students and supervised them in the studio in Baden-Baden, for example.


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16
Nov
Bandpool Live & Loud
Experience the current generation of the Bandpool and take a look behind the scenes of our newcomer program Bandpool. LIVE & LOUD!

Admission to the concert is free!
Start
20:30
Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim
19
Nov
Study information day
5:30 p.m. Welcome by Business Director Michael Herberger and Artistic Director Derek von Krogh
5:40 p.m. Lecture on Music Business B.A. (approx. 20 min.)
6:00 p.m. Lecture on Pop Music Design & Global Music B.A. (approx. 20 min.)
6:20 p.m. Open Q&A session

Participation only after egistration here
Start
17:30
Popakademie, Raum 419