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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.


Marlo Grosshardt, Freude,emi x
10. June 2025

Three bandpool acts at the Southside Festival 2025

Big stage for Popakademie talents: Three acts from the current band pool generations 26 and 27 are on the program this year at the Southside Festival - one of the largest and most renowned festivals in Germany.


@ Paul Meckes
06. June 2025

Gold for former Popakademie student Tom Twers

The successful artist Tom Twers achieved gold status in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with his single “Falle für dich”. The former pop music design student received the awards as part of his sold-out tour, which was attended by a total of 12,000 people. Tom has also reached third place in the German album charts with his new EP “Ein Ja Reicht” and now has over 300 million streams.


@ ZKM Karlsruhe
02. June 2025

Open Call for the Giga Hertz Prize

The Giga-Hertz Prize for Electronic Music and Sound Art has been awarded by the ZKM | Karlsruhe and the SWR Experimentalstudio since 2007. With entries from over 40 countries, it is one of the most prestigious prizes of its kind internationally. This year, the ZKM | Karlsruhe is providing total prize money of €25,000. The award ceremony will take place during the Giga-Hertz Festival 2025 from November 20th to 22nd.


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17
Jun
Popakademie Talks
On June 17th 2025, director and filmmaker Johannes Blume will present his award-winning documentary “Berlin Utopiekadaver”. The film, which was nominated for Best Documentary at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival and won the prize for “Best Music in a Documentary”, deals with the utopias and dystopias of modern society. Johannes Blume, who is known for his experimental works, takes the audience on a cinematic journey through the cultural and social realities of Berlin.
Popakademie, Hafenstr.33, Raum 001
18
Jun
The Art of Duo
The Art of Duo
Students from the Bachelor's degree program in Pop Music Design and the Master's degree program in Popular Music with a major in singing/songwriting and keys present songs in duo format. The songs were worked on musically and scenically with Prof. Annette Marquard and Prof. Alexander Paeffgen, among others.

Admission free
Popakademie, Hafenstr. 33, Raum 415