In addition to the work in classes and studios, students can gather practical experience in 32 workshops under the watchful eye of experienced teachers. The Academy additionally has a study and residential facility for class excursions, the "Reinwaldhaus" in Bodman near Lake Constance. With its public exhibitions, conferences and publications the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design is at the forefront of the current esthetic discourses.

The Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design stands for artistic innovation; the combination of research and teaching still leaves space for experiments and outstanding artistic work, combining artistic theory and practice and offering opportunities for genre-spanning artistic work.

Students in front of the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design. Photo: Martin Lutz

• Overview of current degree programs

Fine Arts (diploma):

• Painting (in German)
• Free Graphic Arts (in German)
• Sculpture (in German)
• Free and Applied Ceramics (in German)
• Glass Design (in German)
• Stage Set Design (diploma) (in German)
• Art Education (state examination - secondary school teaching) (in German)

• Architecture (bachelor/master)  (in German)

• European Design (bachelor/master)
• Industrial Design (diploma) (in German)
• Integral Studies (master) (in German)
• Communication Design (diploma) (in German)
• Textilgestaltung (Diplom) (in German)

• Conservation and restoration of archeological, ethnological and craft objects (diploma) (in German)
• Conservation and restoration of paintings and polychrome wooden sculptures (diploma) (in German)
• Conservation and restoration of graphics, archival and library materials (diploma) (in German)
• Conservation and restoration of wall paintings, architectural surfaces and polychrome stone (diploma) (in German)
• Conservation and restoration of new media and digital information (master)

• History of Art, for students from all courses and specializations (in German)
• Visual Arts/Intermedial Design as an additional artistic subject for teaching at secondary schools (art education) (in German)

Areas in which PhD degrees can be pursued include Architecture, Art Pedagogy and Fine Arts.

• Information PhD degrees (in German)

• Institute for Museology (in German)
• Institute for Book Design and Media Development (in German)
• Weissenhof Institute, Interdisciplinary Forum for Architecture, Interior Space and Design in German)

For general inquires regarding the application procedure and dates, please contact the

Department of Academic Affairs and Examinations
Phone (0711) 28440-106/107
afsa@abk-stuttgart.de