Baden-Württemberg has a high density of facilities and institutions in the area of music and the creative industries which is unrivalled in Germany. One of their roles is research and further development in the various sectors of the creative industries.

The south-west has around 68 renowned institutes and specialist departments in art and music colleges spread throughout the state which are actively engaged in teaching, research and development in the areas of music, art, culture and design.

The three academies in the state cover a broad range of creative industries in their work. At the Film Academy of Baden- Württemberg in Ludwigsburg with its Institute for Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Post-production over 300 experts from the film and media sector supervise students. The unique “Pop Academy of Baden-Württemberg” has focused on education and training in the areas of popular music and the music business. With the founding of the Academy for the Performing Arts in Ludwigsburg, a higher education establishment for jobs in the performing arts which is unique in Germany was created.

The Centre for Art and Media Technology (ZKM) in Karlsruhe is a unique arts institution worldwide. In its work the ZKM combines production and research, exhibitions and events, imparting know-how and documentation. Amongst other things the Institute for Graphic Media at the ZKM engages in research and the development of art applications in the area of digital graphics technologies. At the Institute for Media, Training and Commerce the emphasis is on research in economics and the social sciences in the area of (new) media.

There are approx. 132 institutes, centres and specialist departments in Baden-Württemberg in total, which support and drive forward education and training as well as research and development in the various sectors of the creative industries.