The Braunschweig University of Art (HBK Braunschweig) is an internationally oriented art university with the right to grant doctorates and habilitation qualifications. With around 1,000 students and 51 professorships, the HBK Braunschweig is one of the largest art universities in Germany. The HBK offers a friendly and personal study atmosphere with a total of 15 degree programmes in the field of fine arts, art education, performing arts, design, art history, art in special needs education, media studies and visual communication.
Students at the HBK Braunschweig have 5,000 square metres of workshop and lab space at their disposal to experiment with traditional and innovative artistic methods, whether it's working with wood, metals, plastics, paper or ceramics, or sculpture, modelling, typography, layout design or different printing techniques. The facilities also include a photo studio and labs for analogue and digital photography, as well as workstations for film and video technology, sound art, computer animation and computer-aided design. Students receive expert support from highly qualified staff members.
The "Hochschul-Galerie", the "Montagehalle" (the old factory production hall) and other places in and around the HBK Braunschweig host a variety of temporary exhibitions. Many of these exhibitions are the result of student projects, or collaborations with students at the HBK Braunschweig.
The HBK's landmark, its library, is housed in the former Mexican Expo Pavilion, designed by renowned Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta.
Every year at the end of the summer semester, the HBK Braunschweig opens its doors to the public. The focus is on student work from all areas of study. There are exhibitions, presentations, discussions, lectures, film and theatre productions, performances, and much more besides.
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