Stuttgart 70190
Germany
Merz Akademie is a state-recognized, non-profit university for design, art, and media in Stuttgart. With its interdisciplinary profile at the intersection of art, design, humanities, technology, and social transformation, it positions itself as an innovative learning environment between an art academy, a university of applied sciences, and a humanities faculty. Founded in 1918 by architect and reform educator Albrecht Leo Merz, the Merz Akademie was state-recognized in 1985 under the initiative of his grandson Markus Merz by the State of Baden-Württemberg. As rector, he shaped the university for 35 years with an innovative concept of interdisciplinary integration between theory and practice. Since 2023, the artistic and academic direction of the institution has been led by art historian and scholar of comics Dr Barbara M. Eggert. Among other things, she advocates for the expansion of the existing range of accredited study programs, which are committed both to an advanced understanding of media authorship and to meeting the demands of professional practice across the broad field between art and media technology.
