Presentation
The Haute école des arts du Rhin (HEAR) was created in 2011 by merging three higher education institutions in Alsace: the Strasbourg École supérieure des arts décoratifs (ESADS), the Mulhouse École supérieure d’art (Le Quai) and the Académie supérieure de musique of Strasbourg.
Two towns and three campuses
Présentation / © P. Bichain
Mulhouse Visual Arts Campus
The Mulhouse École supérieure d’art was founded in 1825 by the Industrial Society of Mulhouse as a drawing school focused on the textile industry, which became the Mulhouse municipal school of Fine Arts in 1945.
Educational programmes: Art • Design • Textile Design
Présentation / © A. Lejolivet
Strasbourg Visual Arts Campus
The Strasbourg École supérieure des arts décoratifs was founded by the city of Strasbourg in 1892 as a professional school of Applied Arts, offering a vast choice of workshops (joinery/ carpentry, metalwork, ceramics, bookbinding, lithography and embroidery).
Educational programmes: Art • Art-Object • Graphic Design • Information Design • Illustration • Scenography
Présentation / © Florian Machot
Académie supérieure de musique of Strasbourg
The Académie supérieure de musique of Strasbourg stem from the Strasbourg Conservatory created in 1855, and offers courses in early music, classical music, contemporary music, jazz and improvised music.
Educational programmes: Licence-DNSPM, DE, master and doctorate
Addresses, opening hours & directions
Mulhouse Visual Arts Campus
3, quai des Pêcheurs
68200 Mulhouse
FRANCE
Opening hours during the academic year
Monday – Friday 8:15 am – 8:45 pm
Directions
From the train station Gare Centrale
take tram 3 towards Lutterbach
or tram-train towards Thann
and exit at Tour Nessel.
Strasbourg Visual Arts Campus
1, rue de l’Académie CS10032
67082 Strasbourg cedex
FRANCE
Opening hours during the academic year
Monday – Thursday 7:30 am – 9:30 pm
Friday 7:30 am – 7 pm
Directions
From the train station Gare Centrale
take tram C and exit at station Gallia, or
take bus 10 and exit at station Saint Guillaume.
Académie supérieure de musique of Strasbourg
1, place Dauphine
67000 Strasbourg
FRANCE
Opening hours during the academic year
Monday to Friday 8 am – 10 pm
Saturday 8 am – 8 pm
Directions
From the train station Gare Centrale
take tram A towards Illkirch Lixenbul
or tram D towards Aristide Briand
and exit at station Étoile Bourse.
In & around Alsace
City of Mulhouse
Mulhouse is sometimes called the ‘French Manchester’ for its rich industrial past. The city is famous for its technical museums such as the Electricity museum, the Cité du train and the Cité de l’automobile. Another world known museum is the Musée de l’impression sur étoffes which holds a collection of more than 3 million textile samples. The high number of empty 19th century industrial buildings makes Mulhouse a wonderful ‘playground’ for young artists. Mulhouse is located
30 km away from Basel in Switzerland, another city with a rich and vibrant cultural and student life. Mulhouse is 100 km away from Strasbourg; the train ride takes about 50 minutes.
Official website of the City of Mulhouse: www.mulhouse.fr
Tourist Information: 1, Avenue Robert Schuman
www.tourisme-mulhouse.com
City of Strasbourg
Strasbourg is a major city in Eastern France, as well as the official seat of various European institutions such as the European Parliament. The city is located very closely to the German border and is the 7th largest city in France. Strasbourg’s historic city centre, the Grande Île, was classified a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1988. Strasbourg is home to more than 50.000 students.
Official website of the City of Strasbourg : www.en.strasbourg.eu
Tourist Information : Place de la Cathédrale
www.otstrasbourg.fr
Alsace region
Strasbourg and Mulhouse are both located in the Alsace region, famous for its high number of picturesque villages, churches and castles. Alsace is also well-known for its vineyards, its Christmas fairs, its gastronomy and the Vosges Mountains with thick and green forests and beautiful lakes.
Alsace has a semi-continental climate with cold and dry winters and hot summers. You should also explore the nearby cities by bike, train or car to discover the Alsatian countryside. You can also participate in hikes organized by the SUAPS (Strasbourg) or the UHA (Mulhouse).
Tourist Information : www.tourisme-alsace.com
Around Alsace
Alsace shares border with Germany and Switzerland. You can easily reach the following cities which present a great cultural interest within a few hours : Metz, Nancy, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Freiburg, Basel, and Zürich.