The Haute école des arts du Rhin (HEAR) is the art and music university of Alsace. Established in 2011, it was formed by the merger of the École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg, the École supérieure d'art de Mulhouse, and the Académie supérieure de musique de Strasbourg. HEAR has three locations: two in Strasbourg, for art and music, and one in Mulhouse, for art.

The institution brings together several earlier schools with distinct histories. The art school in Strasbourg originated in 1872 as a university of applied arts, from a predecessor evening school founded in 1850. In Mulhouse, an École de dessin pour le progrès de l’industrie mécanique et textile was founded in 1828. The Strasbourg music academy was established as a municipal conservatory in 1855, following a donation by Louis Apffel in 1839; the conservatory remains under municipal sponsorship, while only the academy is part of HEAR.

The Strasbourg art school was founded in 1890 and has been located in Neustadt since 1892. Under Anton Seder, who led the school from 1890 to 1916, its teaching moved away from academism and included ateliers for blacksmithing, artistic carpentry, goldsmithing, and ceramics, later joined by engraving, glass art, embroidery, and painting.

◎ Nearby Objects

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  Saint William's Church 110 m away
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  Saint Stephen’s Church 250 m away
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  Musée zoologique de Strasbourg 400 m away
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  St. Paul's Church 450 m away
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  Musée Tomi Ungerer 450 m away

Formation and Locations

The Haute ecole des arts du Rhin (HEAR) is the art and music university of Alsace. It has three locations in Strasbourg for art and music, and in Mulhouse for art. The institution was established in 2011 through the merger of the Ecole superieure des arts decoratifs de Strasbourg, the Ecole superieure d'art de Mulhouse, and the Academie superieure de musique de Strasbourg.

Origins and Educational Development

The history of Haute ecole des arts du Rhin is made up of several institutional lineages. In Mulhausen, an Ecole de dessin pour le progres de l industrie mecanique et textile was founded in 1828, and the esad later originated as a university of applied arts in 1872 from a predecessor evening school dating to 1850. The music academy was established as a municipal conservatory in 1855 from a donation by Louis Apffel in 1839, and it remains under municipal sponsorship, with only the academy becoming part of HEAR.

The school in Strasbourg was founded in 1890 and has been located in its building in Neustadt since 1892. Under the leadership of Anton Seder from 1890 to 1916, the school adopted a new educational concept that moved away from academism. Seder established four ateliers for practical exercises in blacksmithing, artistic carpentry, goldsmithing, and ceramics, and later the curriculum expanded to include engraving, glass art, embroidery, and painting. Several artists of the Cercle de Saint-Leonard were trained at the school. The institution was also later known as Le Quai, after its address at Quai des Pecheurs.