Locations and directions
Main building
At this location:
- Classrooms and practice rooms
- Large and small concert halls
- Opera studio
- Drama studio
- Dance department
- Library
- Cafeteria
- AV Studio
- Dean's Office Department 1
- Construction and building management, main reception, housekeeping
- Artistic Productions Office (KBB)
- IT department
Address:
Eschersheimer Landstraße 29-39
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Public transportation nearby:
- Subway: Grüneburgweg stop (approx. 100 m walk), lines U1, U2, U3, U8
From Frankfurt main station:
- Subway: Line U4/U5 in the direction of Enkheim/Preungesheim to the stop Willy-Brandt-Platz, then take line U1, U2, U3, U8 north to the stop Grüneburgweg
- S-Bahn (any line in the direction of the city center) to the Hauptwache stop, then take line U1, U2, U3 or U8 northbound to the Grüneburgweg stop
From Frankfurt Airport (FRA):
- S-Bahn: Line 8/9 in the direction of Offenbach Ost/Hanau to the Hauptwache stop, then continue with the U1, U2, U3 or U8 subway (see above)
Building Gervinusstraße
At this location:
- Seminar and meeting rooms (some equipped for hybrid/digital teaching)
- Deans' Offices Department 2 and Department 3
- Institute for Contemporary Music IzM
- Student services
- Counseling room (from summer semester 2025)
- AStA room (from summer semester 2025)
- Young Academy
- Teaching development and university didactics
- Research department
- Finance and Controlling
- Quality assurance and development
- Academic Controlling
- Human Resources and Organization
- Presidium
- Press and Communication
- Sustainability Department
- Digitization Department
- Legal Department
- Fundraising and Student Financing
- Hessian Theater Academy HTA
Address:
Gervinusstraße 15
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Public transportation nearby:
- Subway: Grüneburgweg stop (approx. 220 m walk), lines U1, U2, U3, U8
From the main building of the HfMDK:
- Walk, approx. 7 minutes: Follow Eschersheimer Landstraße out of town until the next intersection. Turn left onto "Grüneburgweg". Change sides of the road and turn right into "Im Trutz Frankfurt". Continue straight ahead until you reach Gervinusstraße and turn left. After a few meters you will see the entrance on your left.
From Frankfurt main station:
- Subway: line U4/U5 in the direction of Enkheim/Preungesheim to the stop Willy-Brandt-Platz, then take line U1, U2, U3 or U8 in the direction of the north to the stop Grüneburgweg
- S-Bahn (any line in the direction of the city center) to the Hauptwache stop, then take line U1, U2, U3 or U8 northbound to the Grüneburgweg stop
From Frankfurt Airport (FRA):
- S-Bahn: Line 8/9 in the direction of Offenbach Ost/Hanau to the Hauptwache stop, then continue with the U1, U2, U3 or U8 subway (see above)
Building Eschersheimer Landstraße 54
At this location:
- MA CoDE Studio
Address:
Eschersheimer Landstraße 54
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Public transportation nearby:
- Subway station: Grüneburgweg (approx. 25 m walk), lines U1, U2, U3, U8
From the main building of the HfMDK:
- Walk, approx. 5 minutes: Walk towards Grüneburgweg subway station (out of town) and cross Eschersheimer Landstraße at the next intersection. Then continue towards the subway station and almost past the building at no. 54. At the corner of the building, turn right and you will find yourself in front of a glass door, the entrance to the MA CoDE Studio.
From Frankfurt Central Station:
- Subway: line U4/U5in the direction of Enkheim/Preungesheim to Willy-Brandt-Platz, then change to line U1, U2, U3 or U8 to Grüneburgweg.
- S-Bahn (any line in the direction of the city center) to the Hauptwache stop, then take line U1, U2, U3 or U8 northbound to the Grüneburgweg stop
From Frankfurt Airport (FRA):
- S-Bahn: Line S8 or S9 in the direction of Offenbach Ost/Hanau to Hauptwache, then subway U1, U2, U3 or U 8 to Grüneburgweg
Building Schmidtstrasse
At this location:
- Classrooms Historical Interpretation Practice (HIP)
- Drama / Directing classrooms
- Band classrooms
Address:
Schmidtstraße 12
60326 Frankfurt am Main
Entrances:
- To rehearsal stage 1 on the 3rd floor:
- Main staircase north or
- Staircase 2 East (accessible via the rear courtyard)
- To the rehearsal stage 2 on the 3rd floor:
- Staircase 1 East (accessible via the rear courtyard)
- To the Historical Interpretation Practice (HIP) and the band rooms:
- Staircase 2 East (accessible via the rear courtyard)
Public transportation nearby:
- Bus: Bus stop Schmidtstraße, line M34
- Streetcar: Mönchhofstraße stop, lines 11, 21 and N11
- S-Bahn: Galluswarte stop, then continue by streetcar (see above)
From the main building of the HfMDK:
- By subway and streetcar, approx. 40 minutes: From the Grüneburgweg stop, take the subway U1, U2, U3 or U8 in the direction of Südbahnhof. At the Willy-Brandt-Platz stop, change to the streetcar (line 11, 21 or N11) in the direction of Zuckschwerdtstraße and travel to Mönchhofstraße. The rooms of the HfMDK are located on the grounds of the Kommunikationsfabrik, together with the Frankfurt LAB, among others. From the Mönchhofstraße stop, walk back a little in the opposite direction to the streetcar. At the intersection, turn into Schmidtstraße and after approx. 200 meters you will reach the Kommunikationsfabrik (entrances: see above)
From Frankfurt Central Station:
- Streetcar: Line 11, 21 or N11 in the direction of Zuckschwerdtstr. to the stop Mönchhofstraße
From Frankfurt Airport (FRA):
- S-Bahn: Line S8 or S9 in the direction of Offenbach Ost/Hanau to the main station, then continue by streetcar (see above)
Schwedlerstrasse building
At this location:
- Studio for Electronic Music and Acoustics (selma), Studio 1+2 (3rd floor, room 3.31-3.32)
Address:
Schwedlerstr. 1-5
60314 Frankfurt am Main
Public transportation nearby:
- Streetcar: Schwedlerstraße stop, line 11
From the main building of the HfMDK:
- By subway and streetcar, approx. 35 minutes: From the Grüneburgweg stop, take the subway U1, U2, U3 or U8 in the direction of Südbahnhof. At the Willy-Brandt-Platz stop, change to the streetcar (line 11, 21 or N11) in the direction of Schießhüttenstraße and travel to Schwedlerstraße. From the stop, walk a few meters in the direction of travel and turn right into Schwedlerstraße. On the right-hand side you will reach the ATELIERFRANKFURT building, where the studio for electronic music and acoustics (selma) is located on the 3rd floor.
From Frankfurt Central Station:
- Streetcar: Line 11 in the direction of Schießhüttenstraße to the stop Schwedlerstraße
From Frankfurt Airport (FRA):
- S-Bahn: Line S8/S9 to Ostendstraße, then continue with streetcar line 11 (see above)