Study area of Vasagatan and Kristinelundsgatan
Information about the study area Vasagatan and Kristinelundsgatan in central Gothenburg.
How to find us
Address
Kristinelundsgatan 6–8
Vasagatan 50 (also entrance via Storgatan 43).
The two buildings are located a short walking distance from each other. (The HDK-Valand department also operates in Steneby in Dals Långed.)
Opening hours and access
The main entrance on Kristinelundsgatan is open during the same hours as the Art Library: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. However, some premises require an access card.
For the premises on Vasagatan, only students with access cards can enter the main entrances.
For visitors with a GU card from the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts, all premises are open Monday–Sunday 7 a.m.–midnight.
Accessibility
On Kristinelundsgatan, there is a wheelchair ramp leading up to the main entrance from street level and a lift directly in front of the door. Public toilets are available in the main entrance.
For Vasagatan, the entrance is via Chalmersgatan, where the entrances to Vasagatan and Storgatan are wheelchair accessible.
Who can you find here?
These premises are home to all course and programme students studying at the HDK-Valand - Academy of Art and Design, with the exception of the five programmes run at the Steneby campus.
Konstnärliga - a new building for The Artistic Faculty
Between 2028 and 2029, HDK-Valand, together with the Academy of Music and Drama, will move to a new building at Götaplatsen, called Konstnärliga.
Read more about Konstnärliga
Find your way around the premises
Lecture halls
Library
The Art Library is located next to the main entrance on Kristinelundsgatan. The library is open to the public Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. during term time.
Read more about the Art Library
Study areas
On Kristinelundsgatan, the doors are open to anyone who wants to visit the Art Library or sit in the former café to study. The number of public study areas is limited.
On Vasagatan, only students with access cards can enter the main entrances. HDK-Valand students have access to education-specific study areas. Here, teaching is mainly conducted for students in fine arts, photography, film, literary creation and teacher training in art and crafts.
Food, refreshments and fika on campus
There are currently no cafés on Vasagatan or Kristinelundsgatan, but there are a number of kiosks, cafés and restaurants in the surrounding area. HDK-Valand students have access to student kitchens in both buildings.
Rest rooms
If you need a rest room, they are available in room 513 on Kristinelundsgatan and in room 2051 on Storgatan. The rooms are open and no key is required.
Workshops
Practical information about the premises
Safety in our premises
Read more about safety at the university
Lost property
Fault reporting
See the heading Service Centre and Student Administration
Campus services and support
Service centre and Student Office
Campus Services (caretaker's office)
The caretaker's office at HDK-Valand in Gothenburg is part of Campus Services Lorensberg.
Campus Services helps with:
- Locks, alarms and card access
- Fire safety
- Facility management and waste sorting
- Furniture and furnishing of premises
- Fault reports relating to the property and fixed technology
- Loaning of simple AV equipment (only at Kristinelundsgatan).
To the website for Equipment Checkout
Contact Campus Services
Vasagatan 50: caretaker's office in the entrance hall, service.lorensberg@gu.se
telephone: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 031-786 51 40
Kristinelundsgatan 6-8: caretaker's office on the ground floor, take the left corridor from the main entrance. service.lorensberg@gu.se
telephone: 8am-4pm, 031-786 48 90
Study counselling
At Kristinelundsgatan 6-8, you will find HDK-Valand's educational administration and study counsellors.
Read more about HDK-Valand's study counselling
Student union
As a student at HDK-Valand, you will receive support from Konstkåren, the student union for all students at the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts.
Read more about Konstkåren