Academy of Music, the oldest university in the Upper Silesia, which dates back to 1929 the Academy is housed in several buildings. First, the historic neo-Gothic building dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, is located at 1933 Regional Street, the second - for teaching purposes Scarlet Street 5, the third - on the street Zacisze 3 has representative offices: the rector and vice-rectors, while the fourth is located on the street Krasinski Located 27 Institutes and Acting and Vocal Jazz and Contemporary Music. The building operates university opera theater.
The Academy organizes numerous concerts, recitals, workshops and master classes, lectures, conferences, seminars, exhibitions and festivals including International Chamber Music Festival, International Festival of Violin, harp International Festival, International Festival "Silesian Guitar Autumn" International Festival of Academic Orchestra, Silesian Jazz Festival, Bach Festival of Silesia.
It works in the Academic Symphony Orchestra. In Katowice, Chamber Choir and the Choir Academy of Music.