Syddansk Musikkonservatorium - Danish National Academy of Music, as it is now known, is located in Esbjerg, Denmark, opposite St Nikolaj Church.

Founded in 1946 as a local private initiative, it was first known as Vestjysk Musikkonservatorium.

[1] Since 1998, it has been located in the refurbished and modernized premises of a former power plant built in 1907.

[2] As a result of its excellent acoustics, the conservatory's concert hall (once the power station's turbine hall) with seating for 198 is considered to be one of Europe's best venues for chamber music.

The complex also provides facilities for conferences and meetings which are used by a variety of cultural institutions and collaborators.