Name: Day of Industrial Culture Saxony-Anhalt — Halle (Saale) 2026
Start: 2026-04-12T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-04-12T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Salinemuseum Halle und weitere Industriekulturstandorte

Day of Industrial Culture Halle

About Day of Industrial Culture Halle

On Sunday, April 12, 2026, Halle (Saale) will participate in the 16th Day of Industrial Culture Saxony-Anhalt. The focus will be on the Salt Museum with the opening of the 2026 annual exhibition «Entwürfe» (Designs) and free guided tours at 11 am and 3 pm. A total of over 100 industrial sites in the state will open their doors.

Dates 12 Apr — 12 Apr 2026

Venue Halle (Saale) (15002)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Day of Industrial Culture Halle — edition 2026

On April 12, 2026, Halle (Saale) will participate in the 16th Day of Industrial Culture Saxony-Anhalt. The Salinemuseum will open its 2026 annual exhibition «Entwürfe», offer free guided tours at 11 am and 3 pm, and be open to visitors from 10 am to 5 pm. Over 100 industrial sites across the state will participate.

Halle (Saale) will be one of the central locations for the statewide day of action in April 2026. While the official opening will take place on April 9 in Dessau-Roßlau (Peter-Behrens-Kraftmaschinenhalle), Sunday, April 12, is dedicated to the individual industrial sites. The Salinemuseum will open the annual exhibition «Entwürfe. The Development of the New Permanent Exhibition», offering a workshop view of the new permanent exhibition planned for 2027.

Beyond the Salinemuseum, other industrial culture sites in Halle are expected to present themselves on April 12 (in previous years, this included the pumping station, early industrial and railway sites). The exact list for Halle in 2026 will be published in the weeks leading up to the event on industriekultur-sachsen-anhalt.de.

Highlights Day of Industrial Culture Halle 2026

Opening of the 2026 annual exhibition «Entwürfe» at the Salinemuseum, guided tours at 11 am and 3 pm, free admission, participation of over 100 sites statewide.

Programme Day of Industrial Culture Halle 2026

Sunday, April 12, 2026 in Halle (Saale)

10:00 am–5:00 pm — Salinemuseum Halle (Mansfelder Straße 52) open, free admission
10:00 am — Opening of the 2026 annual exhibition «Entwürfe. The Development of the New Permanent Exhibition»
11:00 am — Curator-led tour of the «Entwürfe» annual exhibition
3:00 pm — Second tour with insight into the plans and stages of the new permanent exhibition
All day — Accompanying program on the saltworks site, café/snack bar on site

Framework Program until June 14, 2026

Wed–Sun 10 am–5 pm: «Entwürfe» annual exhibition open at the Salinemuseum
May 9, 2026 (Halle Museum Night): Salinemuseum open until midnight

Statewide Framework

April 9, 2026, 4:00 pm — Opening ceremony in Dessau-Roßlau (Peter-Behrens-Kraftmaschinenhalle) with Minister of Culture Rainer Robra
April 9–12, 2026 — Over 100 industrial sites across Saxony-Anhalt open

Full list of locations at industriekultur-sachsen-anhalt.de.

Prices Day of Industrial Culture Halle 2026

Free admission to the Salinemuseum and all official program offerings on the day of action.

Practical information

Practical information — Day of Industrial Culture Halle

Getting There

Salinemuseum: Mansfelder Straße 52, within walking distance of the main train station or city center. Accessible by tram or bus (stops Saline / Riebeckplatz). By car via A14/A38 to Halle, parking available in the city center.

Opening Hours on the Day of Action

Salinemuseum on April 12, 2026: 10 am–5 pm, guided tours at 11 am and 3 pm.

Admission

Free admission.

Families

Very family-friendly, the Salinemuseum offers hands-on stations for the annual exhibition. Note: Crowds can be high on special days.

Other Locations

Overview of all participating industrial culture sites in Saxony-Anhalt at industriekultur-sachsen-anhalt.de.

16th Day of Industrial Culture Saxony-Anhalt

The Day of Industrial Culture Saxony-Anhalt has been held since 2011 and is the state's central day of action for its industrial heritage. In 2026, the statewide festival weekend will run from April 9 to 12 under the motto «Open Doors for History, Technology, and Real Pioneering Achievements». The main opening city is Dessau-Roßlau with the festive opening ceremony on April 9 in the Peter Behrens Power Machine Hall – on Sunday, April 12, over 100 industrial sites across the state will then open their doors simultaneously.

Halle (Saale) as a Salt City

Halle is one of the most important industrial culture destinations in Saxony-Anhalt. The city owes its prosperity since the Middle Ages to salt and is closely linked to the history of salt production. It is precisely this tradition that the Salinemuseum (Salt Museum) at Mansfelder Straße 52 represents on the Day of Industrial Culture – one of the most important salt museums in Central Germany. For the Day of Industrial Culture 2026, the museum is opening its annual exhibition «Entwürfe. The Development of the New Permanent Exhibition», which offers a workshop view of the new permanent exhibition planned for 2027.

The Program in Halle

The Salinemuseum will be open free of charge on Sunday, April 12, from 10 am to 5 pm. Curated guided tours of the «Entwürfe» annual exhibition will take place at 11 am and 3 pm – they show plans, stages, and challenges of the museum's reorientation. The exhibition runs until June 14, 2026 (Wed–Sun 10 am–5 pm). Additionally, the Salinemuseum will be open until midnight on May 9 (Halle Museum Night).

Halle in the Industrial Culture Network

Beyond the Salinemuseum, Halle is part of the statewide Industrial Culture Saxony-Anhalt network. Pumping stations, breweries, water towers, rail yards, and former industrial sites around the main train station, in the Saline district, and on the Saale slope are part of Halle's industrial history. The Day of Industrial Culture is the once-a-year opportunity to experience many of these places together.