Fantastic world-class museum and very worth visiting for all Händel fans. As the largest city in…read morethis German state, the city of Halle is also very nice to see with a Händel statue in the city center surrounded by many beautiful buildings. At the museum, there are audio guides available in English and German or you can use the free app on your phone for the audio guide in either language. All of the information in the exhibit also include both English and German descriptions. All the staff were very nice and some speak a little English. We also really enjoyed the extensive exhibit all about musical instruments, which was included in the admission and also had English descriptions. Admission was 6€ per adult. The shop has a wide variety of Händel items. There is a paid parking garage around the corner or free street parking. Highly recommended! For something to eat, there is a Händel cafe next door, Hungarian restaurant around the corner for a leisurely meal, or if you are in a hurry to grab something takeaway, get a chicken schwarma from Yaman Sham up the street (might be the best schwarma in Germany!).

A brilliant idea - someone has converted a former gas works (gasometer) into an exhibition space…read morefor displaying giant panoramic pictures. The exhibition I happened to see was The Great Barrier Reef. As a visitor you are first stunned by the exhibits of different corals and sea creatures, then bombarded with facts about the different symbiotic interactions of sea creatures, before being led into the centre, and the piece de resistance - a 360 degree, 30 metre high picture of the Great Barrier Reef, complete with viewing platform (to see from different angles), changing light levels and relaxing music. Well worth a visit if you're in the area(though the exhibition changes on a regular basis so check in advance to find out what it is)