Planetarische Bauern
[Planetary Peasants]
Agriculture, Art, Revolution
23.05.2025 — 14.09.2025
2025 marks the 500th anniversary of the end of the German Peasants' War and of Thomas Müntzer's death. This provides the occasion for a contemporary artistic investigation. Werkleitz is inviting 15 international artists and collectives to develop new works during a residency in Saxony-Anhalt. The Kunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle (Saale) is curating up to 15 further positions. Up to 30 contemporary works will therefore be presented in the joint exhibition "Planetary Peasants" at the Kunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle (Saale) from May to September 2025.
Some of the most important sites and places of remembrance of the historic Peasants' War, which is closely associated with the name of the preacher and militant Luther antipodean Thomas Müntzer, are located in central Germany. The Kunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle (Saale) and Werkleitz take this as an impetus for a artistic investigation that deals with the preconditions and open questions of historical occurrences as well as with the social, economic and material conditions of today's globalized agriculture and its planetary impacts.
The Werkleitz Festival 2025 responds to the exhibition project with a film program and invites artists to present interventions in the Zentralmagazin der Naturwissenschaftlichen Sammlungen (ZNS).
Your visit
Opening hours
from 23 May 2025
| Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun | 10 am – 6 pm | |
| Wed | closed | |
| Public holidays | 10 am – 6 pm | |
| Special opening | ||
| Wed, 28.05.2025 | 10 am – 6 pm |
How to find us
You can reach us by car via the A9 and the A14 (parking spaces, including 2 bus parking spaces in front of the museum).
The town of Halle an der Saale has excellent links to the new ICE express train line between Berlin and Munich, and the Central German rapid-transit S-Bahn service. From the central station, tram 7 (Kröllwitz) takes you straight to the Moritzburgring tram stop. From there, it is just a couple of steps to the entrance of the art museum.
Admission prices & Tickets
Early bird ticket: 10 Euro | reduced 5 Euro
With this ticket, you can visit the entire museum, including the special exhibition “Planetary Peasants”, on a day of your choice during the exhibition period (23 May to 14 September 2025) at a reduced price.
Hausticket (Special + Permanent Exhibition): 15 Euro | reduced 10 Euro
This ticket gives you access to the entire museum.
Season ticket: 35 Euro | reduced 25 Euro
This ticket is only available at the museum ticket desk on-site and entitles the holder to visit the special exhibition as often as desired for the duration of the exhibition.
Reductions | Free admission
Free admission for: children up to the age of 18, school pupils, apprentices, students etc.
Reduced admission for: group of more than 10 persons (per person), recipients of Arbeitslosengeld II, severely handicapped people etc.
Information on concessionary admission prices (PDF, German, 90 KB)
Guests entitled to free admission (members of the Friends Association, etc.) or holders of an Annual Ticket can reserve a ticket for the permanent or special exhibitions by acquiring a free ticket in our online shop. Entitlement to the free ticket must be shown at the entrance.
Participating artists and collectives
Werkleitz Festival 2025
On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants' War, the Werkleitz Festival 2025 puts a spotlight on the current challenges facing peasant livelihoods worldwide. It focuses on issues such as the ongoing privatization of land, the future of food, and the ecological consequences of globalized agriculture.
The festival takes place from from 22 May to 3 June in conjunction with the special exhibition “Planetarische Bauern” [Planetary Peasants].
