Starcasino opened in November, 2011 in the ground floor of a Art Nouveau apartment house whose original facade relief has been largely flattened on account of various renovations. The residential portion of the building is almost fully occupied. The shop spaces at street level are however empty, as is typical of the area. The casino is one of the newest businesses in Große Steinstraße. The space had been used as an amusement arcade since 1990. After being unoccupied for a period, the current owner undertook complicated renovation work before opening the Starcasino.

Public baths were established in many cities in the late 19th century. They were intended to improve hygiene in the city and to provide the population the opportunity of taking a hot bath. The Halle city bath, built by Wilhelm Jost in 1913–16, is from this period. The Stadtbad was equipped with halls for men and women as well as with a Roman/Irish style steam bath, public showers and bathtubs. The baths enjoyed an excellent reputation. The renovations in the 1970’s were however relatively insensitive towards the architecture.

The Werkleitz Gesellschaft e.V. was founded in 1993 as a non-profit association for the realisation and advancement of film, art and media projects in the village of Werkleitz on the Saale, establishing the Centre for Media Arts Sachsen-Anhalt as well as the internationally known Werkleitz Biennale there. The Werkleitz Biennale received the 2002 International Art Critics’ Award. Werkleitz moved to Halle (Saale) in 2004 and has realised the annual Werkleitz Festival since 2008 in cooperation with national and international partners.

The International Festival of Electronic Arts and Video Transitio_MX is the most important platform for the expression and analysis of contemporary practices that involve the use of electronic media and digital culture in Mexico. This festival takes place biennially and it comprises three main activities: a symposium, an exhibition and an award.