5 - 7 November 2026 denkmal

denkmal - leading European trade fair

denkmal is the leading European trade fair for preservation, restoration and old building renovation. Every two years, experts from Germany and around the world get together in Leipzig. We look forward to welcoming you in Leipzig from 5 to 7 November 2026!

The leading European trade fair is supported by numerous national and international partners .

Events and exhibits at denkmal are complemented by the Lehmbau trade fair and MUTEC (5 - 6 November 2026).

2024 denkmal and MUTEC recorded a large number of visitors for the anniversary. To the final press release

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Exhibitor Directory

These were the exhibitors and products at denkmal 2024

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Programme

The programme at denkmal 2024

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Press Releases

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Data + Facts about denkmal

  • Leading European Trade Fair for Conservation, Restoration and Old Building Renovation
  • Exhibitors: Manufacturers of materials and tools (including national and international market leaders), specialised craft businesses, restorers, institutions (associations, societies, foundations)
  • Visitors: Specialist authorities/preservationists, specialist and craft businesses, restorers, architects/planners, owners of historic buildings, investors, young professionals, volunteers
  • 499 exhibitors from 26 countries & 13,400 visitors (together with MUTEC)
  • Ideal sponsors: Verband der Restauratoren (VDR), Vereinigung der Denkmalfachämter in den Ländern (VDL), Dachverband der Restauratoren im Handwerk (DRH), Deutsches Nationalkomitee für Denkmalschutz (DNK)

News

Experience building culture: Summer construction sites in Chemnitz Capital of Culture Year 2025 As part of the European Capital of Culture Year 2025, the Chemnitz region will become a space for living building culture. Numerous summer construction sites invite you to work together on the preservation, conversion and further development of historical and social sites. We present four projects - in Oelsnitz, Hohndorf, Weiditz and Chemnitz - and show how cultural participation is also made possible by building together. Continue reading
75 years and numerous traces left behind - On Rolf Möller's birthday Rolf Möller is 75 years old. Many readers of denkmalbrief will be familiar with the restorer, designer and master craftsman, as he and his work are an institution in the German heritage conservation landscape. His birthday is reason enough to talk to him and look back on an eventful life. Which - as it turns out - is still characterized by agility today. Because Rolf Möller is still climbing scaffolding at the age of 75 and continues to leave his mark. Continue reading
Crucial for monuments and society - 40 years of the German Foundation for Monument Protection It filled a gap when it was founded in 1985 and 40 years later it is much more than just a stopgap. Without the German Foundation for Monument Protection, numerous properties throughout Germany would still be in a pitiful state. However, there is much more to the foundation's work than promoting restoration and refurbishment. It may be a private organization. But true to its tradition of civic engagement, it also pursues its civil society mission - independently and with the perpetual potential for change. Continue reading

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Impressions of denkmal 2024