Jahrhunderthalle, Performing arts center in Bochum-Mitte, Germany.

The Jahrhunderthalle is an event hall in Bochum's Stahlhausen district, built in 1902 by the Bochumer Verein for the Düsseldorf industrial exhibition and later reused as a blower hall for the blast furnaces. Its steel structure was designed to be fully dismantled; the main nave measures 66 by 20 metres and is 21 metres high, with side aisles 6.5 metres wide and 6 metres high. The whole complex now covers 8,900 m², and markings from the Düsseldorf exhibition remain legible on some steel beams.

Built in 1902 by the Bochumer Verein for the Düsseldorf industrial exhibition, the hall was designed to be fully dismantled and was re-erected in Bochum as a blower engine hall for the blast furnaces. Because the site was already built over, it was raised above existing buildings, whose brick foundations and a walled-in house remain visible below. Karl-Heinz Petzinka and Thomas Pink revitalised it in 2003.

Since its 2003 renovation by Karl-Heinz Petzinka and Thomas Pink, the hall has hosted the Ruhrtriennale, including Bernd Alois Zimmermann's opera Die Soldaten in 2006, Wagner's Das Rheingold in 2015 and Gluck's Alceste in 2016. The Steiger Award was presented here annually from 2005 to 2012, and the 1Live Krone from 2006 to 2019 and again in 2022. In 2009 the European Film Awards ceremony was broadcast from the hall to 44 countries.

The venue is easily accessible by public transportation and has parking options nearby. Check the program schedule before visiting, as opening times vary depending on the event.

The hall was built to be fully dismantled: it stood at the 1902 Düsseldorf exhibition before being moved to Bochum. Some steel beams still carry the lettering applied for that exhibition. Because the Bochumer Verein site was already built over, the hall was erected above existing buildings, and brick pyramids rising from the former ground level remain visible in the walkable basement.