The Walhalla is to be developed into a cultural hub—a place where people interested in music, literature, theater, and art, for example, can engage with these fields and attend related events. A usage concept has been developed for this purpose. 

When developing the usage concept, it was important to the Cultural Advisory Board that there be no duplication of existing offerings—rather, these should be complemented by new offerings at the Walhalla.

The Walhalla should

• be a place for all generations.
• In addition to work | school and home, it should be a "third place" where people can meet and spend time.
• facilitate cooperation with and between different users. For example, several users organize joint festival events.

Ideas, suggestions and requirements for the use of the Walhalla were put forward by various parties. The following were involved:

• Municipal committees (Cultural Advisory Council, Mitte Local Advisory Council)
• Cultural professionals, for example artists
• Citizens - for example as part of Valhalla Week, in which schoolchildren got involved, and through the My Valhalla Story campaign

There is also a steering group that develops concrete goals and plans the next steps. The steering group includes the Lord Mayor, people from the building commission, people from the administration and representatives of the cultural advisory board.

The various ideas, suggestions and requirements of the individual participants (municipal committees, steering group, working groups, citizens, cultural professionals) were compiled in the concept.

First floor:

• On the first floor there is a "third place" with gastronomy. It is intended to invite all generations to linger and meet. It serves as a place to spend time without the need to consume. The demarcated event area offers plenty of space for various events. On the first floor, there is also a passageway from Mauritiusplatz to Hochstättenstraße.
• Space for around 80 to 100 people
• Examples of events: Program with yoga classes, dance teas, workshops by and for citizens

Second floor:

• Various events can take place in the Spiegel- und Festsaal, which are also organized as a festival programme.
• Space for approx. 50 to 80 people in the Spiegelsaal, approx. 800 people with seating in the Festsaal
• Examples of events: Theater, variety shows, baroque music, performances by international authors, school events, balls, receptions

First basement floor:

• The former Bambi cinema and the vaulted cellar are located in the basement.
• There will be a flexible event room called the "Black Box". It has space for around 80 to 100 people
• Examples of events: Theater, youth parties, cinema, puppet theater, concerts
• The vaulted cellar will not be an event room. It will be used for checkrooms and sanitary facilities.

Funding is currently available for the renovation of the Walhalla. The first subsidies have already had to be called up now, as otherwise they can no longer be used. A subsidy from the city will be necessary for the operation of the Walhalla at a later date. Although the premises are to be rented out according to different rental models (with subsidies and without subsidies from the city), the focus should not be on profitability.

Accordingly, additional funds for the cultural budget will be required to implement the cultural program. The amount of funding will depend on the operating concept, which has yet to be drawn up. Some of the costs will be covered by additional funding for individual cultural projects.

It is possible that, from a structural point of view, currently envisaged usage scenarios cannot be implemented at a later date. This will only become apparent in the course of the refurbishment. For example, space has been created for a goods elevator. Where the goods elevator has now been planned, this will also have an impact on the delivery of event materials and will therefore affect its use.

Furthermore, there are currently still hurdles in terms of fire protection and the statics of the roof trusses. In the ballroom, it is being checked whether and how much load the statics of the roof truss can bear for event technology.

A space concept has now been drawn up based on the utilization concept. The space concept can now be used to determine the necessary financial resources for renovation and operation. To ensure that the Walhalla can continue to develop, regular adjustments are made to the utilization concept and the space concept is refined.

Restorers are currently on site. For example, they are taking stock of objects, protecting the chandelier and finding out what colors the walls of the Valhalla were painted and where the gilding was.

At the same time, contaminated building materials are being removed from the Walhalla and it is being examined whether the side extension from 1910 (brick façade) can be preserved. This works. The issue of accessibility is also currently playing a major role in the planning.