diff --git a/src/artifact/artifact_impl.rs b/src/artifact/artifact_impl.rs
index 71deb0b..cab0bfa 100644
--- a/src/artifact/artifact_impl.rs
+++ b/src/artifact/artifact_impl.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use yew::prelude::*;
 
 use crate::{
     artifact::artifact_model::EntryStatus,
-    html_utils::{make_tag, scroll::try_scroll_to},
+    html_utils::{render_text_tag, scroll::try_scroll_to},
+    pages::HallMsg,
 };
 
 use super::artifact_model::Article;
@@ -17,9 +18,10 @@ pub enum ArticleMsg {
     Toggle(bool),
 }
 
-#[derive(Properties, Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[derive(Properties, Debug)]
 pub struct ArticleProps {
     pub article: Article,
+    pub hall_cb: Callback<HallMsg>,
 }
 
 impl PartialEq for ArticleProps {
@@ -78,27 +80,43 @@ impl Component for ArticleComponent {
             .props()
             .article
             .tags
-            .iter()
+            .clone()
+            .into_iter()
             .map(|tag| {
-                Html::from_html_unchecked(
-                    make_tag(
-                        tag,
-                        match tag.as_str() {
-                            "ADT" => "green",
-                            "Recursion" => "yellow",
-                            "Sorting" => "blue",
-                            "Graph" => "purple",
-                            "Math" => "sky",
-                            "Concurrency" => "cyan",
-                            "OS" | "Dangerous" | "Bare Metal" => "red",
-                            _ => "gray",
-                        },
-                    )
-                    .into(),
-                )
+                let tag_clone = tag.clone();
+                let emitter = ctx.props().hall_cb.clone();
+                html! {
+                <span
+                    class="pointer-events-auto"
+                    onclick={move |e: MouseEvent| {
+                        e.stop_propagation();
+                        emitter.emit(HallMsg::ToggleTag(tag_clone.clone()))}}
+                >
+                    {Html::from_html_unchecked(
+                        render_text_tag(&tag).into()
+                    )}
+                </span>
+                }
             })
             .collect();
 
+        let emitter = ctx.props().hall_cb.clone();
+        let language_clone = ctx.props().article.language.clone();
+        let language_tag = html! {
+          <span
+            class="pointer-events-auto"
+            onclick={move |e: MouseEvent| {
+                e.stop_propagation();
+                emitter.emit(HallMsg::ToggleTag(language_clone.to_string().into()))
+            }}
+          >
+            {Html::from_html_unchecked(
+                ctx.props().article.language.to_tag().into()
+            )}
+          </span>
+        };
+
+        // actual article
         let rendered = match self.show {
             true => {
                 let content = match ctx.props().article.status {
@@ -196,7 +214,8 @@ impl Component for ArticleComponent {
                         <div class="flex-none overflow-hidden">
                           <div class="flex w-72 lg:w-96">
                             <p class="truncate flex-auto">
-                              {Html::from_html_unchecked(ctx.props().article.language.to_tag().into())}{tags}
+                                {language_tag}
+                                {tags}
                             </p>
                           </div>
                         </div>
diff --git a/src/artifact/lang_utils.rs b/src/artifact/lang_utils.rs
index 07577a2..b188dab 100644
--- a/src/artifact/lang_utils.rs
+++ b/src/artifact/lang_utils.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::Language;
-use crate::html_utils::make_tag;
+use crate::html_utils::render_text_tag;
 
 impl PartialOrd for Language {
     fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<std::cmp::Ordering> {
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@ impl Ord for Language {
 }
 
 impl Language {
+    pub fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+        match self {
+            Language::Haskell => "Haskell".to_string(),
+            Language::Rust => "Rust".to_string(),
+            Language::Python => "Python".to_string(),
+            Language::Go => "Go".to_string(),
+            Language::C => "C".to_string(),
+            Language::OCaml => "OCaml".to_string(),
+            Language::Bash => "Bash".to_string(),
+            Language::Clojure => "Clojure".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn icon(&self) -> &'static str {
         // https://devicon.dev/
         match self {
@@ -39,16 +52,7 @@ impl Language {
     }
 
     pub fn to_tag(&self) -> String {
-        match self {
-            Language::Haskell => make_tag("Haskell", "purple"),
-            Language::Rust => make_tag("Rust", "orange"),
-            Language::Python => make_tag("Python", "yellow"),
-            Language::Go => make_tag("Go", "cyan"),
-            Language::C => make_tag("C", "gray"),
-            Language::OCaml => make_tag("OCaml", "blue"),
-            Language::Bash => make_tag("Bash", "green"),
-            Language::Clojure => make_tag("Clojure", "purple"),
-        }
+        render_text_tag(&self.to_string())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/html_utils/mod.rs b/src/html_utils/mod.rs
index 4edde9a..9120f39 100644
--- a/src/html_utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/html_utils/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 mod tags;
-pub use tags::make_tag;
+pub use tags::{make_tag, render_text_tag};
 pub mod scroll;
diff --git a/src/html_utils/tags.rs b/src/html_utils/tags.rs
index a2f5ffe..99f1c64 100644
--- a/src/html_utils/tags.rs
+++ b/src/html_utils/tags.rs
@@ -2,3 +2,28 @@ pub fn make_tag(text: &str, color: &str) -> String {
     let color_class = format!("inline-flex items-center rounded-md mr-2 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium ring-1 ring-inset bg-{}-500/20 text-{}-400 ring-{}-500/80", color, color, color);
     format!(r#"<span class="{}">{}</span>"#, color_class, text)
 }
+
+pub fn render_text_tag(tag: &str) -> String {
+    make_tag(
+        tag,
+        match tag {
+            "Rust" => "orange",
+            "C" => "red",
+            "Python" => "yellow",
+            "Haskell" => "purple",
+            "OCaml" => "blue",
+            "Bash" => "green",
+            "Clojure" => "purple",
+            "Go" => "cyan",
+
+            "ADT" => "green",
+            "Recursion" => "yellow",
+            "Sorting" => "blue",
+            "Graph" => "purple",
+            "Math" => "sky",
+            "Concurrency" => "cyan",
+            "OS" | "Dangerous" | "Bare Metal" => "red",
+            _ => "gray",
+        },
+    )
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/hall.rs b/src/pages/hall.rs
index 88fe1ee..1949442 100644
--- a/src/pages/hall.rs
+++ b/src/pages/hall.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 use yew::prelude::*;
 
 use crate::artifact::{ArticleComponent, BuiltYaml, ExhibitionHall};
+use crate::html_utils::render_text_tag;
 use crate::html_utils::scroll::try_scroll_to;
 use crate::pages::hall_components::HallNav;
 
 pub struct HallComponent {
     active_hall: Option<ExhibitionHall>,
     menu_active: bool,
+    filter_tags: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Properties, PartialEq)]
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ pub struct HallProps {}
 
 pub enum HallMsg {
     GoToHall(Option<ExhibitionHall>),
+    ToggleTag(String),
+    ClearTags,
 }
 
 static HALLROOT: &str = "hall_entrance";
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ impl Component for HallComponent {
         Self {
             active_hall: None,
             menu_active: false,
+            filter_tags: vec![],
         }
     }
 
@@ -41,6 +46,20 @@ impl Component for HallComponent {
                 try_scroll_to(HALLROOT);
                 true
             }
+            HallMsg::ToggleTag(tag) => {
+                if self.filter_tags.contains(&tag) {
+                    self.filter_tags.retain(|t| t != &tag);
+                } else {
+                    self.filter_tags.push(tag);
+                }
+                try_scroll_to(HALLROOT);
+                true
+            }
+            HallMsg::ClearTags => {
+                self.filter_tags = vec![];
+                try_scroll_to(HALLROOT);
+                true
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -55,7 +74,7 @@ impl Component for HallComponent {
         };
         let desc = match &self.active_hall {
             Some(hall) => hall.desc(),
-            None => "You're currently viewing all available artifacts. Select a hall (🏛️) at bottom left to view its artifacts.",
+            None => "You're currently viewing all artifacts. Select a hall (🏛️), or click on the tags to filter the artifacts."
         };
 
         let mut loaded_articles = built_yaml.artifacts;
@@ -68,9 +87,21 @@ impl Component for HallComponent {
                 (_, None) => true,
                 (None, _) => false,
             })
+            .filter(|article| match &self.filter_tags.len() {
+                0 => true,
+                _ => {
+                    let mut article_tags = article.tags.clone();
+                    article_tags.push(article.language.to_string());
+                    self.filter_tags
+                        .iter()
+                        .all(|tag| article_tags.contains(tag))
+                }
+            })
             .map(|article| {
+                let emitter = ctx.link().clone();
+                let hall_cb = Callback::from(move |msg| emitter.send_message(msg));
                 html! {
-                    <ArticleComponent article={article}/>
+                    <ArticleComponent {hall_cb}  article={article}/>
                 }
             })
             .collect::<Vec<Html>>();
@@ -78,12 +109,52 @@ impl Component for HallComponent {
         let emitter = ctx.link().clone();
         let nav_cb = Callback::from(move |msg| emitter.send_message(msg));
 
+        let clear_filter_button = match self.filter_tags.len() {
+            0 => html! {},
+            _ => {
+                let clear_individual_tags = self
+                    .filter_tags
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|tag| {
+                        let tagc= tag.clone();
+                        html! {
+                            <div
+                                onclick={ctx.link().callback(move |_| HallMsg::ToggleTag(tagc.clone()))}
+                            >
+                            {
+                                Html::from_html_unchecked(
+                                    render_text_tag(&tag).into()
+                                )
+                            }
+                            </div>
+                        }
+                    })
+                    .collect::<Html>();
+                html! {
+                    <div class="select-none z-30 animate-enter-bottom fixed left-36 bottom-4">
+                    <div class="flex gap-x-2">
+                        <div class="flex-none rounded-full bg-indigo-500/20 p-1">
+                            <button
+                                class="w-12 h-12 bg-indigo-500 text-white rounded-full text-2xl flex items-center justify-center"
+                                onclick={ctx.link().callback(|_| HallMsg::ClearTags)}>
+                            {"🏷️"}
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="grid grid-rows-2 grid-flow-col gap-0">
+                            {clear_individual_tags}
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    </div>
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
         html! {
             <>
             <HallNav active_hall_name={hall_name.clone()} hall_cb={nav_cb}/>
+            {clear_filter_button}
 
-            // menu block for mobile devices
-            <div class="z-10 fixed w-full h-20 bottom-0 bg-black/80 md:hidden"/>
+            <div class="z-10 fixed w-full h-20 bottom-0 bg-black/80"/>
 
             <div class="ease-in bg-black h-full">
                 <div id={HALLROOT} class="text-center">
diff --git a/src/pages/mod.rs b/src/pages/mod.rs
index 810c68b..a20dd33 100644
--- a/src/pages/mod.rs
+++ b/src/pages/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub use wip::Wip;
 
 mod hall;
 mod hall_components;
-pub use hall::HallComponent;
+pub use hall::{HallComponent, HallMsg};
 
 mod nav;
 pub use nav::Nav;
diff --git a/src/pages/nav.rs b/src/pages/nav.rs
index ee1a710..46432c3 100644
--- a/src/pages/nav.rs
+++ b/src/pages/nav.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use log::info;
 use yew::prelude::*;
 use yew_router::scope_ext::RouterScopeExt;
 
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ impl Component for Nav {
     fn update(&mut self, ctx: &Context<Self>, msg: Self::Message) -> bool {
         match msg {
             Msg::ToggleSidebar(show) => {
-                info!("Sidebar toggled: {}", show);
                 self.show_sidebar = show;
                 true
             }