Museums at a glance

Museums at a glance

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Museums

Museums at a glance

PLEASE NOTE: The museums are temporarily closed in order to minimise the spread of COVID-19!

Exhibition area SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE FRANKFURT, Photo: Norbert Miguletz
Exhibition area SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE FRANKFURT © SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE FRANKFURT, Photo: Norbert Miguletz

With an impressive variety of museums and galleries, Frankfurt am Main has earned a national reputation as a city of the arts.

We would like to present a small selection from the many possibilities available. You can find other museums and galleries in the city of Frankfurt am Main’s comprehensive culture portalExternal Link.

Museums at a glance Archaeological Museum - Archäologisches Museum

Archaeological Museum

Long-vanished times are brought back to life in the Archaeological Museum. Findings from 200,000 years show how people once lived, worked, fought, worshipped and celebrated.

Museums at a glance Bible House - Bibelhaus Erlebnismuseum Frankfurt

“Experience Museum” of the Bible House

“Experience Museum” of the Bible House shows the tradition, past and present life, and current significance of the book of books.

Museums at a glance Museum for Comic Art - Caricatura Museum

Caricatura – Museum for Comic Art

Frankfurt is considered to be the city with the greatest satirical density per square metre. This museum is dedicated to the illustrators and authors of the New Frankfurt School.

Museums at a glance Dialogue Museum - Dialogmuseum

Dialogue Museum

In the dialogue museum, the blind open the eyes of the sighted when they rediscover the world with (almost) all their senses.

Museums at a glance Eintracht-Frankfurt Museum

Eintracht Frankfurt Museum

Football fans can relive unforgettable games at first hand in the Eintracht Frankfurt Museum right next to the main stands of the Deutsche Bank Park.

Museums at a glance Bible House - Bibelhaus Erlebnismuseum Frankfurt

“Experience Museum” of the Bible House

“Experience Museum” of the Bible House shows the tradition, past and present life, and current significance of the book of books.

Museums at a glance Transport Museum Frankfurt am Main- Verkehrsmuseum

Transport Museum Frankfurt am Main

A secret tip among tramway fans. Children like it too: The Transport Museum presents over 125 years of Frankfurt municipal transportation.

Museums at a glance Entrance Frankfurt Art Association, Photo: Stefan Maurer

Frankfurt Art Association

The Frankfurt Art Association is one of the most important exhibition centres for contemporary art, both nationally and internationally.

Museums at a glance German Film Museum - Deutsches Filmmuseum, Photo: Stefan Maurer

German Film Museum

Learn about history and present of the medium of film as well as its aesthetics and influence in the exhibitions of the German Film Museum!

Museums at a glance German Museum of Architecture, Photo: Stefan Maurer

German Museum of Architecture

Prehistoric hut or skyscraper – the German Museum of Architecture presents the variety of ideas and plans revolving around man’s need for a roof over his head.

Museums at a glance Exhibition 'I see wonderful things' at Museum Giersch, Photo: Stefan Maurer

MUSEUM GIERSCH

The MUSEUM GIERSCH has successfully dedicated itself to the research and mediation of regional art - a unique characteristic in the context of Frankfurt's rich museum landscape.

Museums at a glance The sign of the Goethe Museum in the Goethe House, Photo: Stefan Maurer

Goethe House and Goethe Museum

In the Goethe House, friends and admirers feel themselves transported back into the world of the great poet and most famous son of the city of Frankfurt.

Museums at a glance Centrepiece spice container, Photo: Uwe Dettmar

Höchst Porcelain Museum

Located in the Höchst district, the Porcelain Museum in the Kronberger Haus exhibits treasures from the second oldest German porcelain manufacturer.

Museums at a glance Historical Museum on the Römerberg, Photo: Stefan Maurer

Historical Museum Frankfurt

Frankfurt’s oldest municipal museum presents five fascinating permanent exhibitions.

Museums at a glance Icon Museum - Ikonen Museum

Icon Museum

Sometimes gaudy, sometimes shrouded in mystery, the Icon Museum shows the world of images of the Orthodox belief from northern Russia to Ethiopia.

Museums at a glance Institute for the History of Frankfurt in the Carmelite Monastery, Photo: Stefan Maurer

Institute for the History of Frankfurt

The Institute for the History of Frankfurt is based in Frankfurt's only Medieval monastery complex and is one of the most important municipal archives in Germany.

Museums at a glance The Jewish Museum, Photo: Stefan Maurer

Jewish Museum

In the Rothschild Palais and on Börneplatz, the Jewish Museum documents the role of the Jewish community in Frankfurt in its changing history.

Museums at a glance Print Workshop at Junges Museum, Photo: Stefanie Koesling

Junges Museum Frankfurt

The exhibitions are dedicated to topics related to cultural and municipal history without losing sight of the present day.

Museums at a glance Liebieghaus Sculpture Collection - Liebieghaus

Liebieghaus Sculpture Collection

The Liebieghaus is considered to be a special gem among the museums on the Main riverbank. It is the home of one of the most important collections of sculpture in Europe.

Museums at a glance Museum MMK für Moderne Kunst in the city centre, Photo: Stefan Maurer

Museum MMK für Moderne Kunst

Artworks from 1960 to the present day are shown in the Museum of Modern Art. The museum is one of the most important institutions of contemporary art.

Museums at a glance The Money Museum

Money Museum of the Deutsche Bundesbank

At the Money Museum, you can investigate the world’s most important medium of exchange.

Museums at a glance View into the Museum Judengasse with the ruins of the former Jewish ghetto, Photo: NORBERT-MIGULETZ

Museum Judengasse

The precious cultural records held at Museum Judengasse represent the cultural exchange between the Christian and Jewish inhabitants of Frankfurt at the time.

Museums at a glance Museum of Applied Art - Museum Angewandte Kunst

Museum of Applied Art

As a vibrant place of discovery, the Museum of Applied Art focuses on the perception of social currents and developments, with an emphasis on design and fashion.

Museums at a glance Museum for Communication - Museum für Kommunikation

Museum for Communication

What is more important to people than passing on information and creating networks? The museum presents the world of communication in an artistic way.

Museums at a glance Portikus, Photo: Stefan Maurer

Portikus

In an exposed location on the Main island, Portikus Frankfurt am Main presents the latest directions in contemporary art, and always offers something new and surprising.

Museums at a glance Natural History Museum Senckenberg, Photo: Stefan Maurer

Senckenberg Museum of Natural History

From the Big Bang to humans – the Senckenberg Museum of Natural History makes the development of our planet and the diversity of life easy to understand.

Museums at a glance Schirn-Kunsthalle

Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt

Top-quality exhibitions with constantly new aspects from art and society attract a broad spectrum of visitors to the Schirn, between the Cathedral and the Römer.

Museums at a glance The "Städel", Photo: stefan Maurer

Städel Museum

The internationally renowned Städel Museum on the Main riverbank exhibits masterpieces from 7 centuries – a must for anyone visiting Frankfurt.

Museums at a glance Stoltze Museum, Photo: Uwe Dettmar

Stoltze Museum of the Frankfurter Sparkasse

The permanent exhibition on the life and work of the poet Friedrich Stoltze leads visitors chronologically along the events in the life of the Frankfurt literary figure.

Museums at a glance Struwwelpetermuseum

Struwwelpeter Museum

The world of Struwwelpeter and his author Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann (1809-1894) is brought to life in the middle of Frankfurt's new Old Town.

Museums at a glance TOWER MMK, Photo: Axel Schneider

TOWER MMK

Since 2014, the MUSEUM MMK für Moderne Kunst has had a third venue, TOWER MMK, which is located in the city centre not far from the station district and the museum’s main building.

Museums at a glance Weltkulturen Museum in Sachsenhausen, Photo: Stefan Maurer

Weltkulturen Museum

The museum and its stores house a unique collection of artifacts from Oceania, Africa, Southeast Asia as well as America with a focus on contemporary art.

Museums at a glance Zollamt MMK, Photo: Axel Schneider

ZOLLAMT MMK

Since 2007, the former main customs office in Frankfurt has been a venue of the MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST.