The city of Frankfurt is not only known for its banks, but also for the variety of museums and galleries. City of business and arts, Frankfurt am Main welcomes every year over 2 million people to visit its 60 exhibition Centers.
Frankfurt’s Museum Riverbank is one of the most important locations for museums not only in Germany, but also in Europe.
Every year, two big cultural events take place: the “night of museums” and the “Museum Riverbank festival”.
Cultural life in Frankfurt does not exclude any age or art preference: the city has something for everyone
The embankment to the south of the Main River is called the Museum embankment or (Museumsufer) in German due to its large concentration of museums. Frankfurt is a city rich in history, so naturally there is lots to discover.
The strip stretches for about 1,6 kilometres between the “Fridensbrücke” (Peace bridge) and the “Alte Brücke” (old bridge).
Walking along the river side you will have a stunning few of the skyline of Frankfurt, on a sunny day you might want to have a picknick in the park next to the river.
Additionally, you will find an extensive flee market stretching on for over a kilometre, inviting you to discover all sorts of treasures. And then then there are the museums of course.
I picked some examples, to give you an overview if you want a comprehensive overview of all the museums in Frankfurt, I suggest the official website of the city of Frankfurt:
Städel Museum or “Städelsches Kunstintitut”
Every year, special exhibitions that receive international attention draw a large public to the Städel.
More commonly called “Städel” after the name of its founder Johann Friedrich Städel, this museum might be the most famous of Frankfurt and one of Germany’s most important and oldest art collections.
Founded in 1815, it presents every trend of European painting from the Middle Ages to the present. With approximately 3,000 paintings, 600 sculptures and more than 100,000 drawings and graphic designs, the collection includes paintings from world-famous artists such as Botticelli, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Pablo Picasso. A
ADDRESS
Städel Museum
Schaumainkai (Museumsufer) 63
60596 Frankfurt am Mai
Information & Reservation
Tel.: +49 (0)69 605098200
Internet: http://www.staedelmuseum.de
Deutsches Filmmuseum
The “Deutsches Filmmuseum” or the German Cinema Museum opened in 1984 and covers cinematic history from the invention of the cinema in 1895 until the modern-day era.
The Museum touches on many different areas of film making over the years and the different roles during the ages and also touches on topics like how cinematic storytelling and in what different ways a director can influence and present emotions.
ADDRESS
Deutsches Filmmuseum
Schaumainkai (Museumsufer) 41
60596 Frankfurt am Main
Information & Reservation
Tel.: +49
(0)69 961 220 220
Internet: https://deutsches-filminstitut.de/en
Liebiegshaus
Originally build as a retirement home for the Bohemian textile manufacturer Baron Heinrich von Liebieg, the city of Frankfurt acquired the building in 1908 and devoted it to a sculpture collection.
The museum shows artwork from different areas and places, such as Greek, Roman, Egyptian as well as Medieval, Baroque and renaissance pieces with no particular link to Frankfurt or its history.
The garden around the museum itself is worth a visit on its own and can be used for picknicks completely free.
ADDRESS
Liebiegshaus
Schaumainkai (Museumsufer) 71
60596 Frankfurt am Main
Information & Reservation
Tel.: +49
(0)69-605098-200
Internet: https://www.liebieghaus.de
Deutsches Architekturmuseum (German Architecture Museum) DAM
Opened in 1984 the DAM covers the topic of architecture extensively with the aim to make the theme interesting for Professionals and understandable for newcomers.
ADDRESS
Deutsches Architekturmuseum
Schaumainkai (Museumsufer) 43
60596 Frankfurt am Main
Information & Reservation
Tel.: +49
(0)69-605098-200
Internet: www.dam-online.de
Museum Angewandte Kunst (Museum of Applied Art)
After a three-year construction period, the museum opened on the 25 of April 1985 and features more 60000 objects of European handy craft dating from the twelfth to the twenty-first century. Since then it focuses on developments in society with special emphasis on art.
ADDRESS
Museum Angewandte
Kunst
Schaumainkai (Museumsufer) 17
60594 Frankfurt am Main
Information & Reservation
Tel.: +49
(0)69-212-31286
Internet: www.museumangewandtekunst.de
