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Goethehaus Grosser Hirschgraben 23-25, Frankfurt. 069-138-800. Monday-Friday 9 am-4 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am-4 pm The house where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Germany's leading literary and intellectual figure, was born in 1749 and grew up has been faithfully reproduced and is open for touring. The museum next door has paintings that depict Goethe's life after Frankfurt (in Weimar and Italy) and works by his contemporaries.
Kaiserdom Domstrasse (just east of Romerberg), Frankfurt. 069-297-0320. Monday-Saturday 9 am-noon and 2:30-6 pm (closed Friday morning), Sunday 9 am-noon. The Church of St. Bartholomew is where ten German emperors and kings were crowned. Its red sandstone facade and Gothic styling make it one of Frankfurt's most identifiable buildings. It was largely rebuilt after World War II and houses a number of its original Gothic carvings.
Main Tower Junghofstrasse 18-26 (near the Fressgasse), Frankfurt. 069-3650-4771. Summer 10 am-9 pm, winter 10 am-7 pm. Though not the tallest building in Frankfurt, the Main Tower is the only skyscraper open to the public. The top floor houses an observation platform and an upscale restaurant with superb 180-degree views of the city.
Paulskirche Paulsplatz, north of Romerberg, Frankfurt. 069-281-098. Monday-Sunday 10 am-4 pm. This distinctive round church was where the first National Assembly of Germany was held in 1848. Following near destruction in World War II, the church was rebuilt with a modern interior and has been the traditional site for addresses by visiting heads of state. The church is used more as a museum these days, with a rotation of different exhibits.
Deutsches Architektur-Museum Schaumainkai 43, Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt. 069-2123-8844. Tuesday-Sunday 10 am-5 pm (Wednesday to 8 pm The German Architecture Museum is famous for its "house in a house" concept. Upon walking into the 19th-century estate that holds the museum, you'll come across another house inside. You'll also find drawings, models, photos, journals and special exhibits that track the history of architecture.
Deutsches Filmmuseum Schaumainkai 41, Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt. 069-2123-8830. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday 10-5 , Wednesday 10 -8; Saturday 2-8 The public is encouraged to play with tools of the filmmaker's trade at the German Film Museum. See yourself flying on a magic carpet over Frankfurt using blue-screen technology or experiment with some of the earliest film technology. The museum also hosts frequent movie screenings.
Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Senckenberg Senckenbergeranlage 25, Frankfurt. 069-75-420. Monday-Friday 9 am-5 pm (Wednesday to 8 pm), Saturday and Sunday 9 am-6 pm. This natural-history museum boasts more than 400,000 exhibits dealing with the development of Earth and its lifeforms. Highlights include dinosaur fossils and the famous Grube Messel, plus an eye-catching crystal and stone collection
Fotographie Forum International Weckmarkkt 17, Frankfurt. 069-291-726. Tuesday-Friday 11 am-6 pm (Wednesday to 8 pm), Saturday and Sunday 11 am-5 pm. Since it was established in 1984, this museum has specialized in internationally renowned historic and contemporary photography. Journalistic snapshots and works of art, as well as scientific photography and advertising shots, are on display.
Geldmuseum der Deutschen Bundesbank Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse 14, Frankfurt. 069-9566-3073. Open daily 10 am-5 pm (Wednesday 1-9 pm). Free. This money museum is quite appropriate, given Frankfurt's role as the center of European banking. Particularly fun is the exhibition of forged money. You can buy a "brick" of 100,000 DM worth of shredded banknotes for a few euros.
Historisches Museum Saalgasse 19 (south of Romerberg), Frankfurt. 069-2123-5599. Tuesday-Sunday 10 am-5 pm (Wednesday to 8 pm). The Historical Museum displays 3-D architectural models of Frankfurt before and after World War II, as well as exhibits about life in the city and a cafe that doubles as an apfelwein (apple wine) museum. There is also a Children's Museum.
Judisches Museum Untermainkai 14-15, Frankfurt. 069-2123-5000. Tuesday-Sunday 10 am-5 pm (Wednesday to 8 pm free on Saturday. The Jewish Museum is housed in the Rothschild Palais, the famous family's first mansion after leaving the Frankfurt Jewish ghetto. It tells the story of Frankfurt's Jews, the second-largest Jewish community in Germany before the Holocaust.
Museum der Weltkulturen Schaumainkai 29-37, Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt. 069-212-35391. Tuesday-Sunday 10 am-5 pm (Wednesday till 8 pm The Museum of World Cultures' main building has ethnological exhibitions with an interesting approach to nature and culture. Galerie 37 showcases artworks by modern and contemporary Native American, African, Oceanian and Indonesian artists.
Museum fur Angewandte Kunst Schaumainkai 17, Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt. 069-2123-4037. Tuesday-Sunday 10 am-8 pm. The Museum of Applied Arts has a rich collection of European and Asian decorative arts, including furniture, ceramics and glass. The museum building (designed by Richard Meier) itself is stunning—it's in the form of three interlinked white cubes situated in a park on the south bank of the Main River.
Museum fur Kommunikation Schaumainkai 53, Frankfurt. 069-606-0666. Tuesday-Friday 9 am-5 pm, Saturday and Sunday 11 am-7 pm. Free. This museum is especially child-friendly. Visitors are encouraged to play with all forms of communication devices in existence, from one of the very first telephones to an in-house satellite phone. These multimedia exhibits depict communication history in Germany and abroad.
Museum fur Moderne Kunst Domstrasse 10, Frankfurt. 069-2123-0447. Tuesday-Sunday 10 am-5 pm (Wednesday to 8 pm). This wedge-shaped museum, known locally as the "piece of cake", displays modern art from the 1960s through the present, in continually rotating exhibits. The building's striking modern interior can sometimes steal the show from the art it is presenting.
Museum Judengasse Kurt Schumacher Strasse 10, Frankfurt. 069-297-7419. Tuesday-Sunday 10 am-5 pm (Wednesday to 8 pm). This branch of the Judisches Museum displays the archaeological remains of Frankfurt's Jewish Ghetto, as well as offering an exemplary exhibition showing Jewish life in Germany from the 12th century to the present day. |
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