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Home > Germany > 10 Best Museums in Frankfurt, Germany

10 Best Museums in Frankfurt, Germany

By Dymphe / November 23, 2022

If you want to see the best museums in Frankfurt, then this is the article for you! Here you'll find where to go for this in this German city!

Table of Contents

  • 1. Museum für Moderne Kunst
  • 2. Städel Museum
  • 3. Naturmuseum Senckenberg
  • 4. Goethe House
  • 5. Historisches Museum Frankfurt
  • 6. Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
  • 7. German Film Museum
  • 8. Jewish Museum Frankfurt
  • 9. Money Museum
  • 10. Museum Für Kommunikation Frankfurt

1. Museum für Moderne Kunst

For a museum dedicated to modern art, go to the Museum für moderne Kunst!

You'll find here the most beautiful artworks in this style!

There is a beautiful permanent collection with pop art and minimalism art, but there are also many changing exhibitions. So if you visit this museum again, there's often something new to see.

Museum für Moderne Kunst
Photo: Eva K. [GFDL 1.2 or FAL]

2. Städel Museum

One of the best museums in Frankfurt is the Städel Museum. Here you find a great collection and one of the best in Germany!

There are various types of art here, including paintings, photographs, sculptures, and a very large amount of drawings.

Furthermore, the items on display here cover a wide time period, from the 14th century till the present.

Some of the most well-known artists whose work is on display here, include Jan van Eyck, Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Bartolomeo Veneto.

I'm sure you will love it here if you are looking for a lot of different things to see.

Städel Museum

3. Naturmuseum Senckenberg

The Naturmuseum Senckenberg is a fantastic museum that is focused on natural history.

There are many dinosaur fossils that are very impressive to see, and the collection even includes a dinosaur with preserved skin.

And there is much more to see. There are skeletons of birds, fish, horses, and many other animals. Because there is so much to see, going here is one of the best things to do in Frankfurt!

Naturmuseum Senckenberg

4. Goethe House

If you want to learn more about the writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, then go to the Goethe House!

This is the place where he was born and where he wrote many works, which is great!

Also, by going here you can see furniture and artworks from his time.

Goethe House
Photo: Mylius / CC BY-SA

5. Historisches Museum Frankfurt

To learn a lot about the history of Frankfurt, go to the Historisches Museum Frankfurt!

The museum's collection is divided into several exhibitions that appear in chronological order.

For example, there is a section dedicated to Medieval Frankfurt and one to the city during the 19th century.

Historisches Museum Frankfurt

6. Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt

At the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt you can find a lot of temporary exhibitions that change throughout the year.

All exhibitions feature modern and contemporary art, and because there is so much variety throughout time, every time you visit the museum, there will be something new to enjoy.

Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt

7. German Film Museum

The German Film Museum is a museum dedicated to film.

Here you can find various objects relating to the film industry.

For example, you can see apparatuses that were used to display films in the past and there is a room where you can see a small cinema that displays old films and old moving images from the past.

Besides this, there are sometimes special exhibitions that you can see for a certain period of time.

German Film Museum
Photo: Deutsches Filminstitut / CC BY

8. Jewish Museum Frankfurt

The Jewish population has a long history in the city of Frankfurt and at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt, you can find out more about it.

Furthermore, the museum is located at two different locations.

Jewish Museum Frankfurt
Photo: I, Dontworry / CC BY-SA

9. Money Museum

Frankfurt is known as a financial capital with a huge amount of banks located in the city.

That's why the Money Museum is a great addition to your trip to Frankfurt.

Here you can learn about all things related to money!

Furthermore, the museum is located inside the Bundesbank, the central bank of Germany. It is really one of the best museums in Frankfurt.

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10. Museum Für Kommunikation Frankfurt

The Museum Für Kommunikation Frankfurt you find a museum that is the place to learn about all types of communications.

Museum Für Kommunikation Frankfurt
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  • Hi there! I’m Dymphe, a travel blogger and content creator with a passion for exploring beautiful destinations and travel photography. I’ve been traveling for years and I decided to start this blog to help you do the same in Europe, the United States, and beyond. More about me.

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