Museums in Frankfurt Rhine-Main
Lively and unique
Culture at every turn. That’s what you can expect in Frankfurt Rhine-Main. Some of Germany’s most significant museums have made their home here. You’ll find everything from old masters to modern art, from the history of film to natural science, from open-air museums to the German Leather Museum.
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Aktives Museum Spiegelgasse für Deutsch-Jüdische Geschichte Active citizens participate in this project to make people aware of the German-Jewish legacy in their common culture. |
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Butzbach Museum An overview of more than 2,500 years of history, ranging from Roman times to the Age of Industrialisation, is on display at the Butzbach Museum, located on the grounds of the former Solms-Braunfelser Hof. |
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Cast Iron Art Museum of Buderus Guss, Ltd. “I gave my gold for iron” – With this public appeal, German citizens were in the 19th and early 20th centuries urged to trade in their gold valuables, especially jewellery, even wedding rings, in return for jewellery made of iron. |
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Cathedral and Diocesan Museum Important art treasures from more than 1000 years of history of the archbishopric of Mainz are to be seen in the Cathedral and Diocesan Museum. |
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Celtic Road The “Keltenstraße”, or “Celtic Road,” was officially opened in the Wetterau town of Glauburg in May of 2002. |
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City History Museum The museum, with its collections with the main stress on social, economic and cultural history, is located in the Citadel monument zone. |
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Energie-Museum Wölfersheim Das Wölfersheimer Energie Museum schlägt eine Brücke zwischen der Bergbau- und Kraftwerkstradition und den neuen Energien: Von 1804,als das erste Braunkohlebergwerk der Wetterau seinen Betrieb aufnahm bis heute, da die Thematik der neuen Energien die öffentlichen Diskussionen bestimmt. |
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Feuerwehrmuseum Nidda Dieses Museum ist eines von nur dreien seiner Art in Hessen. Was die Feuerwehren der Stadt in den letzten Jahren alles an erhaltenswerten Exponaten zusammengetragen haben, ist hier in eine zusammenhängende Ausstellung überführt worden |
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Frauen Museum This museum regularly has alternating exhibits on the history and culture of women in society. |
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Friedberg Castle Spread out over some 39,000 square metres, Friedberg’s imperial castle is Germany’s largest fortress. The castle is believed to have been built by Kuno von Münzenberg between 1171 and 1180, acting on orders issued by none other than the renowned Emperor Barbarossa. |
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