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Frankfurt´s museum landscape |
 Städel MuseumFrankfurt’s museum landscape is multifaceted and impressive. The task of collecting treasures from the past and raising money to found museums has mostly been up to local citizens since Frankfurt has never been the seat of royalty and was an independent city up to 1867, with the exception of a short period. This means Frankfurt didn’t have royal or princely patrons to build up dazzling collections of art and antiquities as in other cities. Nevertheless Frankfurt boasts some great treasures. The merchant Johann Friedrich Städel, for example, bequeathed his art collection as well as his substantial estate to the city of Frankfurt in 1815, giving the city the now world-famous Städel Museum. The foundation of many museums followed and helped Frankfurt towards its very interesting museum scene.
Besides excellent art museums such as the Schirn Museum or the Städel Museum (a new gallery for post-war art opens there autumn 2011), there are many history museums such as the Currency Museum and the Goethe Museum. Contemporary art also has a solid place in the Main metropolis and can be seen at the Museum for Modern Art (MMK) or the Portikus as well as at many other locations.
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Museums in & around Frankfurt |
Goethe Museum
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Museum für Moderne Kunst
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Gutenberg-Museum Mainz
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