Contact Kulturamt Frankfurt am Main | Brückenstraße 3 –7 | 60594 Frankfurt Phone +49(0) 69 212- 36325 | Fax +49(0) 69 212-3 78 59 [email protected] | www.kultur-frankfurt.de | www.museumsufer-frankfurt.de FRANKFURT CULTURAL TRIPS CITY HISTORY CITY OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND EMPERORS 4 MUSEUMS As measured by political, economic and cultural occur - I1 Dommuseum (Cathedral Museum) and Dom I3 Archäologisches Museum Frankfurt rences, Frankfurt has been a point of culmination of German Sankt Bartholomäus (Cathedral) (Archaeological Museum) and European history ever since it was first mentioned in The Cathedral Museum is located in the cloister of Frankfurt The Archaeological Museum is located in the restored Carmelite documents in 794 . Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew) and presents objects Church. Archaeological finds from 200,000 years show how people from the cathedral treasury. The display includes the late-Merovin - once lived, fought, believed and celebrated. Palaeolithic hunter- Royal privileges, clergy, merchants and free citizens marked gian grave of a girl accompanied by rich grave goods. An annex gatherers, the first Neolithic farmers in Frankfurt, Celts, Romans and the town history: in 1240, Friedrich II placed Frankfurt trade to the museum, the so-called “Sakristeum”, was opened in 2006 Germanic peoples are presented by means of original finds and vivid depictions. The museum also holds special exhibitions on the fa ir visitors under royal protec tion. In 1356 , in the nearby Haus am Dom. Treasures from the collegiate chur - ches of St. Leonhard’s and Liebfrauen are on display here. Frank - cultures of Old Europe. the Golden Bull designated Frankfurt as furt Cathedral is a late Gothic masterpiece and was founded as a INFO: Karmelitergasse 1 | Phone +49(0) 69 21 36 502 the election site for kings and emperors; collegiate church during the Carolingian Empire. In the Golden www.archaeologisches-museum.frankfurt.de in the 16 th century it also became the em - Bull of 1356, it was declared the venue for the election of kings, Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Wed 10 a.m.–8 p.m., closed on Mon before also serving as a coronation site from the 16 th century. perors’ coronation site. In 1848, the first 4.1 INFO: Domplatz 14 | Phone +49(0) 69 13 37 61 86 I Jüdisches Museum (Jewish Museum) German National Assembly was constituted www.dom-frankfurt.de I4.2 Museum Judengasse at the Paulskirche in Frankfurt. As the Cathedral Museum: Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat & Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m., The Jewish Museum will be extended and renovated over the next few political scene advanced, culture, trade, closed on Mon years. Re-opening in March 2016, the Museum Judengasse presents Cathedral: Mon–Thurs 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Fri 1 p.m.–8 p.m., finance and commonwealth developed around the Römer - the history and culture of Frankfurt Jews from the Middle Ages to the Sat & Sun 9 a.m.–8 p.m., limited access during services. Jewish Emancipation. In addition to authentic evidence from the Ju - berg. The upheavals of two world wars did not prevent dengasse ghetto, the museum also encompasses the Jewish cemetery, Frankfurt from becoming what it is today: one of the most I2 Historisches Museum Frankfurt which dates back to the Middle Ages, and the memorial for the de - modern and multifarious metropolises in Europe – future (Historical Museum) ported and murdered Jews of Frankfurt, which opened in 1996. From 2018, the period after 1800 will be presented in the Rothschild-Palais. history included. The Historical Museum at the Römerberg was founded INFO: The Cathedral Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the in 1878 and is the Frankfurt Jüdisches Museum: Untermainkai 14-15 | Closed Institute of Town History and other buildings such as the City Museum. The com - Phone +49(0) 69 21 23 48 56 Museum Judengasse: Battonnstraße 47 Paulskirche, the Alte Oper and the Central Station bear wit - prehensive collections con - sist of more than 650,000 Phone +49(0) 69 21 27 07 90 | www.juedischesmuseum.de ness to the city’s fascinating history. Once the objects from the Middle Open Tues 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Wed–Fri 10 a.m.–6 p.m., development of the old town has been Ages to the present day. Sat & Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m., closed on Mon completed, the square in front of the Today, the museum features I5 Institut für Stadtgeschichte im Karmeliter- Cathedral will contain historical five renovated historic buil - kloster (Institute of City History) dings dating back to four dif - reconstructions of buildings which The Institute of City History traces the city’s past. Apart from safe ferent centuries, the oldest were destroyed during the Se - guarding Frankfurt’s historic heritage, it also serves as an active remin - one originating from the der by staging numerous events and exhibitions. One priceless exhibit, cond World War, featuring an times of the Hohenstaufen which became UNESCO World Documentary Heritage in 2013, is the abundance of gabled roofs and dynasty. The museum will Golden Bull of Emperor Karl IV from 1356, the “constitution” of the narrow alleys. The new Historical open in its new exhibition space at the end of 2017, featuring medieval kingdom that regulated the elections of German kings. The displays entitled FRANKFURT EINST? and FRANKFURT JETZT! institute is located at the Carmelite Monastery, the city’s only conser - Museum and the extension of (Frankfurt Once? and Frankfurt Now!), offering an unusual ved medieval monastery. Outstanding wall paintings by Jörg Rathgeb the Jewish Museum will reveal perspective on Frankfurt and its history. (approx. 1480–1526) decorate the monastery cloister and refectory. the history of Frankfurt from new INFO: Fahrtor 2 (Römerberg) | Phone +49(0) 69 21 23 55 99 INFO: Münzgasse 9 | Phone +49(0) 69 21 23 84 25 www.historisches-museum-frankfurt.de www.stadtgeschichte-ffm.de perspectives. Tue –Sun 10 a.m. –5 p.m., Wed 10 a.m.–9 p.m., closed on Mon Mon –Fri 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sat –Sun 11 a.m. –6 p.m. (exhibition rooms) 5 GUIDED CITY TOURS SELECTED HISTORICAL SIGHTS SUGGESTED ITINERARY AND VISITS Römer and Römerberg DAY 1 History and present Römer and Römerberg are Frankfurt’s historic heart. The buil - After check-in, the excursion into the town history begins dings acquired by the Frankfurt city council, have served as the with a guided tour through historical Frankfurt or a visit to The guided walk informs visitors about historical Frankfurt, taking city’s representative town hall since 1405. The historic city centre in the Kaiserdom (cathedral), the Paulskirche and the Römer, as the Institute of City History. The cloister contains frescos was reconstructed in 1986 according to ancient plans. th well as the modern city centre. It includes a tour around the Old by Jörg Rathgeb from the 15 century. Following a short INFO: Tourist Information Römer, Römerberg 27 Town of Frankfurt (Römerberg) with a focus on the history of the coffee break at “Bitter & Zart” (Braubachstraße 14, city as the site of election and coronation of the kings and em - Kuhhirtenturm with Hindemith Cabinet www.bitterundzart.de), visit the cathedral with the Cathedral perors of the Holy Roman Empire, as a trading city and as the Museum next door, or the Historical Museum. End the day The Gothic tower, home to composer Paul Hindemith between st with dinner in the “apple wine district” Sachsen hausen, e.g., site of the 1 German National Assembly in 1848. Duration ap - 1923 and 1927, has been renovated at great expense. An exhibition prox. 2 hrs. at the restaurant “Zum gemalten Haus” (Schweizer Straße 67, in the Cabinet presents documents, original exhibition pieces as www.zumgemaltenhaus.de) or at the listed building of the well as audio and video exhibits on the musician’s life and work. Re - “Druckwasserwerk” (Rotfeder Ring 16, Frankfurt for history buffs gular chamber music evenings are held in the concert room below www.restaurantdruckwasserwerk.de). Discover Frankfurt through a series of lively anecdotes and sto - the cupola (prior booking required). ries. This two-hour tour deliberately foregoes historical details, INFO: Große Rittergasse 118 | Phone +49(0) 69 59 70 362 dates and figures. An entertaining city tour offering a fun alterna - Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m. DAY 2 tive to a traditional tour ending at the Main Tower Observation Deck. Route: Römerberg, Cathedral, Old Town, Commerzbank, Alte Oper (Old Opera House) After breakfast, guided walk through Jewish Frankfurt, Banking District. Duration approx. 2 hrs. The Old Opera House was built between 1872 and 1880 in the style followed by a trip to the Jewish Museum. Israeli lunch at of Italian Renaissance. An air raid on March 23, 1944 destroyed it “Carmel” (Eckenheimer Landstraße 71, Phone +49(0) 59 21 74). Jewish Frankfurt almost completely. An initiative by the citizens of Frankfurt resul - After lunch you can visit the Paulskirche and then the “Main ted in its reconstruction. Since 1981, it has served as a concert hall Tower” (www.maintower.de) to enjoy the aerial view of the Main Until 1933, Frankfurt was home to Germany’s biggest Jewish com - and convention centre, and has gained a good reputation in the metropolis and perhaps end the day in the bar at the tower. munity after Berlin. A guided walk reveals the history of international music scene. It can be visited with a guided tour. Jewish life in Frankfurt. Duration approx. 2 hrs. INFO: Opernplatz | Phone +49(0) 69 13 400 www.alteoper.de The Paulskirche and the Parliament at the AT NIGHT Paulskirche Le Méridien Parkhotel Frankfurt The “cradle of German demcracy”, the The “in” place to be for night owls is the Casablanca Bar at Le Paulskirche (St.