Museumsufer (Museum Embankment) is the name of a landscape of museums in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, lined up on both banks of the river Main or in close vicinity. The centre is the art museum Städel. The other museums were added, partly by transforming historic villas, partly by building new museums, in the 1980s by cultural politician Hilmar Hoffmann. The exhibition hall Portikus was opened on an island at the Alte Brücke in 2006. , 39 museums belong to the Museumsufer.

History

The idea for a group of different museums in Frankfurt was proposed in 1977 by Hilmar Hoffmann, who was then as Kulturdezernent responsible for culture in the city. Before, architect Till Behrens had proposed a concept Frankfurter Grüngürtel to the forum for development (Frankfurter Forum für Stadtentwicklung). Between 1980 and 1990, existing museums were expanded and many new ones built, often including historic villas. Architects included internationally known Richard Meier, Oswald Mathias Ungers, Josef Paul Kleihues, Günter Behnisch and Hans Hollein. Beginning in 2008, Frankfurt has restored and expanded some of its museums. The Städel was expanded by an annex, and the Film Museum was renovated.

South bank

Museums located in Offenbach am Main:

Gallery South bank

North bank

Museums located in the Old Town but not right on the river bank: Museums located in Westend, Frankfurt:

Gallery North bank

Events

The street on the south is called Schaumainkai and is often partially closed to traffic for Frankfurt's largest flea market each Saturday. Two festivals focus on the Museumsufer, the "Nacht der Museen" (Night of the Museums) when several museums open at night, and the Museumsuferfest (Museumsufer Festival) in August.

Tickets

Panorama