Media history(s) retold
The “Museum für Kommunikation” offers an interactive journey from the millennia-old cuneiform tablet to visionary data glasses. Without a fixed tour, you can surf through the exhibition like on the World Wide Web and experience communication in all its diversity with ground-breaking inventions, curious events and unusual fates.
Winter lights in the Palmengarten: imaginatively illuminated, mysteriously dark
The winter lights are back in Frankfurt’s Palmengarten. Vibrant colours contrast with mysterious darkness and invite young and old to stroll through the colourfully illuminated plant kingdom and send their imagination on a journey until 12 January 2025. The winter lights are a little break from everyday life.
Rembrandt’s Amsterdam at the Städel: “Paintings of national pride and self-confidence”
The exhibition ‘Rembrandt’s Amsterdam: Golden Times?’ at the Städel in Frankfurt takes a look at a financial and trading centre during the boom phase of the 17th century. From the perspective of art, a brilliant panorama of the Dutch metropolis emerges that tells of wealth and poverty, fortune and ruin, power and powerlessness.
Frankfurt Bookfair 2024
The 76th Frankfurter Buchmesse (16-20 October 2024) is dedicated to current topics in the international publishing industry as well as the socio-political issues of our time. At the same time, it is further expanding its programme for encounters between readers and authors – this year with a special focus on the growing desire for literature among the younger generation of readers.
Everything about the European Football Championship 2024 in Frankfurt
The European Football Championship 2024 is approaching and Frankfurt am Main is preparing for fans from all over the world. From 14 June to 14 July 2024, Germany will host the European Championships and Frankfurt is one of the ten host cities. In addition to the football matches, the city offers numerous activities and events.
From the Bronx to a global phenomenon
The Schirn in Frankfurt is celebrating 50 years of hip-hop with the interdisciplinary exhibition “THE CULTURE”. “Empowerment” and “Entertainment” describe the range of themes on the one hand; visual and performing arts, fashion, music and technology describe the diversity of techniques on the other. Frankfurt is the only European station of a loud, colourful and unusual exhibition developed by museums in Baltimore and Saint Louis.
Metzler: Banking Legacy in Frankfurt for 350 Years
From the cloth trade to a 350-year-old private bank. This is the theme of an exhibition at the Historical Museum in Frankfurt am Main to mark the anniversary of Bankhaus Metzler. Metzler is Germany’s oldest bank in uninterrupted family ownership and has had its headquarters in the financial center of Frankfurt since it was founded in 1674.
Offenbach: Mini department store with a big impact
“Often” opened its doors for the first time at Frankfurter Straße 10, Offenbach, and delighted over 4,200 visitors with high-quality design products, international cuisine and a unique cultural program. The successful premiere is part of the future concept for the city center and marks the starting point for the revitalization of Frankfurter Straße.
Frankfurt RheinMain will be World Design Capital 2026
Alongside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Frankfurt RhineMain was among the two finalists selected by the international committee representing all continents with the claim Design for Democracy. Atmospheres for a better life among the two finalists selected by the international and all continents representing committee of the WDO and has prevailed against the competing city.
ECB surveys Europeans on new themes for euro banknotes
Until 31 August 2023, the people of Europe have the opportunity to express their opinion on seven pre-selected topics. The Governing Council is expected to decide on the final choice of topics by 2024, and the final design of the banknotes will be decided by 2026.
