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A Week in Frankfurt: Exploring the Cultural Gems

Bassem AZIZ

Bassem AZIZ

18 Nov 2023

Embark on a fascinating journey through Frankfurt's rich cultural heritage with this 7-day itinerary. Discover historic museums, iconic landmarks, and world-class art galleries.

Trip to Frankfurt am Main

Day 1
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$0

Historisches Museum Frankfurt
Collections of art & artifacts on Frankfurt's history from medieval times to the present day.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
2 - 3 min

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Römerberg
Reconstructed timber houses lining the cobbled town square, also home to a museum & Gothic church.
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Free
4 - 5 min

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Frankfurt Archaeological Museum
Museum in a restored monastery exploring the city's history from the Neolithic to early modern eras.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Free
Day 2
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$0

Frankfurter Kunstverein
15th-century building housing an art museum that shows work by international contemporary artists.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Free
7 - 10 min

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Dialog Museum
Accompanied museum tour in darkened rooms recreating the experience of the visually impaired.
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Free
8 - 11 min

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Alte Oper
Former opera house, opened in 1880 & rebuilt after WWII, with a classical concert program.
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
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Free
Day 3
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$0

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$ 4

Senckenberg Naturmuseum
Dinosaur skeletons & a giant anaconda featured in the collections of a large natural history museum.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Free
9 - 11 min

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Deutsches Romantik-Museum (DRM)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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Free
7 - 10 min

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Frankfurt Cathedral Museum
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Free
Day 4
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$0

Liebieghaus
Municipal sculpture museum with a 5,000-strong collection spanning ancient Egypt to neoclassicism.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Free
4 - 6 min

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Städel Museum
Art gallery housing a prominent European art collection dating from the Middle Ages to the present.
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Free
Day 5
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$0

German Film Museum
Innovative film museum showcasing the workings of cinema with artifacts & interactive displays.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
2 - 3 min

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Museum for Communication Frankfurt
The story of communication, told from Mesopotamian writing tablets to contemporary electronic media.
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Free
6 - 9 min

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Jewish Museum
Displays on recent Jewish history in the 19th-century Rothschild Palais, plus a modern extension.
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Free
Day 6
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$0

Museum of World Cultures
Original museum with a huge collection of objects, photographs & films of cultures around the world.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
3 - 4 min

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Museum Applied Art
Collection of hundreds of years of design tracing European history through art & everyday objects.
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Free
9 - 14 min

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Caricatura - Museum for Comic Art
Museum of humorous art, both permanent & temporary exhibits, displaying work by German cartoonists.
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Free
Day 7
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$0

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$ 4

Deutsches Architekturmuseum
Architectural exhibitions & events in an 18th-century mansion with an airy redesigned interior.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Free
11 - 14 min

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Frankfurt Cathedral
Gothic-style Catholic cathedral decorated with Renaissance frescoes, plus a tower with city views.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Free
4 - 6 min

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MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST
Iconic setting for more than 4,500 works from around the world, dating from 1960s to the present.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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Free

Budget breakdown: $7 In total

Activities & Food:Free
Transport:$7