Historisches Museum Frankfurt

5 Richard Adlem (Rich) - a month ago

I have to say I don't always do well with museums, normally popping my head in and not staying long. This one however is rammed with fascinating artifacts old, modern and everything in-between. I could have happily spent the whole weekend in there. Fab cafe too in a lovely little courtyard.
We paid for the additional exhibition which was well worth the money. Everything has an English explaination so non German speakers can still understand what you are looking at.
Amazing place and amazing helpful staff.

5 Angella Morgan - 4 months ago

This museum has so many wonderful things to see and the staff is amazingly friendly. I am visiting from the USA with no German language and I was able to enjoy myself very much.

5 Cristina Pocol - 9 months ago

Great museum, lots of exhibits. Very complicated to get around. It was free to visit. I’m not sure if it’s always free, but I recommend visiting it. There is also a museum for kids attached. Would have liked more information in English for certain parts.

5 CB Droege - 11 months ago

Great museum. Good layout, interesting collections. Lots of detailed descriptions. Could spend all day here if you want to read everything.

5 Terry B - 2 months ago

Amazing museum and an essential part of a trip to Frankfurt.

The museum covers the history of the city, showing step by step how the city has grown and changed over time. There is also a floor dedicated to contemporary Frankfurt, which is a social history.

The old palace ruins underneath the museum are fascinating and a wonderful example of how historical sites can be integrated with modern buildings. It's an immersive experience walking over the excavated foundations!

As a tourist the museum is especially accommodating in that all of the signs are in both German and English, with no abbreviations or omissions.

The special exhibition at the time we visited was about Frankfurt under National Socialism. A fascinating if unashamedly harrowing examination of the city's past, and a reminder of how easily fascism can rise to power.

4 Chander Bhanu - 3 months ago

It's really nice but requires you a lot of time to totally explore..

3 Shih-Ching Wei - 2 months ago

The collection is excellent. But the layout is very confusing. It took me three hours to look for the famous crown exhibition. I asked three museum staff and still didn't manage to see it.

The museum cafe is rubbish. I asked for water as it's the one of hottest day in Europe. It was €2 for a medium glass of water. I was try to ask if I could refill tap water with my water bottle. The staff's face expression stopped me asking for it.

The bag locker is in the basement. You have to store your bag there to be able to walk around.

You also have to wear a sticker to show which ticket option you bought. You can't just show your ticket.