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Frankfurt has its share of world class museums and art galleries. Take your pick and enjoy some culture.

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Deutsches Filmmuseum

Considered by many film historians and movie enthusiasts to be the finest film museum in the country, this venue shows a varied exhibit of classic films. Read_on (No Comments)

Liebieg Municipal Museum of Sculpture

The sculpture collection here from 5,000 years of various civilizations and epochs is considered one of the most important in Europe. Read_on (1 Comment)

Museum für Angewandte Kunst

Located on the east end of the Schaumainkai, the Villa Metzler is a beautiful house now incorporated by an impressive structure of glass and white concrete designed by New York architect Richard Meier. Read_on (No Comments)

Museum für Kommunikation

Smallish in size, this particular museum has free internet access downstairs and Frankfurt's best brownies and chocolate chip cookies in the café. Read_on (No Comments)

Deutsches Architekturmuseum

First opened 1979, this was the first architecture museum in Europe. The angular-looking building, designed by Oswald Mathias Ungers, was itself an inspiration to further explore man's reasoning for creating proper shelter from the elements. Read_on (No Comments)

Goethe-Haus & Museum

Goethe-Haus & Museum
Birthplace of Frankfurt's most famous poet and writer, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Frankfurters hold mixed opinions of Goethe, who declined to keep his citizenship of the city when he moved away from it. Read_on (No Comments)

Haus Giersch

Founded in 1994 by Frankfurt businessman Carlo Giersch, this collection encompasses local artists from Frankfurt and surroundings, promoting artists from Mainz, Hanau, Aschaffenburg, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt and Friedberg. Read_on (No Comments)

Historisches Museum

Ignore the ghastly entrance - the history museum looks better inside than out. You'll learn about the royal roots of the city, the growth (mostly due to the trade fair) in the medieval era and the destruction of the city in the war. Read_on (No Comments)

Jüdisches Museum

This moving and historic museum depicts the role of German Jews in Frankfurt before the Holocaust. Exhibits present a remarkable look at the lives, history and culture of the Jews, with moving depictions. Read_on (1 Comment)

Museum der Weltkulturen

In essence, this museum is a gallery showcasing cultures from the Americas, Africa, Oceania, Asia and many other cultures in regularly changing exhibitions. Read_on (No Comments)

Museum für Moderne Kunst

A fine new addition to Frankfurt's museums, which houses the works of major artists from the 1950s to the present, with new exhibits constantly being added. Read_on (No Comments)

Museumsufer

Museumsufer
The southern bank of the Main boasts one of Germany's best cultural treasures. The Museumsufer (museum embankment) stretches between the Friedensbrücke bridge in the west all the way to Dreikönigskirche church in the east. Read_on (No Comments)

Schirn Kunsthalle

Schirn is the city's main art gallery for temporary exhibitions. The exhibitions cover a broad range of styles and subjects, but most involve less traditional art. Read_on (No Comments)

Senckenberg

Renovated and reorganized in 2003, this remarkable natural history museum is one Frankfurt’s most impressive collections. Read_on (No Comments)

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Städelsches Kunstinstitut
Don't miss out on Frankfurt's pre-eminent art museum, the Städel, one of Germany's most important art collections. Read_on (No Comments)

Struwwelpeter-Museum

Written by world-renowned physician, author and lifelong citizen of Frankfurt Heinrich Hoffman, Stuwwelpeter, (pronounced Stroo-velpayter) or Slovenly Peter, is his most famous character. Read_on (No Comments)