Desde su fundación en 1878, el Museo de Historia (o Historisches Museum como se lo conoce en alemán) se enfoca en los objetos culturales y las obras de arte de relevancia para la ciudad de Fráncfort. El énfasis está puesto en la historia industrial y tecnológica, y en el desarrollo de la ciudad moderna. En la entrada los recibirá una maqueta de la ciudad vieja para que puedan apreciar cómo se veía la ciudad antes de ser destruida durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La colección permanente incluye pinturas, fotografías, gráficos y posters, y propone una mirada única a la historia de Fráncfort desde sus inicios hasta la actualidad.
The highlights of the Archäologisches Museum, housed in the former Carmelite Church, are archaeological finds from Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main region. Excavations are analyzed, restored and exhibited to the public. The prehistoric section shows objects from the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages. The contents of the Roman section originate mainly from the Roman town of 'Nida' (the Roman name for Frankfurt), and give an interesting insight into the everyday life of an ancient town. The section entitled 'The Early Middle Ages' offers an overview of the city in the Alemannian and Frankish times, after the Romans left. Visitors find out more about the Stone Age in the section entitled 'Franconofurd - the beginnings of Frankfurt-am-Main'. In the modern extension there are archaeological collections from the Mediterranean and the Near East dating from the 5th-1st centuries B.C. This consists mainly of ancient vases, bronzes, glass and stone sculptures.
This permanent exhibition documents the importance of the Katholisches Dompfarramt St. Bartholomäus as the city's first parish church and as a place where German kings and emperors were crowned and elected. The intention is for visitors to gain an understanding of the cathedral's background and history. Dom-Museum opened in 1987 and the main attraction is without doubt the collection of priceless religious treasures and other gold artifacts, although much of the collection has gone missing over the centuries. Also on show are valuable discoveries from a grave dating back to the late Merovingian period and mass robes from the 14-20th Century. Visitors can also find information on the history of the construction of the cathedral during the Middle Ages and its changing fate in the 19th Century.
Located in a beautiful villa on the Museumsufer, the Weltkulturen Museum was fully renovated and reopened in 1998. The museum now houses temporary exhibitions devoted to different regions, cultures and ways of life, with the aim of promoting mutual understanding. The presentations deal with issues such as the environment, economics, politics, science, art, medicine, parenthood, law and religion. Founded in 1904, the museum houses over 60,000 artifacts from Africa, South East Asia, America, the Pacific and Europe. The gallery on Schaumainkai 37 displays works by unknown artists from Africa, Latin America and Asia.
More than a hundred Russian religious icons can be seen in the Ikonen-Museum. Numerous examples of different schools of painting, and metal icons from the 15th to the 20th Century are also on display. One of the highlights of the collection is the section entitled "Icons and Medicine", which depict, decipher and explain Jesus' miracles from a scientist's point of view. The museum also houses a restoration workshop and a specialist library. Guided tours are available. Check website for further details
Museum for Communication depicts the modes of communication, the history, its development through ages and objects relating to the medium of communication. It is one of the oldest museums in the city which opened in 1958 under the ownership of Deutsche Bundespost. It was earlier called as Bundespostmuseum. Artifacts present here include underwater cable from the first transatlantic telephone line. Visitors can also try their hand at Morse code and other forms of electronic communication. Various films elucidate specific exhibits and particular themes. The building was extended in 1990 and is now a modern, well-organized and detailed museum.
Uno de los museos de historia natural más grandes del país, el Naturmuseum Senckenberg originalmente no era más que una fundación creada en 1763 por un médico local llamado doctor Johann Christian Senckenberg. Dedicada a la educación y a la investigación científica, la colección incluye una inmensa variedad de fósiles y otros objetos que cubren desde la era Paleozoica hasta la Edad de piedra. Las colecciones especiales ofrecen una mirada más de cerca a la historia de la vida de la tierra. Muchas de las exposiciones tienen fama mundial: los enormes esqueletos de animales son totalmente impresionantes y particularmente populares entre los más pequeños. Además de todo esto, el complejo cuenta con un restaurante y una librería.
El bello Landesmuseum Mainz atrae un sinfín de visitantes todos los años con su colección única de arte y artesanías. Las exposiciones incluyen cuadros y esculturas de todos los siglos que les dejarán ver nuevos aspectos de la vida y la cultura de Mainz. Para más información, comuníquense telefónicamente o visiten el sitio web.