Art City Guide

Critical enquiry: The Nazis erected the building for propaganda purposes. Today, it hosts changing exhibitions that in part critically address the venue’s past < more >

Historical and contemporary positions in art: This famous museum reopened in 2010 after complete modernization. The collection includes paintings by Gerhard Richter and Caspar David Friedrich, as well as sculptures by Auguste Rodin < more >

Art at the warehouse of a former brewery: The collection focuses on art post-1960 as well as on German Expressionism < more >

A morphing park: Most of the sculptures in the park between the Rhine, Zoo Bridge and the road are changed every few years. Various international artists are represented here < more >

Experimental art: Contemporary art, often from the fields of performance film and theater, are shown in temporary exhibitions. Usually, the artists produce location-specific installations < more >

International pieces of topical interest: In 1898, the Wiener Secession building was constructed for the Vereinigung bildender Künstler (Association of Visual Artists), whose chairman at the time was Gustav Klimt < more >

Masterpieces and important cultural gems: Bundeskunsthalle is one of the most frequented museums in Germany. It has an extensive program and stages up to four exhibitions simultaneously < more >

A legendary museum building: This legendary building by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe hosts major solo exhibitions by contemporary artists as well as parts of a collection containing works ranging from Classical Modernism to 1960s art < more >

The flagship of the Frankfurt museum world: The collection covers European art from the Middle Ages to the Modern age. A new wing will be providing much space, and will be dedicated to contemporary art and photography < more >

Photography and contemporary art: Changing exhibitions are shown in the two former wholesale market halls. The southern hall is dedicated exclusively to photography, often taken from the F.C. Gundlach collection < more >

Art stars and new trends: Wolfgang Tillmans, Alex Katz and Alicja Kwade have all exhibited in the former Art Nouveau swimming baths. The art association is one of the largest in Germany < more >

The Who’s Who of contemporary art: This collection with its focus on video art has been on show in a renovated industrial building since 2007. There are changing exhibitions every year < more >