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The Kunsthalle and preserved Ancient Roman ruins (with a hypocaust), seen from the east, before the beginning of the Dom-Römer-Project 2009. The Schirn Kunsthalle is a Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, Germany, located in the old city between the Römer and the Frankfurt Cathedral; [3] it is part of Frankfurt's Museumsufer (Museum Riverbank).
The Städel was founded in 1817, [12] and is one of the oldest museums in Frankfurt. The founding followed a bequest by the Frankfurt banker and art patron Johann Friedrich Städel (1728–1816), who left his house, art collection and fortune with the request in his will that the institute be set up.
Portikus is an exhibition hall for contemporary art in Frankfurt am Main, that was founded in 1987 by Kasper König. The museum is part of Frankfurt's Museumsufer (Museum Riverbank). Portikus presents the work of both internationally renowned artists and emerging artists. Almost always, artwork is commissioned for the gallery space.
The Historical Museum (German: Historisches Museum) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, was founded in 1878, and includes cultural and historical objects relating to the history of Frankfurt and Germany. It moved into the Saalhof in 1955, and a new extension was opened in 1972.
The Naturmuseum Senckenberg (SMF) [8] is a museum of natural history, located in Frankfurt am Main. It is the second-largest of its kind in Germany. It is the second-largest of its kind in Germany. In 2010, almost 517,000 people visited the museum, which is owned by the Senckenberg Nature Research Society . [ 9 ]
The street on the south is called Schaumainkai and is often partially closed to traffic for Frankfurt's largest flea market each Saturday. [6] [7] Two festivals focus on the Museumsufer, the "Nacht der Museen" (Night of the Museums) when several museums open at night, [8] and the Museumsuferfest (Museumsufer Festival) in August. [9] [10]
1: Until 1806, Frankfurt was known as the "Free Imperial City of Frankfurt" Freie Reichsstadt Frankfurt. With the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the imperial part of the name was dropped upon the city-state's restoration in 1815.
Architekturführer Frankfurt am Main / Frankfurt am Main : architectural guide / by Wolf-Christian Setzepfandt (in German). Berlin: Reimer. ISBN 3-496-01236-6. OCLC 50645225. Bildwerke aus dem Liebieghaus (in German). Frankfurt a.M: Städt. Galerie. 1962. OCLC 73261415. Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung; Städtische Galerie Frankfurt am Main (1910).