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Deutsches Architekturmuseum
The Deutsches Architekturmuseum is something of a disappointment: the permanent collection is just a series of models showing settlements from the Stone Age to the present day, and the rotating exhibits tend to fail on their English translations. Without a single display on the architecture of Frankfurt itself, this is really a missed opportunity.
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Deutsches Filmmuseum
Deutsches Filmmuseum is a fascinating place. It has a library and film history exhibit, constantly changing exhibitions and extensive archives, plus premieres and special film events (all in their original languages) in the Kommunales Kino; check the programme in any listings magazine .
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Explora
Immerse yourself and the kids in this family-oriented science and technology museum full of cool optical illusions and three-dimensional works. The photos of turn-of-the-century Frankfurt are a definite highlight.
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Frankfurter Dom
Dominated by the elegant 15th-century Gothic-style tower (95m; completed in the 1860s), the Frankfurter Dom was one of the few structures to survive the 1944 bombing. The Dommuseum (tel: 1337 6816) has a valuable collection of reliquaries and liturgical objects; it conducts tours of the Dom at daily.
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Historisches Museum
The Historisches Museum, just south of Römerberg, is worth visiting, even if you skip the uninspiring permanent exhibition on the Middle Ages in favour of the spectacular model of the city from the 1930s in the foyer.
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Ikonen-Museum
Opened in 1990, the Ikonen-Museum houses a collection of more than 1000 religious exhibits, many of them being Russian Orthodox icons from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Admission includes entry to the neighbouring Russian church.
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Jüdisches Museum
The city has two notable museums on Jewish life in Frankfurt, reminding visitors that the Jewish community here, with 35,000 people, was once one of the largest in Europe. The main Jüdisches Museum, in the former Rothschildpalais, is a huge place with an exhibit of Jewish life in the city from the Middle Ages to present day, with good detail on well-known Frankfurt Jews persecuted, murdered or exiled by the Nazis. Religious items are also displayed.
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Museum der Weltkulturen/Gallerie 37
A favourite with school parties, thanks to its Native American displays, the Museum der Weltkulturen/Gallerie 37 (Museum of World Cultures/Gallery) has lots of fascinating ethnological exhibits in its two galleries: one focusing on the ancient, one on the contemporary.
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Museum für Angewandte Kunst
This museum focuses on industrial and product design. Exhits include Japanese designer Kengo Kuma's inflatable tea house, located in the garden of the museum. When a ventilation system is activated, the teahouse swells into shape, looking much like a white, high-tech peanut. The garden itself is lovely: set in pleasant gardens with a smart café and outdoor seating.
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Museum für Kommunikation
The Museum für Kommunikation is a touchy-feely museum displaying the history of communication, including tips on how to make invisible ink and decipher codes. It's a winner with kids, and it won't cost you a penny unless you visit the excellent café - on Wednesday and Sunday even the tours are free.
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Museum für Moderne Kunst
The triangular Museum für Moderne Kunst, dubbed the 'slice of cake' by locals, is an excellent and imaginatively run exhibition space with a permanent collection containing works by Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg and Joseph Beuys. Temporary exhibits showcase local, national and international artists.
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Museum Giersch
The Museum Giersch, housed in a 1910 neoclassical-style building, is a regional museum with regular exhibitions of works by lesser-known Hesse artists. Run by the Giersch Foundation, the museum often presents works on loan from public and private owners that would not normally be accessible to the general public.
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Museum Judengasse
The Museum Judengasse, along the northeastern boundaries of the old city fortifications, is the annexe to the Jüdisches Museum. On display here are remains of ritual baths and houses from the Jewish ghetto, which was destroyed by the Nazis. Behind the Museum Judengasse, the western wall of the Jewish Cemetery is a remarkable memorial studded with metal cubes bearing the names of all the Frankfurt-born Jews murdered during the Holocaust.
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Naturmuseum Senckenberg
Germany's largest natural history museum also happens to be Frankfurt's busiest and a particular favourite with young folk. With an atmosphere that's a little raucous by museum standards, the exhibits from the mummified cats to the anaconda swallowing a water boar are the instigators of excited chatter. As far as dinosaur bone exhibits go, this is a great collection.
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Städelsches Kunstinstitut
A string of museums lines the southern bank of the Main River, also known as Museum Embankment. The pick of the crop is the Städelsches Kunstinstitut. It holds a world-class collection of works by various artists including Botticelli, Dürer, Van Eyck, Rembrandt, Renoir, Rubens, Vermeer and Cézanne, plus Frankfurt natives such as Hans Holbein.
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