Editing Frankfurt (section)

==Culture==
===Museums===
{{main|Museumsufer}}
[[File:FrankfurtM Staedel.jpg|thumb|The [[Städel]]]]
[[File:Frankfurt Am Main-Senckenberg Naturmuseum von Osten-20120325.jpg|thumb|[[Naturmuseum Senckenberg|Senckenberg Natural History Museum]]]]

With more than 30 museums, Frankfurt has one of the largest variety of museums in Europe. Most museums are part of the [[Museumsufer]], located on the front row of both sides of the [[Main (river)|Main]] riverbank or nearby, which was created on an initiative by cultural politician [[Hilmar Hoffmann]].<ref name="Museumsufer Frankfurt">{{cite web | title=Museumsufer Frankfurt | website=Museumsufer Frankfurt | url=https://www.museumsufer.de/en/ | access-date=21 December 2022 | archive-date=21 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221093747/https://www.museumsufer.de/en/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

Ten museums are located on the southern riverbank in [[Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt am Main)|Sachsenhausen]] between the Eiserner Steg and the Friedensbrücke. The street itself, [[Schaumainkai]], is partially closed to traffic on Saturdays for Frankfurt's largest [[flea market]].
* [[German Architecture Museum|Deutsches Architekturmuseum]] (German Architecture Museum)
* {{ill|German Film Museum|de|Deutsches Filmmuseum}} (Deutsches Filmmuseum){{efn|Not to be confused with the [[Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen]] in [[Berlin]].}}
* [[Deutsches Romantik-Museum]]
* Frankfurter Ikonenmuseum (Icon Museum Frankfurt)
* [[Liebieghaus]] (Museum of sculptures)
* [[Museum Angewandte Kunst]] (Museum of Applied Arts)
* [[Museum Giersch]] (Museum for Regional Art)
* [[Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt|Museum für Kommunikation]] (Museum of Communications)
* [[Museum der Weltkulturen]] (Museum of World Cultures)
* [[Städel]], one of the most famous art museums in Germany
* [[Museum of Modern Electronic Music|Museum für elektronische Musik]] (Museum of Modern Electronic Music) 
* Bibelhaus Erlebnis Museum (Bible House Experience Museum)

Two museums are located on the northern riverbank:
*[[Jewish Museum Frankfurt|Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt]] (Jewish Museum Frankfurt)
*[[Historical museum, Frankfurt|Historisches Museum Frankfurt]] (Historical Museum Frankfurt)

Not directly located on the northern riverbank in the [[Altstadt (Frankfurt am Main)|Altstadt]] district are:
*[[Museum für Moderne Kunst]] (Museum of Modern Art)
*[[Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt]] (Schirn Art Gallery Frankfurt)
*[[Frankfurter Kunstverein]] (Art Association Frankfurt)
*[[Frankfurter Judengasse|Museum Judengasse]] (Jews' Alley Museum)
*[[Goethe House|Goethe-Haus]] (Goethe House)
*Archäologisches Museum Frankfurt (Archaeological Museum Frankfurt)
*[[Caricatura Museum Frankfurt|Caricatura Museum für Komische Kunst]] (Caricatura Museum of Comic Art)
*Dommuseum Frankfurt (Frankfurt Cathedral Museum)

Another important museum is located in the [[Westend (Frankfurt am Main)|Westend]] district:
*[[Naturmuseum Senckenberg]] (Senckenberg Natural History Museum), the second-largest [[natural history]] museum in Germany

Other museums are the Dialogmuseum (Dialogue Museum) in the [[Ostend (Frankfurt am Main)|Ostend]] district, [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] Museum at [[Waldstadion (Frankfurt)|Deutsche Bank Park]], the Frankfurter Feldbahnmuseum (Light Railway Museum Frankfurt) in the [[Gallus (Frankfurt am Main)|Gallus]] district, the Verkehrsmuseum Frankfurt (Transport Museum Frankfurt) in the [[Schwanheim (Frankfurt am Main)|Schwanheim]] district, the Hammer Museum in the [[Bahnhofsviertel (Frankfurt am Main)|Bahnhofsviertel]] district and the Geldmuseum der Deutschen Bundesbank (Money Museum of the German Federal Bank) in the [[Ginnheim (Frankfurt am Main)|Ginnheim]] district.
The Explora Museum+Wissenschaft+Technik (Explora Museum of Science and Engineering) in the [[Nordend (Frankfurt am Main)|Nordend]] district was closed in 2016. Most museums open around 10:00 am local time, and it is possible to comfortably visit four museums in one day, a fact many tourists take advantage of.

===Performing arts===
====Music====
[[Eurodance]] and [[Trance music]] originated in Frankfurt. In 1989 German producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti (under the pseudonyms Benito Benites and John "Virgo" Garrett III) formed the [[Snap!]] project. Snap! songs combined [[Hip hop music|Rap]] and [[Soul music|Soul]] vocals adding rhythm by using computer technology and mixing electronic sounds, bass and drums. By doing so a new genre was born: Eurodance.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Neue Ehrlichkeit. Mit Tanzmusik aus dem Computer feign zwei Frankfurter Klangbastler weltweit Erfolge. |url=http://magazin.spiegel.de/EpubDelivery/spiegel/pdf/13683412 |format=PDF |newspaper=Der Spiegel |page=268 |location=Hamburg |language=DE |date=3 October 1994 |access-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307191049/http://magazin.spiegel.de/EpubDelivery/spiegel/pdf/13683412 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the early 1990s, DJs including [[Sven Väth]] and DJ DAG (of [[Dance 2 Trance]]) first played a harder, deeper style of [[acid house]] that became popular worldwide over the next decade as Trance music. Some of the early and most influential Eurodance, Trance and [[Techno music|Techno]] acts, e.g., [[La Bouche]], [[Jam and Spoon]], [[Magic Affair]], [[Culture Beat]], [[Snap!]], [[Dance 2 Trance]], [[Oliver Lieb]] and [[Hardfloor]], and record labels such as [[Harthouse]] and [[Eye Q (record label)|Eye Q]], were based in the city in the early 1990s.

====Venues====
[[File:Festhalle-Frankfurt-am-Main-2.jpg|thumb|[[Festhalle Frankfurt]]]]
[[File:The English Theatre Ffm DSC 0808.jpg|thumb|The English Theatre]]
*'''[[Oper Frankfurt]]''' – A leading Germany opera company and one of Europe's most important. It was elected ''[[Opera house of the year]]'' (of Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland) by German magazine [[Opernwelt]] several times. It was also elected ''Best opera house in Germany'' in 2010 and 2011. Its orchestra was voted ''Orchestra of the year'' in 2009, 2010 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kultiversum.de/Musik-Aktuell/Kritikerumfrage-von-Opernwelt.html |title=Opernwelt Pressemitteilung |publisher=Kultiversum.de |access-date=5 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006173728/http://www.kultiversum.de/Musik-Aktuell/Kritikerumfrage-von-Opernwelt.html |archive-date=6 October 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> It is part of the Double System [[Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt]].
*'''[[Schauspiel Frankfurt]]''' – Theater at [[Willy-Brandt-Platz]] in the financial district, next to the Frankfurt Opera in the Double System Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt.
*'''[[Festhalle Frankfurt]]''' – Multi-purpose hall next to the [[Messeturm]] at the grounds of the [[Frankfurt Trade Fair]]. It is mostly used for concerts, exhibitions or sport events and can accommodate up to 13,500.
*'''[[Waldstadion (Frankfurt)|Deutsche Bank Park]]''' – Frankfurt's largest sports stadium and the seventh largest in Germany. It is located in the [[Frankfurt City Forest]] near [[Niederrad]]. It is primarily used for soccer and concerts with a capacity up to 58,000. It opened in 1925 and underwent several major reconstructions. Locals still prefer to call the stadium by its traditional name, '''Waldstadion''' (''Forest Stadium''). Home to [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].
*'''[[Alte Oper]]''' – A major concert hall. Venue of the [[Frankfurt Radio Symphony]] ({{langx|de|hr-Sinfonieorchester|link=no}}), the [[radio orchestra]] of the [[Hessischer Rundfunk]] and the [[Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester]].
*'''[[hr-Sendesaal]]''' – Venue of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony.
*'''Jahrhunderthalle''' – ''Century Hall'' is a large concert and exhibition hall in [[Unterliederbach (Frankfurt am Main)|Unterliederbach]] district. Sometimes referred to as "Jahrhunderthalle Höchst", because it was built to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the chemical company [[Hoechst AG]] in 1963.
*'''The English Theatre''' – Located on the ground floor of the [[Gallileo (skyscraper)|Gallileo]] high-rise building, this is the largest English theater in continental Europe. It was established in 1979.
*'''Tigerpalast''' – ''Tiger Palace'' is a [[varieté]] near the Zeil. It was established in 1988 and houses the famous Tiger-Restaurant which was awarded a [[Michelin Guide|Michelin star]].
*'''Künstlerhaus Mousonturm''' – ''House of Artists Mouson Tower'' has a smaller budget than traditional theaters and uses more unconventional performing methods. It is located in an old factory in the [[Ostend (Frankfurt am Main)|Ostend]] district.
*'''Die Schmiere''' – ''The Grease'' is a [[cabaret]] operational since 1950 focusing on satire.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Die Schmiere "Audience for Satire" | publisher =cityseeker City Guide | access-date=25 March 2025 | url =https://cityseeker.com/frankfurt-am-main/89629-die-schmiere }}</ref>
*'''Die Komödie''' – ''The Comedy'' is a [[boulevard theatre (aesthetic)|boulevard theater]] near downtown Frankfurt's Willy-Brandt-Platz.

=== Botanical gardens ===
[[File: Gewaechshaus palmengarten frankfurt.jpg|thumb|right| Greenhouse in the Palmengarten]]
Frankfurt is home to two major botanical gardens:
* [[Palmengarten]] is located in the [[Westend (Frankfurt am Main)|Westend]] district and is Hesse's largest botanical garden, covering {{cvt|22|ha|acre}}. It opened to the public in 1871.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Claire |date=2021-09-01 |title=Portrait of a park: the serene splendours of Frankfurt's Palmengarten |url=https://www.ft.com/content/564f55ce-75d8-4159-b380-082ab1075946 |access-date=2025-05-07 |work=Financial Times}}</ref> Designed by the architect Heinrich Siesmayer the botanical exhibits in free-air or in greenhouses include [[agave]], [[succulents]] and [[azaleas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/g39411327/most-beautiful-greenhouses/ |title=The Most Beautiful Greenhouses to Visit Across the Globe |author= Mary Elizabeth Andriotis |publisher=housebeautiful.com |date=11 March 2022 }}</ref>

* [[Botanischer Garten der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main|Botanischer Garten der Goethe-Universität]] is [[arboretum]]. It contains about 5,000 [[species]], with special collections of ''[[Rubus]]'' (45 species) and indigenous plants of central Europe. It is organized into two major areas: The [[geobotany|geobotanical]] area contains an [[alpine garden]], [[arboretum]], [[meadow]]s, [[steppe]]s, [[marsh]], and a pond, as well as collections of plants from the [[Canary Islands]], [[Caucasus]], East Asia, [[Mediterranean]], and North America and the systematic and ecological collection includes crop plants, [[endangered species]], ornamental plants, [[rose]]s, and the ''Neuer Senckenbergischer Arzneipflanzengarten'' (New Senckenberg Medicinal Plant Garden), which measures {{cvt|1200|m2|ft2}}. The Botanical Garden, Palmengarten, [[Grüneburgpark]] collectively form the largest inner-city green area.

===Foreign culture===
*'''[[Instituto Cervantes]]''' – Named after [[Miguel de Cervantes]], one of the most important Spanish authors, this is the world's largest organization for promoting the study and teaching of Spanish language and culture. 54 such Centros Cervantes across the world offer Spanish language and history courses. The Frankfurt branch was officially opened in September 2008 by [[Felipe VI of Spain|Felipe, Prince of Asturias]] and his wife [[Letizia of Spain|Letizia, Princess of Asturias]]. It is located in the so-called ''Amerika-Haus''.
*'''[[Institut Français]]''' – A French public industrial and commercial organization (EPIC), started in 1907 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for promoting French, francophone as well as local cultures around the world. The French Institute works closely with the French cultural network abroad consisting of more than 150 branches and nearly 1,000 branches of the [[Alliance française]] around the world.
*'''[[Istituto Italiano di Cultura]]''' – A worldwide non-profit organization created by the Italian government. It promotes Italian culture and is involved in the teaching of the Italian language; there are 83 Italian Cultural Institutes throughout major cities around the world.
*'''[[Confucius Institute]]''' – A non-profit public educational organization affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, whose aim is to promote Chinese language and culture, support local Chinese teaching internationally, and facilitate cultural exchanges. There are over 480 Confucius Institutes worldwide.
*'''[[Central and Eastern European Online Library]]''' – CEEOL is an online archive providing access to full-text articles from humanities and social science scholarly journals on Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European topics. Subject areas include anthropology, culture and society, economy, gender studies, history, Judaic studies, fine arts, literature, linguistics, political sciences and social sciences, philosophy and religion. CEEOL is operated by Questa.Soft GmbH.

===Festivals===
[[File:Museumsuferfest 2005 - Riesenrad.jpg|thumb|The Museumsuferfest in 2005]]
*'''Museumsuferfest''' – ''Museums Riverbank Festival'' is one of Germany's biggest cultural festivals, attracting more than 3 million visitors over three days at the end of August along the [[Main (river)|Main]] riverbank downtown. The 20 museums there open far into the night. It offers live music, dance shows, booths for crafts, jewelry, clothes and food stands from around the world. 
*'''Dippemess''' – Frankfurt's oldest folk festival is the ''Festival of Stoneware'', which takes place semi-annually around Easter and the end of September in the eastern area. "Dippe" is a regional [[Hessian dialects|Hessian dialect]] word meaning "pot" or "jar" which would not be understood in most other German regions. Mentioned for the first time in the 14th century as an annual marketplace it is now more of an amusement park. The name of the festival derives from its original purpose when it was a fair where traditionally crafted jars, pots and other stoneware were on offer.
[[File:Luminale 2012 - OVO.jpg|thumb|"OVO" at Luminale 2012]]
*'''Luminale''' — The "festival of light" has taken place biannually since 2000, parallel to the ''Light + building'' exhibition at the trade fair. Many buildings are specially lit for the event. In 2008, more than 220 light installations could be seen, attracting 100,000 visitors.
*'''Wäldchestag''' – ''Day of the forest'' is known as a regional holiday because until the 1990s it was common that Frankfurt's shops were closed on this day. The festival takes place over four days after [[Pentecost]] with the formal Wäldchestag on Tuesday. Its unique location is in the [[Frankfurt City Forest]], south-west of downtown in [[Niederrad]]. "Wäldches" is a regional dialect of the German word "Wäldchen", meaning "small forest".
*'''Nacht der Museen''' – ''Night of the museums'' takes place every year in April or May. 50 museums in Frankfurt and in the neighboring city of [[Offenbach am Main]] are open until 2:00&nbsp;am surrounded by special music events, dance performances, readings and guided tours. A free shuttle operates between the museums. In 2010, approximately 40,000 visitors attended.
*'''Nacht der Clubs''' – ''Night of the clubs'' is an event similar to Nacht der Museen: On one night as many as 20 clubs can be visited with a single ticket for €12. Usually, club-door policies are loosened to attract new customers. A free shuttle runs between the clubs. 15,000 people participated in 2008.
*'''Wolkenkratzer Festival''' — The ''Skyscraper Festival'' is unique in Germany. It takes place irregularly, lately in May 2013, and attracted around 1.2 million visitors. For two days most skyscrapers are open to the public. Sky-divers, base jumpers, fireworks and laser shows are extra attractions.

===Nightlife===
Frankfurt offers a variety of restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs. Clubs concentrate in and around downtownand in the [[Ostend (Frankfurt am Main)|Ostend]] district, mainly close to Hanauer Landstraße. Restaurants, bars and pubs concentrate in [[Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt am Main)|Sachsenhausen]], [[Nordend (Frankfurt am Main)|Nordend]], [[Bornheim (Frankfurt am Main)|Bornheim]] and [[Bockenheim (Frankfurt am Main)|Bockenheim]].

In [[electronic music]], Frankfurt was a pioneering city in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with renowned DJs including [[Sven Väth]], [[Marc Trauner]], [[Scot Project]] and [[Kai Tracid]]. One of the main venues of the early [[Trance music]] sound was the [[:de:Omen (Frankfurt am Main)|Omen nightclub]] from 1988 to 1998. Another popular disco club of the 1980s–1990s and a hotspot for Techno/Trance music was the [[Dorian Gray (club)|Dorian Gray]], which was located within Terminal 1 at Frankfurt Airport from 1978 to 2000. Further popular venues were the [[:de:U60311|U60311]] (1998–2012) and the [[Cocoon (club)|Coocoon Club]] in [[Fechenheim (Frankfurt am Main)|Fechenheim]] (2004–2012). Notable live music venues of the past include the [[:de:Sinkkasten (Frankfurt am Main)|Sinkkasten Arts Club]] (1971–2011) and the [[:de:King Kamehameha Club|King Kamehameha Club]] (1999–2013).

Among the most popular active rock and pop concert venues is the [[Batschkapp]] in [[Seckbach (Frankfurt am Main)|Seckbach]], which opened in 1976 as a center for autonomous and left-wing counterculture.

===Domestic culture===
[[File:Frankfurter-kueche-vienna.JPG|thumb|upright|A [[Frankfurt kitchen]] in the version of 1926 in an Austrian museum]]
* [[Frankfurt kitchen]] – Designed originally in 1926 by [[Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky]] this kitchen is now recognized as one of the most influential designs in history and was [[Mass production|mass produced]]. In 1920s [[Weimar republic]] Germany 10,000 modules of the Frankfurt kitchen where produced in Frankfurt.<ref>{{cite book |editor1=Samantha L. Martin-McAuliffe |title=Food and Architecture: At The Table |date=2016 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=9781472520210 |page=108}}</ref>
* Frankfurt cupboard – The Baroque Frankfurt-style cupboards were used to store the family linen, one of them by Goethe's father, who took one cupboard to Rome. The most luxurious versions have wave-shaped parts, some are made of solid cherry wood inlaid with plumwood.

===Culinary specialties===
{{See also|Hessian cuisine}}
[[File:Apfelwein Geripptes Bembel.jpg|thumb|"Bembel" (jug) and "Geripptes" (glass)]]
[[File:Frankfurter wuerstchen.jpg|thumb|right|Original ''Frankfurter Würstchen'' served with [[potato salad]]]]
*[[Apfelwein]] – ''Apple wine'' or ''hard cider'' is regionally known as "Ebbelwoi", "Äppler" or "Stöffsche". It has an alcohol content of 5.5%–7% and a tart, sour taste. It is traditionally served in a glass, typically decorated with lozenges, called "Geripptes", a full glass is then called "Schoppen". Apfelwein is also available in a stoneware jar locally known as "Bembel". A group normally orders a "Bembel" and shares the contents. Apfelwein can be ordered as "sauergespritzer", which is apfelwein blended with 30% mineral water or as "süssgespritzer", which is Apfelwein blended with lemon soda, orange soda or fresh-pressed apple juice (lemon soda being the most common). Most of the pubs which serve Apfelwein are located in [[Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt am Main)|Sachsenhausen]], which is therefore known as "Ebbelwoi district". Due to its national drink Frankfurt is sometimes called "Big Ebbel" (pronunciation with [[Hessian dialects|Hessian dialect]]), an homage to [[Big Apple]], the famous nickname of New York City.
*[[Green sauce#German Grüne Soße|Grüne Soße]] – ''Green sauce'' is a sauce made with hard-boiled eggs, oil, vinegar, salt and a generous amount of seven fresh herbs, namely borage, sorrel, garden cress, chervil, chives, parsley and salad burnet. Variants, often due to seasonal availability include dill, lovage, lemon balm and spinach. Original green sauce Frankfurt-style is made of herbs that were gathered only on fields within the city limits.
*[[Frankfurter Würstchen]] – "short Frankfurter" is a small [[sausage]] made of smoked pork. They are similar to [[hot dog]]s. The name Frankfurter Würstchen has been trademarked since 1860.
*[[Frankfurter Rindswurst]] – Sausage made of pure beef.
*[[Frankfurter Rippchen]] – Also known as Rippchen mit Kraut, this is a traditional dish which consists of cured pork cutlets, slowly heated in [[sauerkraut]] or meat broth, and usually served with sauerkraut, mashed potatoes and yellow mustard.
*[[Handkäse|Handkäs mit Musik]] – German regional [[sour milk cheese]] (similar to [[Harzer]]) and a culinary specialty in the [[Frankfurt Rhine-Main|Rhine Main Region]]. The traditional way of producing it is by hand. When it is topped with chopped onions it becomes "Handkäs mit Musik" (with music) because the onions are supposed to stimulate flatulence.
*[[Frankfurter Kranz]] – Cake speciality believed to originate from Frankfurt.
*[[Bethmännchen]] – "A little Bethmann" is a pastry made from marzipan with almond, powdered sugar, rosewater, flour, and egg. It is usually baked for Christmas.