All contemporary art museums to visit in Frankfurt

Experience the cutting-edge world of contemporary art at 7 museums in Frankfurt. These museums showcase works by modern artists, exploring current themes and innovative techniques.

Are you a fan of contemporary art? These are the best contemporary art museums in Frankfurt:

  1. Staedel Museum1

    Staedel Museum

     Frankfurt
    The Städel Museum (Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie) is a museum in Frankfurt with one of the most important art collections in Germany. The museum holds around 2,700 paintings of which 600 are on display in the museum, a collection of graphic work (100,000 drawings and graphics) and
  2. Schirn Kunsthalle2

    Schirn Kunsthalle

     Frankfurt
    The Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt is an exhibition hall located on the Römerberg in the Altstadt district of Frankfurt am Main. The Schirn Kunsthalle is among the most renowned in Europe and regularly organizes exhibitions with international museums. The Schirn Kunsthalle was designed by Architekturbü
  3. Caricatura Museum Frankfurt3

    Caricatura Museum Frankfurt

     Frankfurt
    The Caricatura Museum (Caricatura Museum für Komische Kunst) is a museum in Frankfurt for comic art. The museum has works by artists of the Neue Frankfurter Schule on display as well as works by contemporary artists in temporary exhibitions.
  4. Frankfurter Kunstverein4

    Frankfurter Kunstverein

     Frankfurt
    The Frankfurter Kunstverein (Frankfurt Art Association) is an art museum in Frankfurt that is founded in 1829 by a group of influential citizens of the city. It aims to support the arts in the city. The museum is housed in the Steinernes Haus, a gothic building from 1464. Although the museum has no
  5. Museum Giersch5

    Museum Giersch

     Frankfurt
    The Museum Giersch is an art gallery in Frankfurt that hosts a changing series of exhibitions that display the art and cultural history of the Rhine-Main area. The museum is housed in a neoclassical villa built in 1910 and aims to promote the regions's cultural identity. The Museum Giersch hosts exh
  6. Museum Angewandte Kunst6

    Museum Angewandte Kunst

     Frankfurt
    The Museum of applied art Frankfurt (Museum Angewandte Kuns Frankfurt) is a museum of artisanal art and design in Frankfurt with a special emphasis on design, fashion and the performative element. The collection comprises 65,000 pieces over a period of 5 centuries, with the main focus being European
  7. Museum of World Cultures7

    Museum of World Cultures

     Frankfurt
    The Museum of World Cultures (Weltkulturen Museum) is an ethnological museum in Frankfurt. The museum is housed in three adjacent buildings on the Schaumainkai: 29 (the main building), 35 (the original villa), and 37 ("Gallery 37"). The Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt holds an displays a colle