Education

Discover famous and unusual exhibits throughout the Museumsquartier!
The tour begins in the "Stauferhafen" and leads down to the "Stauferzeit". There you can see the medieval town and a copy of the imperial crown. The impressive wooden staircase from 1842 leads to the exhibition "Frankfurt Collectors and Donors". Here you will encounter the oldest collections of the city and its citizens. Under the museum square is the huge "snow globe" with eight typical features of Frankfurt. Here you can choose which model of the city the robot presents. In the permanent exhibition "Frankfurt Once?", the city's history is presented in five themed galleries. On the top floor, the 'Frankfurt Now!' exhibition deals with the city's present - with an impressive view of the Römer and the River Main. As an option, the route leads to the 500-year-old Rententurm, where life and trade on the Main come to life.

Frankfurt's city history in the new exhibition building

The tour begins in the foyer with a look at the "snow globe", which shows eight defining features of Frankfurt. Which city model should the robot present today? On the first and second floors of the building, the permanent exhibition "Frankfurt Once?" guides visitors through the many facets of Frankfurt's history. In the themed galleries Bürgerstadt, Geldstadt, Weltstadt, Stadtbilder and 100 x Frankfurt, the museum presents the highlights of its extensive collections. On the top floor, "Frankfurt Now!" presents the city's present. On display are the 70 square meter artistic model of Frankfurt, which was created especially for the museum, the Stadtlabor exhibition on current urban history topics and the artistic remembrance project "Library of Generations".

Exhibits in the Museumsquartier show the diversity of the city.

Immigration has been normal in Frankfurt since the early Middle Ages. The trade fair city at the crossing of the Main has been growing since the 12th century thanks to its convenient location and trade fair trade. People came here or were stranded here - traders, service providers and manufacturers as well as refugees from near and far. Today, Frankfurt is the city of "super diversity" in Germany. No other city unites so many people from different cultures - and together they all shape Frankfurt. The tour leads through the entire MuseumsQuartier: from the "Stauferzeit" to the Collectors' Museum to "Frankfurt Once?" and "Frankfurt Now!".

How the liberal city embraced Nazi ideology.

Until the 1930s, Frankfurt could boast of its liberalism. But when the Nazis came to power, the city quickly aligned itself with Nazi ideology. Municipal offices, companies and research institutions were involved in racial ideology, war and mass murder. The exhibits on this tour are spread throughout the Museumsquartier. The tour deals with the personal fates and memories of contemporary witnesses of National Socialism. Particularly impressive are the objects that bear witness to the destruction of Frankfurt's city center, but also evidence from the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials (1963-68).

The Staufer port and Staufer castle bring medieval Frankfurt to life.

During the reign of the Hohenstaufen emperors (11th-13th centuries), Frankfurt received important impulses for its development into an important city. The tour begins at the "Stauferhafen" and then leads down to the original parts of the buildings from the Staufer period - the remains of the "Saalhof", the seat of the Staufer rulers in Frankfurt. The exhibition brings medieval Frankfurt back to life on over 250 square meters. Archaeological finds and metal objects, fountains and water pipes, seals and a large model show the development of Staufer-era Frankfurt.

Frankfurt has one of the most beautiful half-timbered buildings from the Renaissance!

The HMF has furnished the two upper floors of the front building with furniture, paintings and everyday objects from the 17th and 18th centuries as they might have been inhabited by the wealthy merchant family van Hamel, who had the house built in 1618. These period rooms can only be viewed as part of a guided tour. The meeting point is in the foyer of the Historical Museum in the Saalhof. There you will first go to the "Old Town Drama", where you will learn more about the development of the house in the context of the history of Frankfurt's Old Town. From there, the route leads into the Old Town House with its period rooms. The highlight is the "Belvederchen" with its view of the cathedral and the surrounding rooftops.

Please note: There is a checkroom in the Goldene Waage for jackets/coats and smaller bags only. Larger items of luggage must be deposited in the lockers in the Historical Museum.

Group tours of the Golden Scales cost €220, €240 at weekends and on public holidays. The price includes a day ticket for the Historical Museum and the Young Museum. The maximum group size is currently 20 people.

Please note that the Belvederchen cannot be visited as part of the tour during the winter months.

Tour of the New Old Town between the cathedral, Römer, Schirn and Braubachstraße.

Since 2012, 35 new buildings have been erected here on the cleared area following the demolition of the Technical Town Hall. They are all located on historical ground plans where Frankfurt's old town used to be before the Second World War. 15 of these buildings have been reconstructed as historic old town houses. At the start of the tour in the museum, historical and current models show how complicated and controversial the path to the New Old Town was and what compromises were made. On site, the tour explores what lies behind the façades, what it all cost and what impact this form of reconstruction has had on the cityscape.

Follow in the footsteps of the German emperors through Frankfurt - from their election to their coronation.
The city tour begins in the historic Imperial Palace in the Saalhof, where the imperial insignia can be seen, and leads via the Imperial Cathedral, where the elections and coronations were held, and the old coronation path to the Römerberg. We learn about the rituals and ceremonies that accompanied the coronations and how they were celebrated afterwards. The tour follows in the footsteps of the electors, sheds light on their role in "making emperor" and takes a look at the arch offices they held.

Experience Frankfurt's rise from a small town to a European trade fair city.
How did rural, small-town Frankfurt become a European trading and trade fair city? The city walk brings this development to life. The route leads from the old Frankfurt harbor at the Rententurm to the Leinwandhaus via the Domhügel back to the Römerberg. Trade and money exchange were not the only things that took place between trade fair stands and patrician houses during the trade fair period. In the midst of ancient rituals, people learned news from all over the world and indulged in the spectacle. All social classes from all over Europe came together here.

Experience the turbulent period of the Vormärz and bourgeois revolution in Frankfurt.
Just a few steps away from the Historical Museum, the city tour begins in Frankfurt's Paulskirche, the cradle of our democracy. On the way to the reconstructed Palais Thurn und Taxis, we pass the sites of the 1848 revolution. We learn who took part in the uprising and why, and which Frankfurters were on the barricades. How the National Assembly worked, why it failed and who had to pay for the failure with their lives - this is also the subject of the tour. Little is known about the role of literary Frankfurt and Clothilde Koch-Gontard's salon in the revolution. You will learn more about this on the city tour. By the way, it can be extended on request with a trip to the main cemetery (U5) to the graves of the fallen of 1848.

Information on the funding options for visiting the museum as well as information on transportation from your school to the museum with the museum bus can be obtained from the Frankfurt City Education Authority.

All teachers who come with school classes (even without booking an offer) have free admission.

Special opening hours for school classes
When booking guided tours, city walks and workshops, you can book an appointment before the opening time at 9 am. After this time, school classes can visit the museum's exhibitions independently. Admission is included for the entire day.

The "School in the Museum" team at the Historical Museum and the Young Museum offers training events for teachers to inform them about new educational formats. We offer guided tours for teachers for every special exhibition. The dates can be found in the calendar of events.

The exhibition shows various aspects of mobility and its relationship to Frankfurt in three chapters. The focus is on people and their relationship to the city as well as the development of means and places of transportation up to the present day. After a joint introduction, the pupils work in small groups. They use exhibition objects, media stations and work materials to explore various topics relating to mobility and movement. During the final tour, the groups bring together the knowledge they have acquired and discuss future-oriented mobility.

Grade level: from 8th grade
Number of participants: max. 30 pupils
Duration: approx. 2 hours

A simulation game about the first German-speaking parliament in Frankfurt's Paulskirche.
How has our understanding of participation and majorities changed since the first democratic attempts? In this simulation game, the requirements of the first National Assembly are first discussed using selected exhibits from the permanent exhibition, then all pupils receive their own role card - they are either members of a parliamentary group of the National Assembly of 1848 or politically engaged Frankfurters who are not represented in parliament. In St. Paul's Church, all parliamentary groups can present their concerns before a joint vote is taken.

Grade level: from 9th grade
Number of participants: max. 25 pupils
Duration: approx. 2 hours

From important personalities from the 19th century to a ballot box from the 1920s and a flyer from 2008: this interactive tour brings the history of democracy to life. Democracies only work if the majority of their supporters are actively informed and involved. A large part of this tour is therefore based on how the pupils organize, decide and inform each other.
The tour can be supplemented with a workshop (from grade 9).

Grade level: 8th to 10th grade
Number of participants: max. 25 pupils
Duration: approx. 2 hours / 3.5 hours as a workshop

In the dialogical tour through the basement of the HMF, pupils explore the history of medieval Frankfurt.
During the reign of the Hohenstaufen emperors (11th-13th centuries), Frankfurt received important impulses for its development into an important city. The tour begins at the "Stauferhafen". From there, the path leads down to the original parts of the buildings from the Staufer period - the remains of the "Saalhof", the seat of the Staufer rulers in Frankfurt. The exhibition brings medieval Frankfurt to life on over 250 square meters. Archaeological finds and metal objects, fountains and water pipes, seals and a large model show the development of Staufer-era Frankfurt.

Grade level: from 8th grade
Number of participants: max. 30 pupils
Duration: approx. 2 hours

In a short introduction, the pupils first receive basic information about Frankfurt under National Socialism. In the interactive part, the pupils work in small groups on various topics and biographies from this period, such as resistance, persecution, sport and club life. The small groups then present their results in short presentations. Finally, exhibits from the post-war period are shown, which address the reappraisal of this period.

Grade level: from 8th grade
Number of participants: max. 25 pupils
Duration: approx. 2 hours

Throughout the Museumsquartier, exhibits show the diversity of the city.
Immigration has been normal in Frankfurt since the early Middle Ages. The trade fair city at the crossing of the Main has been growing since the 12th century thanks to its convenient location and trade fair trade. People came here or were stranded here - traders, service providers and manufacturers as well as refugees from near and far. Today, Frankfurt is the city of "super diversity" in Germany. No other city unites so many people from different cultures - and together they all shape Frankfurt. The tour takes you through the entire Museumsquartier: from the "Stauferzeit" to the Collectors' Museum to "Frankfurt Once?" and "Frankfurt Now!".

Grade level: from 9th grade
Number of participants: max. 30 pupils
Duration: approx. 90 min.

The city tour leads from the historic imperial palace in the Saalhof, where the imperial insignia can be seen, via the imperial cathedral as the site of elections and coronations, along the old coronation route to the Römerberg. From the beginnings under Charlemagne to the election rules laid down in the Golden Bull of Emperor Charles IV, the rituals and ceremonies of the coronation and the celebrations after the coronation, the tour follows in the footsteps of the electors and takes a look at the arch offices they held.

Grade level: from 8th grade
Number of participants: max. 30 pupils
Duration: approx. 90 min.

The city walk vividly traces Frankfurt's development from a small rural town to a European trade fair and commercial city from the Middle Ages to modern times. The route leads from the old Frankfurt harbor at the Rententurm to the Leinwandhaus via the Domhügel back to the Römerberg. Between trade fair stands and patrician houses, it was not only trade and money exchange that took place during the trade fair period. In the midst of ancient rituals, people learned news from all over the world and indulged in the spectacle. All social classes from all over Europe came together here.

Grade level: from 8th grade
Number of participants: max. 30 pupils
Duration: approx. 90 min.

The city tour leads between St. Paul's Church and the reconstructed Palais Thurn und Taxis to the sites of the 1848 revolution. The tour shows the role of groups and individuals, in particular the participation of Frankfurters, the work of the National Assembly and the reasons for its failure. It also includes the sites of barricades and shootings, as well as literary Frankfurt and Clothilde Koch-Gontard's salon. The city tour can be extended with a trip to the main cemetery (U5) to the graves of the fallen of 1848.

Grade level: from 8th grade
Number of participants: max. 30 pupils
Duration: approx. 90 min.

After the guided tour, in which the pupils independently research personalities and objects in the permanent exhibition, they examine the forms of political expression. What options do young people know and use? What issues do they take to the streets for? And how do you actually organize a demonstration? These questions are explored actively and realistically in the workshop.

Grade level: 9th to 10th grade
Number of participants: max. 25 pupils
Duration: 3.5 hours
Price: 150 € flat rate for groups of up to 15 pupils; from 16 pupils 10.00 € per person (incl. admission). Two accompanying persons have free admission, additional accompanying persons pay the reduced admission fee.

Four biographies show different perspectives on the lives of young people during the Nazi era. Using original reports, exhibition objects and videos, the pupils approach these different lives independently. The life stories tell of the fate of a Jewish girl, of growing up in a family loyal to the Nazis, of life as a Black person and of the reasons why a young man joined the resistance against the Nazi regime. The pupils then present their findings in plenary. A link is also made to the present day and the question of how and why we deal with the topic of National Socialism today is addressed.

Number of participants: max. 30 pupils
Grade level: from 9th grade, duration: 3 hours // from upper school, duration: 4 hours
Workshop 3 hours: 150 € flat rate for groups up to 20 pupils; from 21 pupils 7.50 € per person (incl. admission). Two accompanying persons have free admission, additional accompanying persons pay the reduced admission fee.
Workshop 4 hours: 150 € flat rate for groups up to 15 pupils; from 16 pupils 10.00 € per person (incl. admission). Two accompanying persons have free admission, other accompanying persons pay the reduced admission fee.

Free project for learning groups on the topic of migration
Frankfurt am Main has been characterized by immigration for centuries. In a city like Frankfurt, where transport routes intersect on land, water and now also in the air, and which has been an important trading center since the 12th century, many different things come together: People, objects and ideas. Opening up to this diversity was and is the prerequisite for the city of Frankfurt to thrive. All information about the project can be found here.

The following offers can be booked within the project:

• Our history(ies) of democracy
  From important personalities from the 19th century to a ballot box from the 1920s and a flyer from 2008: this interactive tour brings the history of democracy to life. Democracies only work if the majority of their supporters are actively informed and involved. A large part of this tour is therefore based on how the pupils organize themselves, make decisions and inform each other.
  Number of participants: max. 25 pupils
  Duration: 2 hours
  
• Frankfurt on the move - A city with a history of migration
  Exhibits throughout the Museumsquartier show the diversity of the city.
  Immigration has been normal in Frankfurt since the early Middle Ages. The trade fair city at the crossing of the River Main has been growing since the 12th century thanks to its convenient location and trade fair trade. People came here or were stranded here - traders, service providers and manufacturers as well as refugees from near and far. Today, Frankfurt is the city of "super diversity" in Germany. No other city unites so many people from different cultures - and together they all shape Frankfurt. The tour leads through the entire Museumsquartier: from the "Stauferzeit" to the Collector's Museum to "Frankfurt Once?" and "Frankfurt Now!".
  Number of participants: max. 30 pupils
  Duration: 90 minutes
  
• On the move! Frankfurt and mobility
  The exhibition shows different aspects of mobility and their relation to Frankfurt in three chapters. The focus is on people and their relationship to the city as well as the development of means and places of transportation up to the present day. After a joint introduction, the pupils work in small groups. They use exhibition objects, media stations and work materials to explore various topics relating to mobility and movement. During the final tour, the groups bring together the knowledge they have acquired and discuss future-oriented mobility.
  Number of participants: max. 30 pupils
  Duration: approx. 2 hours