The Historical Museum (German: Historisches Museum) in
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...
, 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 1970s extension is currently being replaced by a modern new exhibition building and a small administration building which are expected to be completed by 2015.
Collection
The museum's collection is displayed in several permanent chronological exhibitions: Mediaeval Frankfurt, the Late Middle Ages, the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, the nineteenth-century city, and its history as a metropolis from 1866 to 2001. Special exhibitions are also on display.
Important artworks
File:HMF Altar Hl Anna DSC 1505 6321.jpg, '' St. Anne altarpiece'' from the Carmelite church in Frankfurt, c.1500 by the Master of Frankfurt
File:HMF Duerer Gruenewald Harrich Heller-Altar DSC 6312.jpg, The ''Heller Altarpice (1508) from the Dominican cloister in Frankfurt by Albrecht Dürer
File:Frankfurt Am Main-Alfred Rethel-Die Versoehnung Ottos des Grossen mit seinem Bruder Heinrich-1840.jpg, ''The Reconciliation of Emperor Otto I
Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great (german: Otto der Große, it, Ottone il Grande), was East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the oldest son of He ...
with his brother Heinrich in 941 in Frankfurt am Main'' (1840) by Alfred Rethel
Alfred Rethel (May 15, 1816December 1, 1859) was a German history painting, history painter.
Early life and education
Rethel was born in Aachen in 1816. He showed an interest in art in his early life, and at the age of thirteen he executed a draw ...
File:HMF Treuner Roemerberg Nikolaikirche DSC 6279.jpg, A highlight of the museum is the Treuner Brothers' model of the old town (Altstadt), showing how it looked before World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
bombing.
See also
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Museumsufer
Museumsufer (Museum Embankment) is the name of a landscape of museums in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, lined up on both banks of the river Main or in close vicinity. The centre is the historic art museum Städel. The other museums were added, partly ...
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List of museums in Germany
References
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Museums in Frankfurt
Museums established in 1878
City museums in Germany
Frankfurt-Altstadt
1878 establishments in Germany