We went to Frankfurt because there were cheap flights not really knowing what to expect. First day was the 100 minute river trip where the history of the city was introduced. I was interested to find out more, so we visited the museum.
We took the audio guide, but quickly ditched this as it was difficult to follow and the museum was well signposted and generally comprehensive information was provided in German and English.
The history of Frankfurt was laid out over three floors working up the building, the main omission being very little information about the Roman era, maybe in another museum, or maybe to be added as there were Roman walls nearby that were on display but fenced off.
The museum looks at how the city recovered from the destruction in WW2 and became an important Eurozone financial centre, looking at the pros and cons. Not sure if it is a permanent display but on the top floor there was an area dealing with the treatment of the Jews, their loss of rights and eventually emigration before the war or to the concentration camps. Also discussed was the acquisition by the Nazis of Jewish property, including art. The only issue was that some of the exhibits were only marked up in German.
Following that we found the exhibits in the old part of the museum, which consisted of art collections from a number of Frankfurters that had been donated to the museum. These were fascinating, each different in what was collected and its scale.
We were kept amused for 5 hours or so, including a trip to the cafe, we just had an excellent cup of coffee, but the cakes looked marvellous, but it was too soon after a big breakfast.
