Städel Museum
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The Städel Museum in Frankfurt offers a comprehensive collection spanning 700 years of European art, from the early 14th century to the present day.
Planning your visit
Johann Friedrich Städel, a Frankfurt banker, left his collection and fortune in 1815 to found a museum and art school open to all — one of the first genuinely civic art institutions in Germany, and it opened the following year.
The collection covers 700 years of European art across three levels: old masters including Botticelli, Rembrandt, Vermeer and Cranach; nineteenth-century work with Monet, Renoir and Degas; and modern and contemporary art with Picasso, Bacon and Richter.
Tischbein's Goethe in the Roman Campagna is the most famous German painting here, and among the most reproduced images in the country.
The 2012 extension by Schneider+Schumacher put the contemporary galleries underground beneath the garden, lit through circular skylights in the lawn — an elegant solution that left the garden intact.
It sits on the Museumsufer, the museum embankment. Allow two hours. Bookable options include skip-the-line tickets with city tours. Current availability is shown below.
Before you book
Where is Städel Museum?
Städel Museum is in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The map on this page marks its exact location.
How long should I allow for Städel Museum?
Allow two hours. That is the time the collection itself takes at an unhurried pace, before any queue.
What are the opening hours of Städel Museum?
Mon closed. Hours change on public holidays, so check the official site before travelling.
Do I need to book Städel Museum in advance?
Skip-the-line entry is worth booking ahead here: the saving is the queue, which is exactly what sells out.
