MISHPOCHA

2026-04-17 – 2026-09-27

The Art of Collaboration

Follow the Function?

2025-12-18 – 2026-11-29

Kabinettpräsentation

Ostend - A Glimpse into a Jewish Neighborhood

2026-04-26 – 2026-11-29

Ausstellung im Hochbunker an der Friedberger Anlage

The old Jewish cemetery in Rat-Beil-Straße

2026-08-06 @ 15:00

The Jewish cemetery on Rat-Beil-Straße is one of the most beautiful in the Rhine-Main region. It was opened in 1928 at the southern end of Frankfurt's main cemetery. Today there are more than 30,000 graves here. The guided tour takes you to the graves of well-known and lesser-known personalities, including the Rothschild family, Daniel Oppenheim and the financier Charles Hallgarten. Dates: Thu, May 07 Thu, June 04 Thu, July 02 Thu, August 06 at 3.00 pm Meeting point: Old Jewish...

We are now: Jewish Frankfurt from the Enlightenment to the Present

2026-08-07 @ 16:00

Frankfurt's Jewish history from 1800 to the present day is diverse and dynamic. It opens windows onto the achievements of emancipation and the dawn of modernity. At the same time, it shows how closely the Enlightenment and modernization are linked to hostility towards Jews, right up to the Shoah. Get to know the Jewish Museum and its permanent exhibition on three floors of the Rothschild Palace during the highlight tour. Participation in public guided tours with fixed dates is included in the...

On the trail of Jewish artists and patrons

2026-08-09 @ 14:00

Frankfurt's baroque city fortifications were razed at the beginning of the 19th century. In its place, an English landscape park was created, the Anlagenring around the city center. Today, this green area is also a sculpture park. A city walk from the Jewish Museum to the Alte Oper opera house takes in the works of Jewish artists such as Benno Elkan, Yael Bartana and Sol LeWitt in this part of the Anlagenring and the fairytale fountain donated by the chemical manufacturer Leo Gans...

Masel and Broche - everyday life in the Judengasse

2026-08-09 @ 14:00

When the city of Frankfurt plans to erect a new building for the municipal utilities in 1987, the foundations of houses in the former Judengasse come to light. After public controversy, part of the archaeological finds were used to set up the Judengasse Museum. This now takes up the controversies in the entrance area and goes into the history of the place, namely the old Jewish cemetery, the Börneplatz synagogue destroyed in 1938 and the memorial for the deported and deported...

Dealing with anti-Semitism

2026-08-13 @ 17:00

In light of current events, the Jewish Museum has added a guided tour on Jewish counter-strategies and reactions to Jew-hatred to its tour program. Although the European Enlightenment ended the power of the Church, it did not end Christian anti-Judaism. This was perpetuated in new anti-Jewish ideas, which towards the end of the 19th century described themselves as anti-Semitism and are currently very popular - both in the form of Israel-related hostility towards Jews and...

Ostend - view of a Jewish quarter

2026-08-16 @ 11:30

Since the spring, the panel exhibition "Ostend - a look into a Jewish quarter" in the high bunker on Friedberger Anlage has once again been open to visitors. The exhibition illustrates the unique history of the Ostend and how it was shaped by its Jewish population. It recalls the systematic destruction of Jewish life in the district during National Socialism and the fragile new beginning after 1945. At the beginning of the 19th century, a new Frankfurt neighborhood emerged with the Ostend...

"Ketchup for the queen"

2026-08-16 @ 14:00

A story by Rutu Modan At dinner, Nina is once again scolded for her table manners. "What are you doing when the Queen of England invites you to dinner?" asks her father - and then it actually happens: a messenger from the Queen appears and invites Nina to dinner at Buckingham Palace. Shortly afterwards, she sits at the festive banquet, right next to the Queen, and orders spaghetti with ketchup. Reading Sunday takes place in Studio Aleph at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt...

Light building and city palace - the architecture of the Jewish Museum

2026-08-16 @ 14:00

The Jewish Museum combines old and new, a historic town house from the 19th century with a modern building, in the middle of which light falls. In 2022, it was awarded the most important architecture prize, the "Great Nike" of the Association of German Architects (BDA). How does the perception of the exterior differ from that of the interior? And what gestures and materials characterize the architecture inside? Participation is...

Do you know the House of Life?

2026-08-16 @ 14:00

More than 2,000 gravestones can still be found in the Jewish cemetery on Battonnstraße: one of the most important Jewish cemeteries in Europe and one of the oldest monuments to Frankfurt's cultural history. Why it is still visited by Jews from all over the world is just as much a topic of the tour as the burial customs and the enigmatic pictures on the gravestones. The meeting point is the entrance to the Judengasse Museum. Participation is included in the museum admission...

SOLD OUT - FREE LIVESTREAM! Thinking Without Railings: Conflict

2026-08-17 @ 20:00

We live in a rapidly changing world that needs to be understood. Since its reopening, the Jewish Museum Frankfurt has used Hannah Arendt's phrase "Thinking without railings" to invite visitors to a series of talks that reflect on these changes and think about their significance in our lives together. A feature of the series is the specially created seating sculpture by Tobias Rehberger in which the talks take place. On this evening, Prof. Michel Friedman will be...

Rhymes under the Sky

2026-08-20 @ 18:00

"Rhymes under the Sky" is the second concert in the three-part open-air series organized by the IMA Clique as part of "MISHPOCHA. The Art of Collaboration". It is dedicated to the art of freestyle. The forecourt of the Jewish Museum will become a stage for spontaneous beats, improvised texts and direct exchange. For this evening, a changing collective of freestyle artists will come together to create a musical space in the moment without a fixed script or predetermined dramaturgy.

In memory of the mass deportation from Frankfurt

2026-08-21 @ 18:00

From 1941 to 1945, the Secret State Police used the basement of the Grossmarkthalle to deport almost 10,000 people in ten transports to the ghettos and concentration and extermination camps in the East. A ramp leading to the cellar under the European Central Bank and quotes from contemporary witnesses embedded in the floor and walls of the memorial site commemorate these events. The tour begins in the non-public area of the ECB and continues...

Family Tour at the Jewish Museum

2026-08-22 @ 11:00

Discover, marvel and experience history together. Our hands-on guided tour for families through the permanent exhibition at Museum Judengasse is guaranteed not to be boring! The tours are specially designed for families with children and combine fun, games and stories. Participation is free of charge. Please register in advance via our online ticket store.

Family tour of the Judengasse Museum

2026-08-22 @ 14:00

Discover, marvel and experience history together. Our hands-on tour for families through the permanent exhibition at Museum Judengasse is guaranteed not to be boring! One of the centers of Jewish life in Europe developed behind the walls of the Judengasse. Valuable objects provide new and exciting insights into literature, music and a rich world of images. In particular, the tour reveals how surprisingly close relations between Jews and Christians in the Judengasse were...

Tsirk Dobranotch: A klezmer circus workshop

2026-08-23 @ 12:00

Hands up—let’s juggle! In this fun-filled workshop, circus arts and klezmer music come together. Children learn simple tricks, try their hand at juggling, move to the music, and dance with the performers. Even without any prior experience, they’ll playfully discover rhythm, coordination, and imagination. A colorful experience full of music, movement, and fun for the whole family! Workshop times are 11:00–11:45 a.m. (fully booked), 12:00–12:45 p.m., and 1:00–1:45 p.m. The workshop…

Jewish self-positioning in art

2026-08-23 @ 14:00

Whether historical monumental portrait, sculpture or media installation: the permanent exhibition in the Rothschild Palace includes various artistic positions on different themes. Starting with the sculpture "Untitled" on the forecourt, the tour explores the thought-provoking nature of art and makes the diversity of Jewish art tangible. This themed tour takes place every fourth Sunday of the month at 2.00 pm. Participation is included in museum admission. Please register in advance...

Jamming (and Dancing) to the Moonlight

2026-08-28 @ 18:00

"Jamming (and Dancing) to the Moonlight" is the last concert in the open-air series on the forecourt of the Jewish Museum. Together with Pat FM, a jam session is created in which a DJ sets the musical framework while several instrumentalists improvise live on oriental instruments. The result is a multi-layered sound of electronic beats and acoustic sounds, dialogic and completely in the moment. An evening that demonstrates how spontaneous music can be...

Museumsuferfest

2026-08-29 @ 11:00

Summer, fun, and a family atmosphere await you at this year’s Museumsuferfest—under the motto: Join the Mischpoche! Free guided tours and creative linocut workshops await you on Saturday and Sunday at the Jewish Museum, the Museum Judengasse, and the Goldener Apfel. The museum forecourt at Bertha-Pappenheim-Platz 1 will come alive with jam sessions, jumping and musical games, crafts, and drawing—everything that goes hand in hand with summer, fun, and free time. For snacks, drinks, and a summer vibe…

Textures of Togetherness: Weaving a Collaborative Home

2026-08-29 @ 11:00

A hands-on workshop for the whole family! Young and old are invited to work together on a colorful tapestry. Each family, each child and each adult contributes their own knot. We playfully discover the importance of community and cohesion - inspired by Jewish traditions. The workshop takes place at the Museumsuferfest and gets us in the mood for the upcoming Sukkot festival. The finished carpet will later decorate our sukkah. Jessica Ostrowicz is coming...

Goldener Apfel - a forgotten vaulted cellar in Börnestraße

2026-08-29 @ 15:00

In 1809, Joseph Moses Rindskopf acquired a plot of land at the northern end of Judengasse. This had previously been devastated by French revolutionary troops during the war against the Free Imperial City of Frankfurt. Rindskopf built a prestigious stone house on the rubble of five burnt-down houses. One of the destroyed houses was called the Goldener Apfel. Its stones were used to build the vaulted cellar, in which today a keystone with the inscription "IMR 1809" commemorates the...