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2025-10-09 – 2026-09-06

Design Icons in Media History

2026-07-01 – 2026-12-31

20+1: Twenty and (One’s) Perspective on Artificial Intelligence

Samizdat: Words of Freedom

Family Ties

Children's workshop: Open vacation workshop

2026-08-06 @ 13:30

During the Hessian vacation periods, there are special opening times in the afternoon in the children's workshop and three slots each for children aged 4 and over and families. During the summer vacations we offer the following dates: 30.06., 01.07., 02.07., 07.07., 08.07., 09.07., 14.07., 15.07., 16.07., 21.07., 22.07., 23.07., 28.07., 29.07., 30.07., 04.08., 05.08. and 06.08. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: 13:30-14:30, 14:30-15:30, 15:30-16:30 Tickets are available until 15 minutes before the start of the respective...

Film Premiere: Finding Connection

2026-08-10 @ 20:30

Frankfurt Premiere in the presence of director Florian Karner, followed by a post-screening discussion. In the digital world we live in, genuine closeness is becoming a rarity. *Finding Connection* tells the story of people searching for trusting relationships and emotional connection. Paradoxically, they find solace in the algorithms of AI systems. The intimate conversations between humans and machines raise a multitude of fundamental questions that extend far beyond the end credits…

Afterwork workshop

2026-08-12 @ 17:30

You like and save DIYs all the time, but you don't have the time or materials to do it yourself? Let's change that! Every third Wednesday of the month, you can spend creative after-work hours with us in a relaxed atmosphere. Try out different printing techniques, try binding books or design small gifts for your loved ones! We prepare new topics for each session. You can find the exact program one week in advance on Instagram and our website. No matter whether...

CLUB MEETINGS 2026 — PLACES TO SEE

2026-08-19 @ 15:00

The Club Consultation Hour is an open and free event offered by the PLACES TO SEE network. Whether you’re a community leader or simply someone interested in a nonprofit organization, you’re welcome to attend without registering. The ORGANIZATION CONSULTATION HOUR is designed to give you the opportunity to get to know the respective cultural institution better. What programs does the cultural institution offer as part of PLACES TO SEE? Which workshops and guided tours are suitable for my organization or nonprofit initiative?…

Days of Exile: A Guided Tour Through "Samizdat"

2026-08-22 @ 16:00

Samizdat and exile literature were closely linked forms of cultural resistance against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Gabriela Romanová, head of the Department of Literary Samizdat Bibliography at the Czech Academy of Sciences, leads a guided tour through the exhibition “Samizdat: Words of Freedom in Czechoslovakia 1939–1989,” which explores the suppression of free expression under a dictatorship. Guest:…

Open children's workshop

2026-08-23 @ 10:15

The open children’s workshop is supervised by members of the educational teams, who provide an introduction and offer assistance as needed. The open-concept children’s workshop is designed to encourage self-exploration and experimentation—fostering curiosity and strengthening self-learning skills based on each child’s interests. When: Every Sunday at 10:15 a.m. | 11:15 a.m. | 12:15 p.m. Age: For children ages 4 and up

Public guided tour: NEWS

2026-08-23 @ 16:00

On these dates, a person will guide you through the exhibition and provide exciting information on individual exhibits as well as a look behind the scenes. Every Sunday at 4 pm, from 14 years (recommended)

Museumsuferfest

2026-08-28 @ 15:00

The Museumsuferfest will take place in Frankfurt from August 28 to 30, 2026. Once again this year, the Museum of Communication will offer a wide range of fun and games. Creative minds can design their own bags in front of the museum or do crafts in the creative workshop. On Saturday afternoon, the Wackerschnuppen will put on an impromptu improvisational theater performance, while a mobile phone booth will entertain guests on the plaza in front of the museum. For children ages 4 and up, there will once again be the…

Social Reading Party

2026-09-02 @ 18:00

Reading at the museum? Together with the Frankfurt Book Fair and bookie, we’re hosting a very special social reading party. What can you expect? Instead of scrolling, you’ll pick up a book—right in the middle of the Museum of Communication in Frankfurt. There will also be a short guided tour of the exhibition “Samizdat: Words of Freedom in Czechoslovakia 1939–1989” and a discussion, so you can get in the mood for the Guest of Honor, the Czech Republic, and meet a few people with whom you can…

First Day of Issue for Philately

2026-09-03 @ 10:30

New Stamps and Special Postmarks: The Museum of Communication in Frankfurt is turning into a special post office: From 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., all stamp collectors are invited to an exclusive special sale in the museum’s atrium. Visitors will have the opportunity to have their stamps canceled with the “Stamp of the Month,” the “Date Stamp,” and the museum’s special postmark. Since January 2024, the “First Day of Issue” event series has been held monthly, alternating between…

Guided Tour: Heusenstamm Collection Storage Facility

2026-09-04 @ 14:00

A look behind the scenes. Guided Tour of the Collection Storage Facility in Heusenstamm Not everything the museum holds in its archives and storage facilities is on display. During this tour of the storage facility, you’ll get to see treasures that are usually hidden from view and learn more about the workings of a museum. Date: Every first Friday of the month at 2:00 p.m. Location: Philipp-Reis-Straße 4–8, 63150 Heusenstamm Duration: approx. 90 minutes Cost: €14 for adults, €8 for children ages 6 and up, €10 reduced rate with valid ID.