Museum · Frankfurt · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Städel Museum in Frankfurt

Städel Museum is a museum in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 27 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 760 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet, a bike pump and a water point.

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Audio tour · Städel Museum

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You're standing at the Städel, one of the most important art museums in Germany, on the Museumsufer along the River Main in Frankfurt. Its official name is quite a mouthful: Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie.

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Opening hours and admission

Opening hours: Tu,We,Fr-Su 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-21:00; Mo off
Admission: Paid
Wheelchair: Accessible

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Städel Museum in Frankfurt: an important art museum

The Städel Museum is one of the most important art museums in the country. Inside, you can see European paintings from 7 centuries. The collection includes works by well-known painters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Botticelli and Monet, as well as sculptures, photographs and a large collection of drawings and prints. The Städel Museum stands on the Schaumainkai in Frankfurt am Main, on the Museumsufer along the Main.

What you can see in the Städel Museum

Inside the museum you will find European painting spanning 7 centuries, from the early fourteenth century to the present day. Works on display include De geograaf van Vermeer, De blindmaking van Simson van Rembrandt and a portrait of a young woman by Botticelli. De lunch van Monet is also here, alongside the Tischbein painting with Goethe in the Romeinse Campagna. Alongside paintings, there are sculptures and photographs. The museum also has a large collection of drawings and prints, which can be viewed by appointment. Free wifi is available throughout the building. You can listen to the audio tour on your own phone. In addition, you can download more than 22,000 works from the digital collection for free.

The history of the Städel Museum

The museum began with banker Johann Friedrich Städel. He died in 1816 and left his fortune and art collection to an art institute. His family fought this inheritance for years until a settlement was reached. The building you see today dates from 1878. During the Tweede Wereldoorlog it was badly damaged. Architect Johannes Krahn rebuilt the building and finished it in 1966. In 1990, an extension by Gustav Peichl was added. In 2012, a new extension by the Frankfurt firm Schneider + Schumacher opened, which lies underground. That same year, art critics named the Städel Museum "museum van het jaar". The museum also has a dark chapter. In 1937, the nazi's seized 700 prints and 77 paintings here, because they considered them degenerate art.

Opening hours, tickets and accessibility at the Städel Museum

The Städel Museum is open from Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 18:00. On Thursday you can stay a little longer, until 21:00. It is closed on Monday. Städel Museum tickets are needed for entry, as the museum charges an admission fee. The building is wheelchair accessible, and there is a wheelchair-accessible toilet inside. For the latest information on opening times, visit the official website at staedelmuseum.de/de.

Drinking water, benches and toilets at Städel Museum

You'll find a public toilet 203 metres from the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, on Rembrandtstraße. There are 2 public toilets within 500 metres. Benches are plentiful around the museum: the nearest one is 28 metres away, on Schaumainkai, and there are 41 benches within a radius of 500 metres. For drinking water, head to the Mainova Trinkbrunnen, 761 metres away. This tap is always open, wheelchair accessible and suitable for filling a bottle. There are no other water taps within 500 metres. A free bicycle pump is also available, 675 metres away on Kaiserstraße.

Walking and more to see near the Städel Museum

The Outdoor Pitstop app lets you listen to an audio story about the Städel Museum on the spot. The story lasts 2 minutes. You can also take a walk past other sights nearby. The Römer is 974 metres away, and the Paulskirche is a 1,008-metre walk. You can hear an audio story at both places. From there, it is a 1,161-metre walk to the Kaiserdom St. Bartholomäus, where an audio story is also available. The Hauptwache is 1,187 metres away, and the Alte Oper is 1,423 metres away.