The underground extension
Subterranean galleries with a roof pierced by round openings for daylight, and a lawn above.
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Two hours for a reasonable pass through the main sections, four to see the collection properly. It is large but clearly laid out, so you will not get lost.
Middling. It is a traditional museum built on looking and reading. Older children with an interest in art get something from it; younger ones tire quickly. The underground extension does appeal to them architecturally.
Not on an ordinary day, but it saves queueing at weekends and during major temporary exhibitions, which draw long lines.
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The Städel is Frankfurt's most important art museum and among the most important in Germany. A banker and merchant called Johann Friedrich Städel founded it in 1815, leaving his collection and his fortune to the city, which makes it one of the oldest public museums in the country. The collection spans seven centuries of European art: medieval religious painting, the Renaissance, the French Impressionists, and modern and contemporary work. Rembrandt, Vermeer, Monet and Picasso are among the names on show. The building itself is interesting. A modern extension was built underground in 2012, its roof pierced with round openings that let daylight into the galleries, and covered above by a green lawn you can walk on. The museum is large and clearly organised. Two hours minimum, four if art genuinely interests you.
Subterranean galleries with a roof pierced by round openings for daylight, and a lawn above.
Renaissance painting and later, including works by Rembrandt and Vermeer.
Monet, Renoir and others — among the strongest and most visited sections.
Modern work in the lower halls, with displays rotating regularly.
Schaumainkai 63, 60596 Frankfurt am Main