Museumsufer

The exhibition hall Portikus was opened on an island at the Alte Brücke in 2006.

[1] The idea for a group of different museums in Frankfurt was proposed in 1977 by Hilmar Hoffmann, who was then as Kulturdezernent responsible for culture in the city.

Between 1980 and 1990, existing museums were expanded and many new ones built, often including historic villas.

[3] Architects included internationally known Richard Meier, Oswald Mathias Ungers, Josef Paul Kleihues, Günter Behnisch and Hans Hollein.

[6][7] Two festivals focus on the Museumsufer, the "Nacht der Museen" (Night of the Museums) when several museums open at night,[8] and the Museumsuferfest [de] (Museumsufer Festival) in August.