From April 1st, the municipal museums in Frankfurt will limit their opening hours.
The Institute for City History is also affected.
All houses cut by up to nine hours, which corresponds to an additional day of closure.
Each museum has decided when to close, depending on the flow of visitors and staff.
For example, the Historical Museum or the Jewish Museum cut off the off-peak times and open less late, others, such as the Archaeological Museum or Caricatura, close another day, in this case Tuesday.
The annual savings should amount to 750,000 euros, but visits by school classes should continue to be possible during the closing times.
Close one day longer or cut off-peak times
Eva Maria Magel
Senior cultural editor of the Rhein-Main-Zeitung.
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The non-municipal museums, such as the Städel or the Film Museum, are not affected; the Museum for Communication is currently even extending its opening hours.
It was "a very painful step, but I feel compelled to take it," said Ina Hartwig (SPD), head of the culture and science department.
This is a temporary measure that can be reversed at any time.
But since the city has to save and culture has to make its contribution, the measure is necessary.
For culture, this is “particularly frustrating because the directors, like all other cultural workers, managed well during the pandemic and responded to the crisis with creative concepts.” Now it is important to protect the cultural infrastructure.
"The measure is a contribution from culture to save costs and help to consolidate the budget."
Overview of the new opening times from April 2022
Archaeological Museum:
Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 6pm, Wednesday to 8pm
(Daycare groups and school classes can also come to the Archaeological Museum on Tuesdays for guided tours or workshops after registering and being accompanied by teaching staff.)
Caricatura
Museum: Wednesday to Sunday 11am - 6pm
German Architecture Museum in the DAM OSTEND
: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 12 noon to 6 p.m., Wednesday 12 noon to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m
Historical Museum
and Young Museum: Tuesday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m
(School classes - with registration and accompanied by teaching staff - can come to the Historical Museum and the Young Museum from Tuesday to Friday from 9 a.m.)
Porcelain Museum
: Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m
Institute for City History
, reading room: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m
Institute for City History
, exhibitions: Monday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m
Jewish Museum
: Tuesday to Sunday 10am - 5pm
Museum Judengasse
: Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m
(School classes - with registration and accompanied by teaching staff - can come to the Jewish Museum and the Museum Judengasse from Tuesday to Friday from 9 a.m.)
Museum of Applied Arts
: Tuesday to Friday 12 noon to 6 p.m., Wednesday to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m
Icon Museum
: Wednesday 12pm - 8pm, Friday to Sunday 10am - 5pm
MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst 1--3:
Tuesday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday to 7 p.m
Weltkulturen Museum
: Wednesday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday to 8 p.m.