Feuerwehrmuseum Frankfurt am Main
Volunteer-run fire brigade museum at the Alter Flugplatz Bonames with historic fire engines, pumps and equipment.
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About the museum
After the city of Frankfurt took over the grounds of the former US military airfield in Bonames in 1992, a museum association was founded with the aim of collecting, restoring and exhibiting historic firefighting technology there. The association rented part of a former airfield building and fitted it out through its own labour; a topping-out ceremony was held in 1994.
On 26 August 2001 the fire brigade museum opened to visitors for the first time. In 2004 an exhibition room on fire brigade communication and signalling equipment was added. The museum is still run by the volunteer Feuerwehr-Museumsverein Rhein/Main.
The collection includes vehicles, hand and portable power pumps, trailers, models, helmets, uniforms, badges, breathing apparatus, fire extinguishers as well as certificates and specialist literature, thus tracing the development of the fire service. The museum's vehicles can also be seen at festivals and events in Hesse.
Highlights
- Historic fire engines and fire trains
- Hand, steam and portable power pumps
- Uniforms, helmets and equipment from several centuries
- Room on fire brigade communication and signalling equipment
- Location at the Alter Flugplatz Bonames in the Nidda valley
Permanent exhibition
- Geschichte der Feuerwehr – Vehicles, pumps, uniforms and equipment show how firefighting and the fire service have developed over the centuries.
- Founded
- 2001
- Operated by
- Feuerwehr-Museumsverein Rhein/Main e.V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €5People with a degree of disability (GdB) of 50 or more and accompanying persons with the B marker |
| Children & teens | €4free up to age 2 · Child price for ages 3 to 14; adult price from age 15. |
| Seniors | –No senior discount listed. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €5From GdB 50; accompanying person with the B marker also €5. |
| Students & apprentices | –No student discount listed. |
| Groups | €6 per personSame prices as individual visitors; maximum 20 people per group, larger groups only on request. |
| Families | €182 adults and 2 children. |
| Guided tour (flat rate, with prior booking) | €30Payable in advance, non-refundable |
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 2 |
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| Family ticket | €18 · 2 adults and 2 children. |
Family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children; children under 3 free.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Nordpark · 5-min walk
S-Bahn to Frankfurter Berg, then bus 27 to Nordpark and about a 5-minute walk through the Nidda valley; alternatively U-Bahn to Kalbach and about a 10-minute walk along the railway over the Kalbach to the Alter Flugplatz.
By car via the A5/A661 to exit Frankfurt-Nieder-Eschbach, then via Am Martinszehnten, Kalbacher Hauptstraße, Oberer Kalbacher Weg, Fleckenbühlstraße and Unterer Kalbacher Weg into the Burghof at the Alter Flugplatz.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Tours with a knowledgeable museum guide by prior booking by email (fuehrung@feuerwehrmuseum-frankfurt.de) for a flat fee; changes possible up to 7 days before the date. |
