One of the leading independent centers for photography in Europe: changing exhibitions of historical and contemporary photography in the Old Town.
September 19, 2026 – January 17, 2027
Extensive show by the American dancer, choreographer and photographer, featuring Polaroids, photographs, collages, videos and installations that move between dance and queer culture.
The Fotografie Forum Frankfurt (FFF) was founded in 1984 as an independent center for photography and is now one of the leading independent institutions of its kind in Europe. It is still run by a non-profit supporting association. The first exhibition was a retrospective of the Frankfurt photographer Barbara Klemm; since 1992 the artistic director Celina Lunsford has shaped the program.
There is no permanent exhibition. Since its founding the FFF has shown more than 300 exhibitions, featuring contemporary as well as historically significant positions – including many icons of photographic history, but also names still waiting to be discovered. Many of these artists were seen here for the first time in Germany.
The FFF Akademie invites visitors to exchange views on photography with workshops, talks and special events. The institution is also one of the founders of the RAY Photography Triennial in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region.
In its early years the Forum was housed in the Leinwandhaus. Since 2014 it has been located on Braubachstraße, the art and culture mile of Frankfurt’s Old Town. The rooms for exhibitions, events and education, as well as the administration, are on two floors of a listed office building from 1927, whose color scheme was restored according to the historical findings.
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €5Pupils, students, trainees, unemployed people and people with a degree of disability of 50 or more (each with proof) |
| Children & teens | €5free up to age 6 · Pupils pay the reduced price. |
| Seniors | –No senior discount listed. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €5From a degree of disability of 50 with a valid ID. |
| Students & apprentices | €5 |
| Groups | –Private group tours: base price €60 plus admission per person; further fees outside opening hours. Enquiries to contact@fffrankfurt.org. |
| Lecture | €5Reduced €3; FFF members and students free |
Free admission also with the Kultur- und Freizeitticket (KUFTI), MuseumsuferTicket and MuseumsuferCard, and for members of the FFF, Photo Elysée Lausanne and Foam Amsterdam, and of ICOM and the Museumsbund. For workshop prices see the respective registration.
Partially accessible: from the pavement into the entrance area there is one step without a handrail. A lift goes to the 1st floor (exhibition) and the 2nd floor (event room). The nearest accessible toilet is on the ground floor of the building in the Café Frankfurter Salon. “Einfach reinkommen” tours, designed jointly by people with and without disabilities, on selected dates.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
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Tours for children’s groups on a date of your choice on request; children up to 6 years have free admission.
Dom/Römer
U-Bahn U4, U5 to Dom/Römer; tram 11, 12 to Römer/Paulskirche; S-Bahn S1–S8 to Hauptwache.
No on-site parking at the museum.
Parkhaus Dom/Römer, Domstraße 1, with a designated disabled parking space.
By car via the A5 (Westkreuz Frankfurt, B648) or the A3/A661 (exit Offenbach-Kaiserlei), then follow the Dom/Römer signs. Exhibition on the 1st floor.
Get directionsThe Café Frankfurter Salon is on the ground floor of the building.
Events and rentals on request.
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public tour on Wednesdays at 5 pm without registration. Private group tours as well as tours and workshops for school classes and students on request by email. |
