Museum devoted to Struwwelpeter and its author Heinrich Hoffmann in the Neue Altstadt – with theater room, play trail and picture-book special shows.
September 17, 2026 – January 17, 2027
Marking the Czech Republic as guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the show presents experimental children’s books and prototypes – from pop-up worlds and paper architecture to books for drawing in and solving puzzles.
Special exhibition
Collages in which Heiner Meermeyer places Hoffmann’s characters in new pictorial worlds, complemented by Hoffmann’s own glued-paper pictures and a station for creating your own; on view until further notice.
The museum was founded in 1977 as the Heinrich-Hoffmann- und Struwwelpeter-Museum and for decades was housed in a villa on Schubertstraße in the Westend district. The core of the collection is the estate of the Frankfurt physician Heinrich Hoffmann (1809–1894), who in 1844 drew and wrote the Struwwelpeter picture book for his son.
In September 2019 the museum moved into Frankfurt’s rebuilt Neue Altstadt (new old town): since then it has occupied two reconstructed houses in the lane Hinter dem Lämmchen, including the Haus zum Esslinger, not far from the cathedral and the Römer. The redesigned exhibition received the German Design Award in 2022.
The permanent exhibition presents Hoffmann as a reformer of psychiatry, a politically engaged citizen, a poet and a family man, and traces the worldwide impact of his picture book through rare editions, translations, parodies and art objects. For children there are story islands, a play trail and a theater room with costumes. Changing special exhibitions focus on cultural history and picture-book art.
The museum is run by a non-profit subsidiary of the frankfurter werkgemeinschaft, an association that supports people with mental illness and disabilities. The museum operates as an inclusive business, continuing Hoffmann’s commitment to his patients; a circle of friends has supported it since 1995.
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €4Children aged 6 and up, students, people with severe disabilities (GdB 50 or more), holders of the Frankfurt-Pass, Ehrenamtscard or Frankfurt-Card |
| Children & teens | €4free up to age 5 · Children up to 5 free; Frankfurt children with a Kufti (culture and leisure ticket) also free. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €4companion free · Reduced admission with a degree of disability of 50 or more; companions with proof admitted free. |
| Students & apprentices | €4 |
| Groups (20+ people) | €6 per personPer person for groups of 20 or more; tours cost extra (see guided tours). |
| Families | €202 adults and up to 4 children. |
| KulturPass / refugees with proof – adults | €1 |
| KulturPass / refugees with proof – children | €0.50 |
| MuseumsuferTicket (2 days, 39 Frankfurt museums) | €21Reduced €12, families €32; available at the museum. |
| MuseumsuferCard (12 months, 39 Frankfurt museums) | €89Reduced €45, families €150; available at the museum. |
Free admission with the MuseumsuferCard or MuseumsuferTicket, and for ICOM and DMB members and the press. Registered non-profit Frankfurt organizations can book free tours through the “Places to see” program.
The museum is designed to be accessible and has an elevator; it is run as an inclusive business. Loaner wheelchairs available. Assistance dogs are welcome.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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| Family ticket | €20 · 2 adults and up to 4 children. |
Children can discover the stories at story islands and along a play trail, dress up in the theater room and perform on a stage. The app includes its own children’s tour with the museum mouse. During school holidays there are family tours and workshops (registration required), as well as children’s birthday parties for ages 5 to 10 with a rally and a craft or theater workshop (€130 Tue–Fri, €150 on weekends).
Dom/Römer
U4, U5 to Dom/Römer; streetcar 11, 12 to Römer/Paulskirche; S-Bahn to Hauptwache, then about a 10-minute walk toward the Römer.
Paid parking
Parkhaus Dom Römer, Domstraße 1 (480 spaces, entrance height 1.95 m).
The museum is located on the Hühnermarkt in the Neue Altstadt between the cathedral and the Römer.
Get directionsMuseum shop with books, souvenirs and products from sheltered workshops for people with disabilities, also online. Cafés and restaurants in the surrounding old town.
Up to 190 guests.
Foyer (up to 60 people) and the Struwwel-Forum event room on the third floor (up to 120 people standing, 80 in rows of seats) for conferences, receptions, corporate and Christmas parties; the entire building on Mondays, when the museum is closed. Evening events 18:00–23:00, free choice of caterer, catering kitchen available.
Inquiries & details| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | yes (DE, EN, FR, ES, ZH, KO, JA) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Free audio guide as an app (Struwwel-App) for your own smartphone; bring earphones. Group tours with advance booking (by phone Tue–Fri 10:00–17:00), also in English and French: adult tour of at least 60 minutes (€70 plus €6 admission per person), hands-on tour with theater workshop for daycare and elementary school groups 60–90 minutes, “Struwwelpeter reloaded” program for secondary school classes about 90 minutes (each €40 plus €3 per person). Surcharge of €10 for weekends, public holidays and foreign languages. |
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