Be it a guided tour, a reading, a hands-on workshop or a lecture, in the museum or online: you can find all the museum’s events in our calendar.
We look forward to seeing you!
Due to the current corona rules, please provide proof at the entrance that you have been vaccinated, tested or have recovered. Further information on the current regulations for visiting museums can be found here: Plan your visit
We realize many of our projects and exhibitions together with or supported by other institutions and facilities. We would like to thank our cooperation partners for their trusting and good collaboration:
American Consulate General Frankfurt
RhineMain Media Working Group
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
BVZ Ltd.
Digital Heroes gGmbH
Protestant Academy in Hesse and Nassau e.V.
GMK: Society for Media and Communication Culture
House at the cathedral
Hessian State Agency for Civic Education
Franco-German Institute for Historical and Social Sciences – IFRA/SHS
JOBLINGE e.V.
kita Frankfurt
Lebenshilfe Frankfurt am Main e.V.
Aging control center
Polytechnic Society e. V.
Project Management Jülich Research Center Jülicha,
Radio x
City Hall for Seniors (Special Service 2)
Become part of the team of the Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunications In the Museums of Communication in Berlin, Frankfurt and Nuremberg, as well as in the Archive of Philately in Bonn, people work in a wide variety of professional fields to run our museums and our collection in a professional and attractive manner. On the website of the Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunications you will find our current job offers. We look forward to receiving your application.
Digitisation is rapidly changing our lives, the consequences are omnipresent, and media literacy is more in demand than ever. We invite you to help shape the digital transformation by using our online services. Explore the opportunities and risks of new trends or learn to use digital tools for your own benefit.
We livestream a variety of events so you can explore our museum from the comfort of your own home.
A podcast by and for volunteers and anyone who wants to hear about behind the scenes of museums.
We are experts in communication. Not only do we provide information about our exhibitions, we are also happy to help you develop your own topics and find the right experts for your needs – from stamp specialists to fake news experts.
We look forward to your reports!
In our press area you will find press material, picture galleries and videos about our current exhibitions and events.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us:
Regina Hock
Phone +49 (0)69 60 60 350
E-Mail: presse.mfk-frankfurt@mspt.de
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Regina Hock Press Officer |
A trained barista provides fragrant, freshly prepared coffee specialties in our colorful and bright museum café. Enjoy the daily alternating lunch offer, fresh sandwiches and delicious take-away treats in a jar. The team at our café cooks all the dishes fresh and offers a varied separate range for allergy sufferers in addition to vegan delicacies. Of course organic, regional, “handmade” and with a lot of love for delicious food and great ingredients. In summer you can make yourself at home on the café terrace with a view of the River Main. A visit to the café is possible at any time even without a visit to the museum. We look forward to seeing you!
For your children’s birthday party, the gourmet chef offers a special selection of delicacies with lovely decorations and creative ideas.
Opening hours
Tue-Sun 10am-6pm
Wed 10am – 8pm
Mon closed
In the entrance foyer you will find our museum shop, which you can also visit at any time without visiting the museum. In addition to our museum and exhibition catalogues, we offer many attractive products for young and old, special gift ideas, unusual and creative items, thematically oriented to our respective temporary exhibitions.
There you will find many other publications and articles on the topics of “communication” and “postal history”, as well as on the collections of the Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunications. The shop also offers a large selection of postcards and posters.
In the shop you can also get DAS ARCHIV – Magazine of Communication History. DAS ARCHIV is published quarterly by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Post- und Telekommunikationsgeschichte e.V. (DGPT) together with the Museumsstiftung Post und Telekommunikation and the Museums für Kommunikation in Berlin, Frankfurt M. and Nuremberg.
Price: Euro 7.80 in the museum shop or Euro 5.50 by subscription.
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Dr. Helmut Gold Director of the Museum of Communication Frankfurt and Head (curator) of the Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunication |
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Burkhard Frisch Commercial Management |
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Dr. Corinna Engel Head of Public Relations |
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Frank Gnegel Head of Department Collection |
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Tine Nowak Consultant Exhibitions |
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Regina Hock Press and Public Relations Officer |
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Nina Voborsky Education & Mediation |
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Fabian Lenczewski Education & Mediation |
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Julia Strätz-Koppetsch Event Management Rentals |
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Muna Mawassii Event Management Rentals |
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Julia Marzoner Research Collaboration |
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Daniel Voigt Project Collaboration |
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Xenia Gärtner Library |
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Timo Gertler Research Volunteer |
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Swenja Hoschek Research Volunteer |
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Reception Team Konrad Künkel |
In the multiple award-winning museum building on Schaumainkai, you will gain a comprehensive insight into the history of communication. Special features include the department of art and communication and the lively programme of the children’s workshop.
At the permanent exhibition “Media history|s retold!” you can experience the development of communication over an area of 2,500 sqm. With the help of groundbreaking inventions, interesting adventures and extraordinary fates, we span the spectrum from the cuneiform writing tablet to smartglasses.
On the 1st floor, next to the hands-on area of the children’s workshop, is the Forum – a showroom for smaller temporary exhibitions. On the 2nd floor, large temporary exhibitions are presented over an area of 550 sqm. A radio station is located on the roof of the museum, which every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month is open. Please check our calendar for the exact opening hours.
The origins of the museum can be traced back to the relocation of the collection of the Reichspostmuseum in Berlin during the Second World War: in 1945, parts of the collection were transferred by American soldiers from Berlin to Hesse, where they formed the basis for the Bundespostmuseum, which opened in 1958. Housed in a Gründerzeit (Wilhelminian style) villa, the Bundespostmuseum was among the first museums on Frankfurt’s Schaumainkai – later to become the Museumsufer (Museum Embankment).
The new museum building with its attractive architecture was opened in 1990. The old villa was renovated from the ground up and houses the museum administration inside.
The Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt is part of the Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunications. This also includes the Museum of Communication Berlin, the Museum of Communication Nuremberg and the Archive for Philately Bonn.
The new museum building, designed by the Stuttgart architectural firm Behnisch & Partner, was opened in 1990. The main exhibition area was placed underground in the basement, so that the park-like old tree population around the old building villa was preserved. Nowadays, the villa houses the museum administration and the library; the new building houses the permanent and temporary exhibitions.
The modern, predominantly glass and aluminium building forms a charming contrast to the warm sandstone of the old building. The central element of the multi-award-winning building is the cut glass cone. The atrium below offers visitors a charming view of all floor levels. With its distinct transparency and openness, the architecture of the museum already conveys the theme of “communication” in an excellent way.
We look forward to welcoming all visitors. Our building and its facilities are open to all. Therefore, we are continuously working on making the visit to the museum as barrier-free as possible for as many people as possible. Have lots of fun!
There is a public car park for people with disabilities in front of the museum. The public space in front of the museum is paved with a standard, easily accessible surface. From the intersection of Schaumainkai and Schweizer Straße, there is a slight slope “down” to the museum.
You can find more information here: How to find us (PDF)
Access to the museum building is via a ramp or a staircase with 9 steps (each approx. 11 cm high) and all levels can be reached via a language-assisted elevator.
Our museum shop is located in the spacious reception area on the ground floor. The café can be found on the same level at the back of the building. The lockers, the toilet and a first aid room are located in the basement. A wheelchair and magnifying glasses can be borrowed if needed. Assistance animals are welcome.
A clear route and presentation, as well as easy-to-understand bilingual texts and many opportunities for interaction, enable all visitors to explore and understand our exhibitions individually or in groups. Trained staff, our communicators, will be happy to assist you with orientation in terms of content and space.
We are an educational centre and try to facilitate new ways of looking at our subject matters with all our senses. Easy-to-understand language, suitable for your group, enables a museum experience that is as barrier-free as possible. You can find our barrier-free services here.
A reduced entrance fee of €4 is charged for visitors with a 50% degree of disability or more. The accompanying person registered on the disabled person’s pass or a needed assistant is admitted free of charge.
The museum’s library is open, by appointment, to all who are interested and is located in the historic administration building next to the museum. The street-side entrance is at ground level and access to the 1st floor premises can be gained via a lift or a staircase with 18 steps. The library has a barrier-free WC opposite the reading room.
Accessibility statement
This statement is dated 15.08.2022
and applies to the website www.mfk-frankfurt.de.
As many people as possible should be able to use the site.
For this reason, the site was programmed and designed according to the current rules for accessibility.
The rules are in these laws:
We have tested the accessibility of this website.
This is the result: The web page is partially barrier-free.
We would like to further improve accessibility.
Using the web page without a mouse
Not all areas of the website can be used by individuals,
who cannot use a computer mouse because of their disability.
This applies in particular to buttons that pop up during navigation on the page.
Playback of subtitles
The videos on the web page do not yet have subtitles for people with hearing disabilities.
Playback of audio description
The videos on the web page do not yet have a description with a text for people with visual impairments.
Alternative texts for photos and graphics
There is not a description for all photos and graphics, so that blind people can use the web pagemore easily.
The downloadable pdf documents are only partially accessible to blind people using read-aloud programs on their computers.
Are you having problems using this website?
Then please report these problems:
E-Mail: mfk-frankfurt@mspt.de
Phone: +49 (0)69 60 60 0
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