Explore our permanent exhibition “Exile. Experience and Testimony” on site
What does it mean to be forced into exile? What do people experience there? Around 500,000 people were forced into exile during the Nazi era. They had to leave their homes and flee to another country. Our permanent exhibition “Exile. Experience and Testimony” tells their stories.
In “Spurensuche”, a rally for small groups, we invite pupils from the 10th grade and upwards to explore the permanent exhibition “Exile. Experience and Testimony” on their own initiative by investigating various life stories. These biographies show how varied and indiv
Opening hours and admission
Monday to Friday 9–21:30
Saturday 10–17:30
Closed on Sundays and public holidays
Admission free
Barrier-free access to the exhibition is available. You can use our lifts to access the upper floor.
If you are unable to visit us at our physical locations, we invite you to take part in the virtual version of the permanent exhibition’s „Spurensuche online“ programme.
Questions about our educational services?
Just send an e-mail to:
exilarchiv@dnb.de
As an accompaniment to the exhibition “Erika Mann. Cabaret Artist – War Correspondent – Political Speaker”, the German Exile Archive 1933–1945 now offers an online tour for pupils in the 10th grade and upwards. The tour “Discover Erika Mann online” invites participants to get to know Erika Mann as a brave, tenacious fighter for freedom and democracy.
Addresse and getting here
German National Library
Adickesallee 1
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Getting here
We advise you to use public transport.
1 / By public transport
By rail
From the main railway station, take the U4 in the direction of Bornheim or Enkheim or the S-Bahn in the direction city centre and get off at “Konstablerwache”. Change to the U5 in the direction of Preungesheim and get off at the stop “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek”. Journey time approx. 15 minutes.
By plane
From the airport (regional station), take S-Bahn S8 in the direction of Hanau or the S9 in the direction of Offenbach and get off at “Konstablerwache”. Change to the U5 in the direction of Preungesheim and get off at the stop “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek”. Journey time approx. 30 minutes.
By bus
The “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek” bus stop is served by the number M32 bus.
2 / By car
The address for navigation devices is Eckenheimer Landstraße 165. The building is accessed from the underground car park. The maximum entrance height is 2.0 m.
Approaching from the west
Take the A66 to the end of the autobahn in Miquelallee and follow the signs for Fulda/Hanau; at the third intersection, turn right into Eckenheimer Landstraße in the direction of the city centre; follow the signs and turn right into the underground car park.
Approaching from the north
Take the A661 to the Eckenheim exit, get into the lane for the city centre/Eckenheim, continue straight on to the third major set of traffic lights and cross these. The entrance to the underground car park is located at the German National Library building around 100 metres further on the right.
Parking
Our underground car park has 100 parking spaces for visitors on the first basement floor.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 6:00 to 22:00, Saturday 8:00 to 18:00.
Fees: 2.00 Euro/hour, cash only.
The permanent rental of parking spaces is not possible.
For on-street parking spaces in the Holzhausenviertel district, the City of Frankfurt of Main charges 50 cents per quarter hour or part thereof from Monday to Friday between 7:00 and 19:00.
3 / Accessibility
The German National Library in Frankfurt am Main has designated disabled parking spaces in its underground car park and next to the building in Schlosserstraße. The Library's public rooms can be accessed by lift from the underground car park. Barrier-free access to the main entrance is also available from Schlosserstraße.
Last changes:
01.06.2021
