Group tours in Frankfurt am Main
Library tour
Bring your group to visit the German National Library – the memory of the nation!
Take an informative tour of our premises in Frankfurt am Main to find out why the German National Library was given this name and what make it different from other libraries. Join us for a look behind the scenes.
Visit the individual work areas, get background information and particulars about the building and the artworks associated with it. You can also take a look at the reading room.
The highlight of our group tours: a visit to the underground stacks that otherwise remain closed to the public. We show you how we store books, periodicals, CDs, microfilms, maps and other media and give them the best possible protection. Nearly 14 million media works are currently archived in an area the size of four soccer pitches.
Information and contact
The guided tours are offered and conducted by Kulturothek Frankfurt.
Booking/appointments
Contact Kulturothek Frankfurt directly to make an appointment for a group tour. The group tours are held during the library's opening hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 to 22:00 and Saturday 10:00 to 18:00.
Costs
10,00 €
Duration
approx. 1.5 hours
Venue
Entrance to the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main (Rotunda). Please leave your coats, jackets and umbrellas in the cloakroom. You will need two two-Euro coins to store your bags and jackets in the lockers.
Contact
Kulturothek Frankfurt
Phone +49 69 281010
Fax +49 69 281070
info@kulturothek.de
http://kulturothek-frankfurt.de
Library tour for experts
Experts are invited to take part in individual library tours which are tailored to their specific interests.
Make a personal appointment with Jana Beier: Fuehrungen-Frankfurt@dnb.de , Tel. +49 1525-1614.
Group tours are available from Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 16:00.
For organisational purposes, we would be grateful if you could contact us no later than three weeks before the desired date.
Costs
Free admission
Duration
approx. 1.5 hours
Venue
Entrance to the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main (Rotunda). The cloakroom is closed. You will need two two-Euro coins to store your bags and jackets in the lockers.
We are currently offering our guided tours for groups of up to 5 people. Anyone who wants to take part must observe the hygiene and social distancing rules.
Exile. Experience and Testimony
Guided tour through the permanent exhibition of the German Exile Archive 1933–1945
What does it mean to have to go into exile? What awaits one there? Does exile ever finish? And what remains of exile? Join one of our group tours of the permanent exhibition “Exile. Experience and Testimony” and find out just how diverse the answers to these questions are.
Our exhibition is devoted exclusively to testimonies from the German Exile Archive 1933–1945. More than 250 original objects and documents and over 300 publications provide a multiperspective overview of exile in the period from 1933 to 1945. They also reveal how varied and individually unique the experiences of this historical exile were. It meant rupture and loss, but also a fresh start and new opportunities.
Let us guide you through the exhibition and tell you the stories behind the exhibits.
Permanent exhibition of the German Exile Archive
Information and contact
The exhibition areas are accessible for people with impaired mobility or in wheelchairs.
Booking/Appointments
Make an appointment for a group tour:
exilarchiv@dnb.de
Phone +49 69 1525-1905
The group tours take place during the opening hours of the German Exile Archive 1933–1945: Monday to Friday 10:00–18:00. For organisational purposes, we would be grateful if you could contact us no later than three weeks before the desired date. Please observe the current coronavirus regulations.
Costs
Free admission
Duration
approx. 45 minutes
Venue
Entrance to the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main (Rotunda). Please leave your coats, jackets and umbrellas in the cloakroom. You will need two two-Euro coins to store your bags and jackets in the lockers.
Address 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:
29.08.2023
