This museum is really bad, especially in the basement. I wish I had more time during my layover to…read moresee everything I've spent a lot of the time I had in the basement. There was no AC or rather it was on really low because it was extremely hot inside.

Nice art museum with variety of displays ranging from old art, impressionist, modern art…read more Time budget: 2 to 3 hours Wi-Fi: theoretically Wi-Fi is available, but we could never connect. This is rather pathetic for a museum, especially one with a high admission price Overall value: mediocre. The admission price is high, Wi-Fi does not work, and many of the exhibits get crowded even in off-season. Overall cleanliness: excellent Bathroom cleanliness: excellent

I love this museum. They have great programs for kids in German. They will do parties and grips in…read moreEnglish. I have brought at least 150 students for English language tours.

Smallish modern art museum. Not stroller or wheel chair accessible. Close to downtown. It's okay…read more If you like Jawlensky you might dig it.

A very interesting structure and it houses very interesting art. Much of the "contemporary" art…read moregoes right past me but I found several pieces here in the MMK1 that I fully enjoyed looking at and spending time with. Some of them, not as much. But that's art, right? Karl Otto Götz's "Bild vom 15.12.1952" was interesting and the Armand Pierre Fernandez "White Orchid / Gesprengter Sportwagen" on the wall certainly was different. And some artists that I had seen before including Jasper Johns' "Targets" and the Warhol "Dance Diagram" were very nice. A great opportunity to see art.

Very cool building/architecture. The art is definitely contemporary and it's nice to see an…read moreestablishment that isn't so restricted in what they can present.

This location is closed due to renovations and I wasn't able to go inside. However, the…read moreexhibition was relocated to the natural history museum which is close by. Yelp needs to be updated.

Fantastic museum! Especially if you have children, they will really enjoy the place including the…read moreability to do there own artwork via printing press on the top floor for only 2 Euros. Very interesting museum and they offer a family rate for admission of only 16 Euros.

We spent the day at the museum, looking at the amazing displays of dinosaurs, human evolution,…read morebirds and animals. The enormous whale hanging from the ceiling will enchant any child. Well worth visiting.

Observations: We…read moresaw bunch of school kids with teachers/adults come on Sunday. But they were quite and well behaved. No one very excited about it like what we saw at LA or London where they are more interactive games. This place feels like and an outdated science lab with a smell of decay. What is great: Earth crust and wall of difference crystals are well described and with many information not seen elsewhere, and with extra description, you can see what stone/crystals are form at each layer. What cause fossils form in 3D vs the more bend 2D version. We didn't even learn this at Tar pit museum where tons of fossils are still being dig today. Excellent! Museum platform style chairs like art museum. Since AC is almost not existed there, those chairs let's you sit down and read each description leisurely. Issues: We went to LA and London's natural history museum, this is not quite as big and as imaginative. First many exhibits came from NY, second the way Frankfurt present is very textbook and boring glass boxes, while in LA, you see each animals in their fake habitat. London's displays is a more artistic approach. Museum only label 50% of its exhibits with English. Description of exhibits are not very well thought out. Dinosaurs are not to scale but they won't tell you what the scale so you think why 50ton animal is same as the 5ton one. For exhibits with English, description is much less. Theme of each room and wall has not much thoughts puts to it. Price: 10€ for adults and 5€ for kids.

Grounded in 1899 as an artist's colony, here is a bit from the Darmstadt web site to whet your…read moreappetite:) Paris, Brussels, Vienna, Glasgow, Barcelona and Darmstadt! This Hessian city made a name for itself among the Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) metropolises of Europe. In 1899, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig founded the first artists colony with seven artists, architects, painters and sculptors: J. M. Olbrich, P. Behrens, P. Huber, H. Christiansen, P. Bürck, L. Habich and R. Bosselt. Their first task was to design and build their own living and working quarters and present them to the public. So works of art surround you here as the houses, park and other buildings all belong to the total concept.

The Mathildenhohe is one of the highlights of Darmstadt. There's an interesting permanent…read moreexhibition of Art Nouveau in the museum with a nice little gift shop, and regular more contemporary art exhibitions are held in the main building (I had my first introduction to Hundertwasser here), but they don't always provide English translations. The romantic Russian chapel is in the grounds, and talking of romance many people get married in the Hochzeitsturm (the symbol of Darmstadt), as long as a wedding isn't on you can pay to go to the top of the tower and get a view of Darmstadt. In the summer you can even play petanque in the shade of the plane trees. If you're hungry or thirsty there's a small bistro, with an outside seating area in the summer (you don't have to pay to get into the bistro). It's also worth leaving the grounds and exploring the area a bit, as there are some stunning houses with unique architectural features. Basically if you're in Darmstadt, you must go here.

Ok. I honestly didn't have any background on Goethe, but a friend did and said I should come here…read more It was close to my hotel so I checked it out. I found this very Interesting and can see why there is so much admiration and respect from fellow Germans. It is worth a visit if you are in the area.

It's 5 euro to enter. I would recommend getting the audio guide too for 3 euros…read more Nice 4 story house with paintings, clocks, furniture and really old books including some first edition Shakespeare works. Goethe was well educated and privileged and it helped him to be one of the best German writers ever in history. If you come during the summer time, the rooms are a bit warm, since they do not have air conditioning.