Remarkable space, notable for having a structure that resembles a house within in a house. The…read morepermanent exhibition on the 3rd floor is worth seeking out; 25 scale models of important settlements throughout history. Although I didn't necessarily agree with all of the choices (a few of the buildings in Frankfurt were included, inevitably), the detail that went into making them is incredible. On the day I visited, the ground floor had an exhibition about permeable architecture that blew my mind. It featured scale models, plans and photographs of buildings in Singapore and Asia, where the idea is to have them festooned with trees, shrubbery and artificial lakes, as though nature had reclaimed the buildings for themselves. It was all a bit too much Planet of the Apes for my liking.

This is one of those places that I really wish I had more time in Frankfurt. We were only able to…read moremake a quick stop, see a few things and then I had to move on and I simply didn't have enough time to circle back. Seriously, this is bookmarked for my next visit to Frankfurt. The Carmelite Monastery was built from 1246 onwards and has been expanded and extended significantly since then. This place has seen some stuff. As they say, "If the walls could talk." From being a church, a customs warehouse (especially coffee and tobacco), fire station, stage house and even some nearby brothels. Largely destroyed by Allied bombing (yeah, that comes up a lot for Frankfurt), it's been rebuilt much. Today, it is the city's archaeological museum with collections of prehistoric finds of Frankfurt, antiques from 1400 BC up to the 5th century AD and even an exhibit on the Middle Ages. Dang, so much to see.

I was so entranced with the Athens exhibition that I didn't actually take an opportunity to look at…read morethe permanent collection. Actually, come to think of it I didn't even know where I could find the permanent collection. Holwever, after looking over the photos that I took I suddenly remembers that I did see it, it was just that the Athens exhibition caught my entire attention. The permanent collection is actually quite small, but pretty impressive nonetheless. Anyway, this museum is situated in an old house on the south bank of the Mainz, and the gardens are gorgeous. The exhibition that I saw was also pretty cool as well.

A sculpture museum housed in a beautiful building. Some wonderful 15th century works, a smallish…read moreoriental area, some Egyptian artifacts. A bit of everything really. Ultimately not the sculpture I love, no modern works but I guess that's not what it's about here, I'm sure aficionados of the periods covered will enjoy it a lot