The Schirn and Minischirn concept is just brilliant in our opinion and we are slightly confused as to why more museums and exhibition halls don’t introduce similar programs. The idea is that with any adult ticket your kids are allowed to enter the Minischirn (for a maximum of 90 minutes, this isn’t daycare ????) where they can explore and learn, leaving you the adult free to explore the exhibitions. And in good knowledge that your children are well taken care of. This allows for both adult and child to have a truly immersive and enjoyable experience leaving the kids with a feeling that cultural activities and museums need not induce ideas of boredom, futility or resistance!
About Schirn in their own words
“The SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE FRANKFURT is one of most important exhibition venues in Europe. Since opening in 1986, it has presented more than 240 exhibitions on around 2,000 m² of floor space and can boast a total of more than 8.8 million visitors. The SCHIRN focuses on art-historical and historico-cultural themes, discourses, and trends from a contemporary perspective. Its range of offers is multifaceted, international, and progressive; it attempts to open up new points of view and to break open traditional patterns of reception. The exhibitions are devoted in equal measure to contemporary stances in art and art of the modern era.”
Address:
Römerberg
60311 Frankfurt am Main
Hours:
Monday Closed
Tuesday & Weekends 10am-7pm
Wednesday & Thursday 10am-10pm
Additional Info: www.schirn.de
Price Guide: admission fee varies depending on the exhibition, € – €€
