Museum für Moderne Kunst, Art museum in Altstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
The Museum für Moderne Kunst is a three-storey art museum on Domstraße, designed by Hans Hollein and opened in 1991. Its wedge-shaped plan fills a triangular plot, giving the large galleries at the narrow end angled walls; the pale cream gable facade carries the lettering "MUSEUM FÜR MODERNE KUNST" above a reddish-brown stone base with an arcade of square columns. The building provides 3,500 m² of exhibition space.
The building was erected after a long search for a suitable location to make the Karl Ströher collection accessible to the public. Its opening in 1991 marked the start of a major institution for contemporary art in Frankfurt.
The museum's nickname, Tortenstück ("piece of cake"), comes from its wedge shape, fitted into a triangular plot. Claes Oldenburg, whose work is in the collection, took up the motif in a design. The main entrance at the corner of Domstraße and Braubachstraße links the building to the historic old town.
The building sits centrally in the Altstadt quarter and is easy to reach on foot, best approached from the Römerberg area. All exhibition spaces are accessible at ground level and staff can assist visitors with questions.
The museum's triangular plot forced Hans Hollein to design wedge-shaped large galleries at the narrow end, giving 3,500 m² of exhibition space. The building was also shaped around Joseph Beuys's two-storey installation "Blitzschlag mit Lichtschein auf Hirsch", acquired before opening, for which a dedicated room was cut into the plans.
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