Went to a surprisingly fascinating museum at the Deutsche Bundesbank: the Geldmuseum (or Money Museum). Their four main categories are Cash, Book Money, Monetary Policy, and Global Money. You’ll learn how the use of money evolved from ancient times to today, how Germany keeps its cash money secure against counterfeiters, the evolution of the Euro, the role of the central banks and how their goal is to keep the currency stable, and so much more. There’s a lot to absorb here. And there were some surprises, too: for example, I didn’t know that when East Germany reunited with West Germany, each East German resident was given “welcome money” of 100 Deutsch Marks.
The GeldMuseum is located at Wilhelm-Epsteinstrasse 14 in Frankfurt. It’s in the headquarters of the Deutsche Bundesbank. It is open Sunday to Friday from 9:30am to 4:30pm. Admission is free and their website notes that the museum is barrier-free.