A Building as Witness - The Villa 102
As part of the city-wide event Denk Mal Am Ort, KfW Stiftung will open the doors of the historic Villa 102 - the KfW Stiftung's platform for culture and dialogue. Some of you will recognise this historic building as the former literary house with a legendary café.
Dr. phil. Albert Sondheimer moved into the villa at Bockenheimer Landstrasse 102 in 1918 with his wife Margarete and their four daughters Auguste Ellen, Erna, Anna and Eva. A visit to the villa provides insights into the architectural monument from 1912 and tells the story of the Sondheimer family, which had to leave Germany in 1932. The eventful history of Villa 102, spanning more than a hundred years, bears witness to Frankfurt's upper middle-class Westend and Jewish life in Frankfurt, but also to expulsion and expropriation during the National Socialist era.
Fully booked! A waiting list is implemented.
Laura Vollmers offers guided tours through the Villa 102 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. (in German).
Those who cannot be there will have the opportunity to visit the house between 10 a.m till 4 p.m on both days.
Laura Vollmers is an art historian and provenance researcher from Frankfurt. Her research focuses on the examination of National Socialism, Jewish history of the 19th and 20th centuries and art market networks in Germany.
Facts
Date: Sat, 05. Apr 2025, 10:00 Uhr
Duration: 05. April - 06. April 2025
Location:
Villa 102 Bockenheimer Landstraße 102, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
Open Day at Villa 102 on April 5 and 6, 2025 from 10:00-16:00.
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Guided tours of Villa 102 by the Kulturothek:
April 5, 2025, 11.00 a.m.
April 6, 2025, 11.00 a.m.
Duration: 45 min
The guided tours will be held in German. Registration is required.
Fully booked!
A waitinglist is implemented. The waitlinglist ist fully booked. Unfortunately, no more registrations are possible.
