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.
Laura Vollmers offers guided tours through the Villa 102 (in German) on sunday 28th March at 11.00 and 12.30.
Those who cannot be there will have the opportunity to visit the house between 10.00 till 16.00 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, 28. Mar 2026, 10:00 Uhr
Duration: 28. March - 29. March 2026
Location:
Villa 102 Bockenheimer Landstraße 102, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
On March 28 and 29, 2026, Villa 102 will be open to the public from 10.00 to 16.00 for free.
Program:
March 28, 2026, 11.00: Guided tour about the Villa 102 and the Sondheimer family by Laura Vollmers
March 28, 2026, 12.30: Guided tour about the Villa 102 and the Sondheimer family by Laura Vollmers
Duration: 45 min. The tours will be conducted in German. Registration is required.
