Guided tours of the KfW Stiftung at Villa 102 on Tag des offenen Denkmals - the largest cultural event in Germany

All guided tours are FULLY BOOKED. You are welcome to sign up for the waiting list by clicking the “Book Ticket” link.

As part of TAG DES OFFENEN DENKMALS® (Open Monument Day), KfW Stiftung is once again opening its doors on 13 September, offering four guided tours through the historic VILLA 102. Visit us and learn more about the building's Jewish historical background and architecture.

The following guided tours are offered on 13.09.2026:

• 11:00-11:45 "Ein jeder kennt den Weg nach Haus" - insight into the eventful life of the Sondheimer family with Laura Vollmers (fully booked)
• 12:30-13:15 "Ein jeder kennt den Weg nach Haus" - insight into the eventful life of the Sondheimer family with Laura Vollmers (fully booked)
• 14:00-15:00 "Ein Gebäude als Zeitzeuge - die Villa 102" with Silke Westerhoff from the Kulturothek Frankfurt
• 15:30-16:30 "Ein Gebäude als Zeitzeuge - die Villa 102" with Silke Westerhoff from the Kulturothek Frankfurt

Admission is free. Places are limited. Registration is required by 11 September 2026.

Details to the Guided Tours: 

"Ein jeder kennt den Weg nach Haus" - Einblicke in das bewegte Leben der Familie Sondheimer mit Laura Vollmers

During a guided tour, Laura Vollmers offers a glimpse into the life of the Sondheimer family, who once lived in VILLA 102 until they were forced to leave Germany in 1932. It is the story of a Jewish family from Frankfurt, of upper-class life in the Westend neighborhood, but also of expulsion and expropriation under National Socialism—interwoven with the more than 100-year history of VILLA 102. 

Laura Vollmers is an art historian and provenance researcher from Frankfurt. Her research focuses on the study of National Socialism, 19th- and 20th-century Jewish history, and art market networks in Germany. 

"Ein Gebäude als Zeitzeuge - die Villa 102" with Silke Westerhoff from Kulturothek Frankfurt

The guided tour with Silke Westerhoff from Kulturothek focuses, among other things, on the residents of the villas from the era of Frankfurt’s upper middle class in the Westend district. VILLA 102—a testament to that era—is known to many Frankfurt residents as the Literaturhaus, home to a legendary café. The tour offers insight into the eventful history of this historic landmark on Bockenheimer Landstraße.

For over 30 years, the Kulturothek has been known for its themed events on Frankfurt’s city history—whether on foot or on wheels, as a guided walking tour or a sightseeing tour, a slide show or a stage performance, and whether educational or entertaining.​

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01. KfW / Jens Steingässer