The International Book Fair and museums of every kind : Hesse in Germany

The International Book Fair and museums of every kind The Deutsche Bibliothek (German Library) in Frankfurt, repository for every German-language work to appear in print since 1945, is “Germany’s largest bookcase”. Internationally noted cultural events in Hesse are the world’s largest book fair in Frankfurt and the “documenta” art exhibition in Kassel. Famous festivals are held in Bad Hersfeld, Wetzlar, Wiesbaden and in the Rhinegau, for instance. Artistic impulses emanate from the Young Literature Forum Hesse.

The state’s Georg Buchner Prize for Literature is one of Germany’s most prestigious literary awards. Hesse offers a wealth of interesting museums and exhibitions: Aside from Frankfurt’s “museum embankment” on the Main River and the many other museums in the city, people can visit the Ivory Museum in Erbach, the Brothers Grimm Museum in Kassel, or the Hessenpark Open-Air Museum in Neu-Anspach featuring original reconstructed Hessian houses dating from many different centuries. A truly distinctive type of open-air exhibition is the Mathildenhohe Art Nouveau complex in Darmstadt.