Free admission to Frankfurt museums and Frankfurt Zoo with the culture and leisure ticket!
With the KUFTI, children and young people can visit Frankfurt museums and the zoo free of charge. Whether alone, with the family, a kindergarten group or the whole school class: 41 museums, archives, exhibition venues and Frankfurt Zoo await young visitors.
There is a lot to discover: On the trail of prehistoric animals and dinosaurs in the Senckenberg Nature Museum or wild animals in the zoo, flying mail in the Museum of Communication, encounters with soccer heroes in the Eintracht Frankfurt Museum and with Darth Vader in the Film Museum – all with one ticket. We hope you enjoy immersing yourself in new worlds and experiencing fantastic stories!
This is how it works!
- Order ticket online
- Receive by post
- Show at the cash desk
- Visit a museum or zoo free of charge
What the KUFTI offers in addition to free admission
The Traveling Museum
Together with Frankfurt’s museums and the city library, the KUFTI has been inviting children to the “Traveling Museum” every year in March since 2022. Six to eight museums each offer a free workshop for children in a district library. On the following weekend, the children are then invited together with the whole nuclear family from the districts to a family tour in the respective museum. If necessary, we accompany the families from the districts to the museum and cover the costs for the journey by public transport. Experts from the museums invite the families on site to really get to know current exhibitions, workshops or hands-on stations.
With the KUFTI to the Night of the Museums
Since spring 2000, the museums in Frankfurt and Offenbach have opened their doors once a year for an entire night and invite visitors to experience cultural and leisure locations in a new way with live music, workshops, short tours and special programs – with just one ticket. With KUFTI, admission is free of charge.
City vacation on the Museumsufer
Stadturlaub am Museumsufer offers a one-week “vacation camp” in Frankfurt’s museums during the first three weeks of the summer vacation. Every day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., children can enjoy a varied program in two museums. Limited free places are available with a Frankfurt Pass or KUFTI. You can find the entire program on our homepage about six weeks before the start of the vacations.
KUFTI day at the zoo
Every year in late summer, KUFTI Day is held at Frankfurt Zoo in cooperation with various museums. Admission is of course free for everyone with KUFTI on this day too. Families can spend a whole day at the zoo getting to know what Frankfurt’s museums have to offer at various stands – the German Architecture Museum builds shelters for animals, the Bibelhaus ErlebnisMuseum grinds grain in an old stone mill and the DZ Bank Art Foundation creates photographs using only sunlight and found objects. Here you can get to know new museums in an informal way. All offers are free of charge.
FAQ – Frequently asked questions
What can I use the culture and leisure ticket (KUFTI) for?
With the Kufti, children and young people can visit over 40 Frankfurt museums and the zoo free of charge.
The 21 municipal museums have been free for children and young people since 2017, and with KUFTI the zoo, other private museums and associations have been added, which are now also open to children and young people free of charge.
You can find an overview of all participating museums here.
Who can apply for the ticket?
The KUFTI can be applied for or ordered by anyone: There is a free and a paid version. The free version is intended for children and young people who live in a household with an income of less than €4,500 and who go to school or nursery in Frankfurt.
All others can purchase the ticket for €29 per year, regardless of their place of residence and income.
How can I order the ticket? And what requirements do I have to fulfill?
Parents or legal guardians can order the ticket for under-18s online or request it locally at the social advice centers when applying for the Frankfurt Pass.
Applicants only need to provide their name, address and the child’s name and date of birth.
To be able to order the free ticket, parents or guardians must also confirm that the total household income is less than 4,500 euros net and that the family lives in Frankfurt or that the child goes to school in Frankfurt.
Random checks of this information can be carried out by the Cultural Office after prior consultation.
Changes in personal circumstances that affect eligibility for free use of the KUFTI, such as moving away from Frankfurt or a higher monthly household income than 4,500 euros, must be reported to the Cultural Office of the City of Frankfurt am Main at kufti.kulturamt@stadt-frankfurt.de. Personal data can also be changed in the personal user account at www.kufti.de.
In order to order the paid ticket, parents or legal guardians only need to provide the child’s name and date of birth. The culture and leisure ticket will then be sent to you by post.
How is the net household income calculated?
Net household income includes all income of the people living in a household. The degree of kinship, marital status or age do not play a role. Income can be, for example, wages, child or parental benefit, pensions, investment income or rental income less compulsory contributions such as taxes, social security contributions or health insurance contributions.
Individual expenses such as rent, heating or loan installments cannot be deducted.
How long is the KUFTI valid for?
When the child celebrates their 18th birthday, the KUFTI automatically loses its validity.
The ticket costs 29 euros and can be used for one year, with easy annual renewal. You will be informed before the expiry date on your 18th birthday.
How do I use the KUFTI?
Children and young people show their ticket at the museum or zoo ticket office so that the KUFTI can be scanned. The ticket office staff may ask whether the child can identify itself, for example with a student ID or an insurance card.
Each ticket has an individual code, so that multiple consecutive scans do not entitle the child to entry. The KUFTI also becomes invalid after the ticket date has expired.
The ticket has been lost. What now?
If you lose your ticket, you can order a new one via the hotline 069 97460-456. Please understand that a processing fee of 10 euros will be charged in the event of loss.
Is the ticket transferable?
The KUFTI is non-transferable and comes with an individual code. From the age of 16, the ticket is only valid in conjunction with a valid ID, which enables the ticket office staff to briefly check your age.
INFORMATION FOR EDUCATORS AND TEACHERS
To apply for the KUFTI for classes or groups, we provide the form as a pdf. The form can be printed out and filled out together in the group/class so that it only needs to be signed by the parents/guardians. Applications can be returned to the Cultural Office in groups:
Cultural Office
Brückenstraße 3-7
60594 Frankfurt am Main
It can take up to four weeks for the tickets to be received by the legal guardians.
The applications for download are in German with the respective completion aids in the specified language:
Application Arabic / Brief information
Application Dari / Brief information
Application German / Brief information
Application Chinese / Brief information
Application English / Brief information
French application / Brief information
Application Romanian / Brief information
Application Russian / Brief information
Spanish application / Brief information
Application Turkish / Brief information
If you have any questions or suggestions, please send an e-mail to kufti.kulturamt@stadt-frankfurt.de.
The board game for museum visits
Libraries, schools, daycare centers, open children’s and youth facilities can request the board game “Auf ins Museum” from us free of charge. The game playfully guides you from the cash desk at the entrance through various exhibition areas in a museum.
KUFTI action stand
We are happy to visit school and district festivals with our yellow campaign stand on request. We provide information about free and low-cost cultural offers in Frankfurt and help with filling out applications. We offer creative activities for children and young people – from a museum type test for young people to collages, books, games or wax casting. Please contact us if you would like us to come to you.
