Exhibitions
PAULSKIRCHE. Demokratie, Debatte, Denkmal
SUBURBIA LIVIN THE DREAM – RETHINKING THE HOUSING CRISIS
Too Hot – Scorching cities, new ideas
Coming Soon
BEST HIGH-RISES. International High-Rise Award 2026/27
Events
DIE LANGE BANK im Stadtraum
Legobaustelle
Sommer-Lese-Lounge im DAM
After Work Führung: TOO HOT
After Work Führung SUBURBIA
After Work Führung: Too Hot – Heisse Städte, neue Wege
After Work Führung SUBURBIA
Stresstest – Weckruf an Planerinnen und alle, die Stadt ihr Zuhause nennen / Maximum Green on Minimal Space
After Work Führung: Too Hot
Familienführung: Suburbia – Träume vom Eigenheim – Wege aus der Wohnungskrise
After Work Führung SUBURBIA
After Work Führung: Too Hot – Heisse Städte, neue Wege
Exhibitions On Tour
DAM on Tour in Hamburg: Nichts Neues – Besser Bauen mit Bestand
DAM on Tour in Wien: ARCHTEKTURBAUKÄSTEN 1890-1990. Die große Mitspielausstellung
From primitive hut to skyscraper
A journey through architectural historyThe permanent exhibition is expected to remain closed until August 2026 due to renovation work. We thank you for your understanding.
News
DAM Architectural Book Award 2022 – the prize winners have been determined!
The prize, unique in its kind and now highly respected, honours the best architecture books of a year. 101 architecture and art book publishers worldwide have responded to the joint call. A specialist jury of external experts and representatives of the DAM selected the ten best architecture books of the year from 264 entries according to criteria such as design, content concept, quality of materials and workmanship, degree of innovation and topicality.
International High-Rise Award 2022/23 In the jubilee year: projects from four continents in the final for the world’s best high-rise
The finalists of this year's International High-Rise Award (IHA) have been determined. The jury selected five buildings from Asia, Australia, Europe and North America from a total of 34 nominated high-rise buildings from 13 countries. In making its selection, the jury focused on the buildings' responsibility for the environment and future generations. In this year, the award is being conferred for the tenth time.
International High-Rise Award 2022/23: 34 High-Rise Projects Nominated Globally
The buildings nominated for the International High-Rise Award 2022/23 have now been announced. Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) has selected them from more than 1,000 new high-rises worldwide dating from the past two years. In autumn, the five finalists will be...
Urbanes Reallabor „Wohnzimmer Hauptwache 2022“
Projektideen der Frankfurter Bürgerinnen und Bürgern für die Hauptwache gibt es erfreulicherweise viele: Der „Open Call for Participation“ zur temporären Nutzung und Gestaltung im Zusammenhang mit dem urbanen Reallabor „Wohnzimmer Hauptwache 2022“ war ein großer Erfolg und zeigte eine gute Resonanz.
Plan. Work. City.
The DAM for kids and young peopleThe DAM’s education program offers children, schoolchildren, and adults access to architectural topics in a playful and practical way. We want to accompany children and young people into the world of architecture, and that begins on their own doorstep. The diversity of the topic makes it possible to connect to the lifeworld of our young guests and to introduce them to building culture and design possibilities.
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Collections
Digital collection
Digital archiveThe Deutsches Architekturmuseum has a large and international collection of testimonials of important architects, mostly from the 20th century, which is constantly expanding. Around 50 works archives, prebends and estates, were handed over to the DAM, which owns more than 200,000 plans and drawings, about 35,000 photographs and about 1,300 models, a significant international collection. The architectural model collection with works by Rem Koolhaas, Frei Otto, Rob Krier, Aldo Rossi, Oswald Mathias Ungers a.o., is one of the most important in the world.













