Cool subculture: Frankfurt's first high-rise building is now home to a Japanese film festival and much more.
Frankfurt's first ever high-rise building can be found in Bornheim: the 33-metre-high building was built in 1924 as part of a soap and perfume factory. Toothpaste, shaving soap and the famous Mouson cream were produced here until 1972. Today, the expressionist clinker brick building with its jagged and triangular ornaments is a listed building - and has been used as a cultural centre since 1988. Theatre, dance and music can be found in the Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm; dance workshops and "thinking workshops" are also regularly offered here. One of the highlights of the year is Nippon Connection, the largest Japanese film festival in the world with over 100 short and feature-length films. The Mousonturm has become a trendy meeting place for Frankfurt's young subculture and also has a very nice "restaurant": in the bright, minimalist room or outside at the beer tables, you can enjoy vegetarian soups and snacks with a glass of cider or white wine from the Rheingau.
Frankfurt's first ever high-rise building can be found in Bornheim: the 33-metre-high building was built in 1924 as part of a soap and perfume factory. Toothpaste, shaving soap and the famous Mouson cream were produced here until 1972. Today, the expressionist clinker brick building with its jagged and triangular ornaments is a listed building - and has been used as a cultural centre since 1988. Theatre, dance and music can be found in the Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm; dance workshops and "thinking workshops" are also regularly offered here. One of the highlights of the year is Nippon Connection, the largest Japanese film festival in the world with over 100 short and feature-length films. The Mousonturm has become a trendy meeting place for Frankfurt's young subculture and also has a very nice "restaurant": in the bright, minimalist room or outside at the beer tables, you can enjoy vegetarian soups and snacks with a glass of cider or white wine from the Rheingau.
