What is considered “genuine Frankfurt” or more precisely: what is interpreted as “authentic” in Frankfurt? Within the framework of the Leibniz Research Network “Historical Authenticity”, a PRIF team - as well as six other institutes of the network - have developed an audio walk: Just like in Berlin, Braunschweig, Marburg, Leipzig and Potsdam, the meaning of authenticity was questioned in Frankfurt. What is perceived as authentic, where and by whom? - Does “the real Frankfurt” exist at all? The Frankfurt audio walk leads to places that, as examples from the city's history, show how conflict-laden the attribution of authenticity can be and how it has always been re-evaluated over time.
With their transfer project, Andreas Heinemann, Daniel Mullis, Karin Hammer, Laura Friedrich, and Sabine Mannitz invite you to take a trip to different parts of Frankfurt's urban space. In Bockenheim, the route leads from the Senckenberg Naturmuseum via the old university campus and the Senckenberganlage to the Bockenheimer Warte through a neighborhood that was - and in some ways still is - the scene of bourgeois foundation buildings and house fights. In Frankfurt's city center, between Hauptwache, Paulsplatz and the “Neue Altstadt”, attempts at reconstructing a 'real' place of origin of the city can be seen. Through the Ostend, the Audiowalk leads from Börneplatz to the current location of the ECB and to the banks of the Main, which are also presented as places where authenticity was and is struggled for.
The city walk can be completed in one piece or in stages.
All Audiowalks of the Leibniz Research Network were realized in collaboration with Audiokombinat Berlin. They are now available free of charge via the “Guidemate” app or via the platform in the browser.