Städel Night
Mary Magdalene
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- Date Saturday, 7 November 2026, 9.00 pm
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- Limited Presale €25 regular, €18 Euro reduced
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- Evening Ticket Counter €27 regular, €20 Euro reduced (limited number of tickets)
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- Exhibition Mary Magdalene
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- Reduced admission applies to school pupils, trainees, students and people with a degree of disability (GdB) of 50% or more. Holders of the MuseumsuferCard and members of the Städelverein are not eligible for a reduction at this special event.
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- Due to limited cloakroom capacity, we kindly ask you to bring only small bags to the Städel.
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- Please note that once you have left the event, you will not be permitted to re-enter.
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- From age 18
Unique parties with insights into art by young experts, national and international DJs, drinks, food, and an extraordinary atmosphere—all this and more is what the Städel Nights are all about.
Mary Magdalene
The party accompanying the major autumn exhibition!
From a projection surface for cultural and religious ideas to a self-defined icon: Mary Magdalene embodies questions of identity, body images, and social roles—themes that are also central to ballroom culture.
At the Städel Night for the exhibition “Mary Magdalene. Sin. Pray. Love.,” art, music, and ballroom culture come together to create an extraordinary party. Look forward to pulsating beats, impressive performances and new perspectives on one of the most fascinating figures in art history. Young art experts offer exciting insights into the exhibition, demonstrating how the depiction of Mary Magdalene has evolved over the centuries.
The dance floor transforms into a ballroom: International DJs provide the perfect soundtrack, mixing house, hip-hop, ballroom beats, Jersey club, techno and baile funk. The Frankfurt collective “Anybody Walking?” delivers unique dance performances.
Refreshing drinks by NAIV and delicious snacks round off the evening.
The DJs
ZANIAH
Lazy Flow
Amowia
ZANIAH
Through ballroom culture and voguing, ZANIAH found her way into the club scene. As both a dancer and DJ, she draws on influences from electronic and global club music, ranging from raptor house and Latin tech to vogue beats and baile funk. Her energetic sets create a rousing atmosphere that brings everyone together to celebrate.
Lazy Flow
French producer and DJ Lazy Flow blends various strands of club culture and is known far beyond France. His passion for ballroom culture shapes his sets, in which musical influences from Africa, the U.S. East Coast, South America, England, and the Caribbean come together. For five years, he was the resident DJ at the Parisian party LA CRÉOLE, which also inspired his latest EP. His sets focus on the energy of the music and its unifying power on the dance floor.
Amowia
Berlin-based DJ Amowia grew up in the ballroom scene. In his sets, he blends Afro-diasporic sounds with influences from house, hip-hop, ballroom, Jersey club, baile funk and breaks. His sets focus on driving grooves and powerful basslines, capturing the unique energy created by the fusion of music and community on the dance floor.
Anybody Walking?
Since its founding in 2018, the „Anybody Walking?“ initiative has played an important role in developing the ballroom scene in Hesse. Through workshops, training sessions, balls and performances, the initiative creates spaces for queer and BIPOC communities, raising the visibility of this subculture in Frankfurt. At Städel Night, ballroom culture meets art, offering new perspectives on the exhibition’s themes through a focus on community, self-determination, and creative expression.
The Exhibition
The exhibition is open until 1.30 am during Städel Night.
Somewhere between saint, sinner and close companion of Christ: For centuries, Mary Magdalene has been one of the most multifaceted female figures in biblical tradition and art history. The Städel Museum and the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung are presenting the first comprehensive exhibition in the German-speaking world dedicated to her. The exhibition portrays her not only as a projection screen for cultural and religious ideas, but also as an independent figure through whom diverse conceptions of the body, faith and social roles are revealed.
Questions & Answers
How do I get to the Städel Museum?
Underground lines U1, U2, U3, and U8 (to “Schweizer Platz”)
Tram lines 15 and 16 (to “Otto-Hahn-Platz”)
On foot approximately 10 minutes from the central railway station via Holbeinsteg bridge
Where can I park near the Städel Museum?
Please note that there is no special parking for museum visitors directly at the museum. We therefore recommend that you use the nearby multi-storey car parks.
Parking for cars
Multi-storey car parks are located within walking distance of approximately 10 minutes from the museum. Names and addresses:
• Alt-Sachsenhausen: Walter-Kolb-Strasse 16 (B43)
• Am Theater: Willy-Brandt-Platz 5
• Untermainanlage: Untermainanlage 1
Parking for coaches
Reservations for coach parking are not possible. The following coach parks are located in the vicinity of the Städel Museum: map
May I take a bag, jacket, food, or beverages into the Städel Museum?
For security reasons, bags (larger than DIN A4) and jackets must be checked in the cloakroom. In order to avoid unintended contact with the works of art, no articles of clothing may be carried over your arm in the exhibition rooms.
The consumption of food and beverages is not permitted in the exhibition rooms. Beverages may not be taken into the exhibition halls. All such items can be checked in the cloakroom.
Am I allowed to take photographs, film, or make sound recordings in the Städel Museum?
The use of photo cameras (without flash) for private purposes is permitted in the permanent exhibition and in the special exhibitions, unless explicitly stated otherwise for specific works. Flashes, additional lighting equipment, tripods, selfie sticks, or other devices are not permitted.
Cameras, audio and video recorders for commercial or publication purposes may only be used with the written permission of the Städel Museum. To obtain permission, please contact our press department () prior to your visit. The commercial use of photographs, audio and video recordings, as well as the use of additional lighting (flash, video lights, etc.), tripods, selfie sticks, or other equipment, requires prior permission from the Städel Museum.
If you would like to acquire images of our works of art and the rights to reproduce them, please contact our agency Artothek. This image archive supplies digital data and offers a database for research.