The Bundesbank is once again offering the public a glimpse backstage. On 14 and 15 September, the German central bank is hosting an Open Day at its Regional Office in Hesse in Frankfurt’s city centre. We want to give everyone the opportunity to experience up-close how the Bundesbank operates. Our Open Day will offer entertaining and straightforward insights into the work we do day-in, day-out to ensure stable prices and a stable financial system, says Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel.

President Nagel will be participating in interviews and discussions at the two-day weekend event, along with other Executive Board members. He will be joined on stage by Frankfurt’s Lord Mayor, Mike Josef, for a discussion of Frankfurt’s importance as a financial centre for Europe. Bundesbank experts will also take to the stage to talk with the audience about issues such as inflation, financial stability and a digital euro.

History buffs will have the chance to visit an exhibition on the history of the Deutsch Mark in the former Reichsbank building. This will also be the venue for short talks about “From the Reichsbank to the Bundesbank”, a new study published in March on the history of the German central bank in the period from 1924 to 1970.

Great prizes are up for grabs in the Bundesbank’s quiz show, and there will be live music to set the mood. Visitors will get another chance to touch a real gold bar in our popular gold room. A virtual reality cinema will enable the visiting public to experience areas otherwise inaccessible to them, such as the Bundesbank’s gold vault or the meeting room of the ECB Governing Council. In info tents spaced across the entire premises, our staff will be on hand to explain the Bundesbank’s many tasks, from A to Z.

The street Taunusanlage, which borders the Regional Office premises, will be accessible for pedestrians on both days of the event. This will leave more space for visitors to really get to know the Bundesbank than at previous open days. A wide range of food and drink will be available in our food truck zone. In addition, the Regional Office canteen will open its doors to the public for the first time this year. Many of our stands are also aimed at younger visitors, who will have a chance to show off their sporting prowess at our football workshops on Taunusanlage, for example. They will also be able to touch counterfeit money and try out games on the theme of banking supervision.

The Bundesbank experience will begin before you even reach the entrance. But visitors can also take a tour inside our main building – a real gem for fans of art and architecture, says Ulf Slopek, President of the Regional Office in Hesse.

More information on the event and how to get there

The Open Day will be held in Frankfurt’s city centre at the Bundesbank’s Regional Office in Hesse, Taunusanlage 5, from 11:00 to 18:00 on Saturday, 14 September and on Sunday, 15 September.

Visitors can enter via the main entrance on Taunusanlage. Please be ready to provide a valid official photo ID and avoid bringing large bags to the event. Bags will be checked; they can be left for the duration of the event in a designated tent.

The Regional Office in Hesse is located centrally in Frankurt’s city centre. The nearest public transport stops are Taunuslage, Willy-Brandt-Platz and Hauptbahnhof, which are only a few minutes’ walk away. We therefore ask visitors to use public transport wherever possible.

There is barrier-free access to many activities, including the virtual reality cinema, the info tents, the kids’ area and the gold room. Sign language interpreting will be provided at a number of the on-stage interviews.

The on-stage events will be shielded by a rain cover. The outdoor programme may be reduced in the event of heavy rain or storms. The indoor programme will continue as planned whatever the weather.