OMEN Club Frankfurt 1988-1998 – New Electronic Ecstasy

In the organizer's words:

MOMEM is dedicating an exclusive exhibition to the legendary OMEN Club for the first time.
Between 1988-1998, electronic music history was written in Frankfurt's Junghofstraße.

Founded by Sven Väth, Matthias Martinsohn & Michael Münzing, OMEN was one of the first clubs in the world to focus uncompromisingly on electronic music, driven programmatically by Sven Väth. A new sound was created here that made Frankfurt the epicenter of a global movement.

The opening in 1988 came at a time of upheaval - a few months later, the Berlin Wall fell. A new freedom also emerged in the club: the DJ became an artist, the club a place of identity and ecstasy. Between the fog, heat and dripping ceiling, music, body and energy merged into an unprecedented feeling.

The exhibition shows, among other things:
Over 100 photos by Ernst Stratmann & Sascha Luond, rare film footage by Pit Weber, original equipment (Thorens turntable, Rodec mixer and much more), iconic club illustrations by Stellmacher & Jensen Contemporary witnesses such as Frank Lorber, Dag Lerner, Karlheinz Sondergeld and others tell their stories.

Curated by Sascha Luond, Ingo Boss, Dr. Torben Giese & Alex Azary.

The OMEN was more than just a club. It was a place of renewal - a symbol of new beginnings whose energy can still be felt today in music, fashion and culture.