Bonn boasts a large number of museums covering a divers range of subjects from history and archaeology to arts and sciences to politics.
The long history and prehistory of Bonn and the Rhineland, beginning with the original Neanderthalman, is documented in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum.
The constitutional convention for the future Federal Republic of Germany met in the zoological Museum Alexander König with the stuffed animals staring down on the assembled politicians in 1948. A museum building boom in the 1980's added three big institutions in the former Regierungsviertel (government district) alongthe main road from the city centre to Bad Godesberg; these are somewhat arbitrarily grouped together with the historic Museum König in the Museumsmeile (museum mile).
Many famous people lived at least for a period in Bonn. The homes of some of them (Ludwig van Beethoven,Robert Schumann, Ernst Moritz Arndt, August Macke, and, in Rhöndorf just south of Bonn, Konrad Adenauer) can be visited.
August-Macke-Haus
Home of the expressionist painter August Macke from1911 to 1914.
Bornheimer Straße 96.
Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday 2:30-6, Saturdays andSundays 11-5.
guided tours Sundays 11:30.
Telephone: +49-228-655531
Arithmeum
Historical exhibits around computing fromearly arithmetic books to cogwheel calculatingmachines to logic chips and computer art.Entrance fees: DM 6 (DM 4 concessions)Public transport: underground station Universität/Markt Address: Lennestrasse 2 Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 11-6 Tel: +49 228 738790 (Fax: +49 228 738771) Email: arithmeum@or.uni-bonn.de
Schumannhaus
Former lunatic asylum in Endenich where RobertSchumann spent the last years of his life (1854-1856).It houses the municipal music library and a memorialto the composer.
Sebastianstraße 182.
Opening hours: Mondays and Fridays 10-12, 4-7;Wednesdays and Thursdays 10-12, 3-7.
Telephone: +49-228-773656
Rheinisches Landesmuseum
Archaeological and art museum for the Rhineland. Exhibits fromthe stone age to the 20th century, among them theskull fragment of Homo sapiens neanderthalensisexcavated in the Neandertal near Düsseldorf in 1856.
Colmantstraße 14-16
Opening hours: closed for renovation until 2001 Website (German only)
Telephone: +49-228-72941
Bundeskunsthalle
The Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republicof Germany has no permanent collection, but is usedto house major exhibitions. The roof garden with thecharacteristic conical skylights has a nice view ofthe southern suburbs and is sometimes used for specialevents.
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4.
Opening hours: Tuedays and Wednesdays 10-9,Thursday-Sunday 10-7.
Admission: DM 10 (DM 5 concessions). Website
Telephone: +49-228-9171200
Kunstmuseum Bonn
The municipal art museum has among others a goodcollection ofAugust Macke and the Rhenish Expressionists.
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2.
Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10-6 (Wednesdays until9 pm).
Admission: DM 5 (DM 3 concessions). Website
Telephone: +49-228-776221 and 776227
Kurfürstliches Gärtnerhaus
Local artists exhibit in this little baroquegardener's house.
Beethovenplatz.
Opening hours: Tuesday-Saturday 2-6, Sundays 10-1.
Telephone: +49-228-773688
Stadtmuseum
Local history and memorial to the victims of Nazipersecution.
Franziskanerstraße 9.
Opening hours: Thursday-Saturday 1-6, Sundays11:30-5, Mondays 9:30-2.
Admission: DM 5 (DM 3 concessions). Website(German only)
Telephone: +49-228-772877
Haus der Geschichte
The "House of History" offers its visitors a wide and very varied view on the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. Thousands of objects show how political and daily life looked like between 1945 and today. The more than friendly visitor service provides all information about the museum's offers (phone +49-228/9165-400 mon - fri 9.00 - 16.00).
Address: Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Willy-Brandt-Allee 14.
53113 Bonn
Telephone: +49-228-91650
Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 9am till 7pm.
Admission free. German Website (no English page available (nov 2000))
Have also a look at the online museum magazine (also German).
Beethoven-Haus
Birthplace of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
Bonngasse 20.
Opening hours: Sundays 11-4, Monday-Saturday10-5 (April to September 10-6).
Telephone: +49-228-9817525
Museum Alexander König
Zoological research institution and natural historymuseum. Dubbed the "birth place of the Federal Republicof Germany" because the constitutional conventionwas opened here (for lack of a big assembly hall inthe war-damaged city) on September 1st 1948.
Adenauerallee 160.
Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday 9-5, Saturdays 9-12:30,Sundays 9:30-5. Website
Telephone: +49-228-91220
Beethoven-Haus, Bonngasse 18-26 (Take trams (62 or 66) or buses to Bertha-von-Suttner-Platz / Beethoven-Haus), (info@beethoven-haus-bonn.de, fax: +49 228 98175-26). April 1 - October 31: Mon. - Sat.: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sundays & holidays: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. November 1 - March 31: Mon. - Sat.: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sundays & holidays: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed New Year's Day, Carnival-Thursday, the Monday preceding Ash Wednesday, Carnival-Tuesday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and from 24 to 26 December, New Year's eve. The birthplace of the great composer is now a museum dedicated to his life and work. Somewhat ironically Bonn advertises their hometown son despite Beethoven's vehment hatred for his hometown. With a competent docent this museum is well worth the visit and is more interesting than Mozart's Geburthaus in Salzburg.
August Macke Haus, Bornheimer Straße 96 (U-Bahn stop: Bonn West), (buero@august-macke-haus.de, fax: 49 (0)228 / 69 15 50). Hours: Tues - Fri. 2:30 - 6:00 pm. Sa, Sun, & holidays 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. August Macke a leading member of Der Blaue Reiter, a famous expressionist group, lived in this house with his wife, Elizabeth, for a few years and produced over 400 works in the top floor studio. Admission (regular/reduced): Adults: €3.50 / €2.50, Children: €2.50/ €1.50.
Haus der Geschichte, Willy-Brandt-Allee 14, (post@hdg.de, fax: +49 (0)228 / 91 65-302). Tue - Sun 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Closed on December 23, 24, and 31. The museum is open with limited hours during the Christmas season. A interesting explanation of German history. Exhibitions are presented in German only, but guidebooklets with English translations are available for a couple Euros, and guided tours for school groups conducted in english are available free of charge when prebooked. Free admission for individuals. Tour groups with a guide €35..
Kunstmuseum Bonn, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2 (Museumsmeile. U-Bahn stop: Heussallee. Bus 610 will also stop at Heussallee), . Tues. – Sun.: 11am - 6 pm, Wed.: 11am - 9 pm. Closed on Mondays; Februrary 23 and 27;, December 24, 25, and 31.. Admission: Adults: €3. Students, Children (over 6), and Bonn-Card holders: €1.50. Family ticket: €6..
Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4, .
Deutsches Museum Bonn, Ahrstraße 45 (U-Bahn stop: Hochkreuz/Deutsches Museum Bonn), (info@deutsches-museum-bonn.de, fax: +49 (0)228 / 302-254). Tues. - Sun.: 10 - 18. Closed Mondays; Thursday before Fat Tuesday; Fat Tuesday (Shrove Tuesday); Good Friday; May 1; December 24, 25, and 31.. Admission: Regular: €4, Children (6 years+): €2.50, Family ticket: €7.
Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, (info.zfmk@uni-bonn.de, fax: +49 (0)228 / 9122 212). Hours: Tue., Thurs. - Sun.: 10:00 - 18. Wed.: 10.00 - 21. Closed most Mondays (except on legal holidays); Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve. Zoological mueseum. Admission: Regular: € 3, Discounter (Seniors, students): €1.50.
Aegyptisches Museum, Regina-Pacis-Weg 7 (University of Bonn. U-Bahn stop: Universität / Markt), (aegyptisches-museum@uni-bonn.de, fax: +49 (0)228 / 737360). Hours: Tues. - Sun.: Noon - 18. Closed Mondays and holidays. The University of Bonn administered Egyptian Museum. Admission: Adults: €3.50, Students and Children (7 years+): €2.50, Family ticket (2 adults and 3 children): €9.
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