The Ludwig Museum is the most famous of the eight municipal and the many ecclesiastical and private museums in this cathedral city and provides an overview of major international works of 20th century art. The Römisch-Germanisches Museum gives an impressive account of the history of the Romans along the Rhine. With the Rautenstrauch-Jost Museum, the city also has the only ethnological museum in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
The very wide range of private museums ranges from impressive sacral art in the Diocesan Museum or the St. Peter art centre, the photographic collection of the SK Cultural Foundation with the pictures by the Cologne photographer August Sander and extends to the POPDOM museum for pop and design of the 60s'/70's and the German Sport and Olympics Museum.
The private Imhoff-Stollwerck Museum of Chocolate located in the Rheinauhafen provides a sweet interlude and contains everything worth knowing and tasting about he history of chocolate.
Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Asian art collection founded in 1913, basing on the collection of Adolf and Frieda Fischer.
Address: Universitätsstraße 100, 50674 Köln Tel: +49 (0)221 - 94 05 18-0 fax=+49 (0)221 - 40 72 90
Agfa Photo-Historama (inside Museum Ludwig) Main stress on Photography of the 19th and 20 th century.
Address: Bischofsgartenstraße 1, 50667 Köln Tel: +49 (0)221 2/24 11 fax=+49 (0)221 openings=Tue 10 - 20, Wed - Fri 10 - 18, Sat & Sun 11 - 18
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum Flemish, old German and Cologne paintings from the middle ages till Renaissance. Italian and Spanish paintings from the 17th century. Sculptures, graphic collections and ministures. One of the best art collections in Germany. Beautifully and centrally located between Rhine, cathedral and main station.
Address: Martinstraße 39, 50667 Köln Tel: +49 (0)221 - 2 11 19 or 2 76 94 fax=+49 (0)221 - 2 26 29 openings=Tue 10-12, Wed - Fri 10-18, Sat & Sun 11 -18
Römisch-Germanisches Museum Founded in 1946, former Roman and German departement of the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum.
European and Rhenish early history, Roman city history and arts and crafts of the European mass migration times.
Address: Roncalliplatz 4, 50667 Köln Tel: +49 (0)221 2 44 38 or 2 45 90 fax=+49 (0)221 2 40 30
Email: roemisch-germanisches-museum@stadt-koeln.de openings=Tue - Sun 10 - 17
Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum - Cultural musem Founded in 1901, highlights: pre Columbian civilizations: Olmeks, Maya, Mizteks and Aztecs. South East asian civilizations: Khmer and Thai. Ethnographic foto collection.
Address: Ubierring 45, 50678 Köln Tel: +49 (0)221 - 33694-13 fax=+49 (0)221 - 33694-10 openings=Tue - Fri 10 - 16, Sat & Sun 11 -16
Museum Schnütgen - Medieval arts Named after Alexander Schnütgen, who collected lots of medieval arts right after 1802, when Napoleon closed the monasteries and churches.
Address: Cäcilienstraße 29, 50667 Köln Tel: +49 (0)221 - 22 1236 20 or 22 1223 10 fax=+49 (0)221 - 22 1284 89 openings=Tue - Fri 10 - 17, Sat & Sun 11 - 17
Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Asian art collection founded in 1913, basing on the collection of Adolf and Frieda Fischer.
Address: Universitätsstraße 100, 50674 Köln Tel: +49 (0)221 - 94 05 18-0 fax=+49 (0)221 - 40 72 90
Agfa Photo-Historama (inside Museum Ludwig) Main stress on Photography of the 19th and 20 th century.
Address: Bischofsgartenstraße 1, 50667 Köln Tel: +49 (0)221 2/24 11 fax=+49 (0)221 openings=Tue 10 - 20, Wed - Fri 10 - 18, Sat & Sun 11 - 18
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum Flemish, old German and Cologne paintings from the middle ages till Renaissance. Italian and Spanish paintings from the 17th century. Sculptures, graphic collections and ministures. One of the best art collections in Germany. Beautifully and centrally located between Rhine, cathedral and main station.
Address: Martinstraße 39, 50667 Köln Tel: +49 (0)221 - 2 11 19 or 2 76 94 fax=+49 (0)221 - 2 26 29 openings=Tue 10-12, Wed - Fri 10-18, Sat & Sun 11 -18
Römisch-Germanisches Museum Founded in 1946, former Roman and German departement of the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum.
European and Rhenish early history, Roman city history and arts and crafts of the European mass migration times.
Address: Roncalliplatz 4, 50667 Köln Tel: +49 (0)221 2 44 38 or 2 45 90 fax=+49 (0)221 2 40 30
Email: roemisch-germanisches-museum@stadt-koeln.de openings=Tue - Sun 10 - 17
Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum - Cultural musem Founded in 1901, highlights: pre Columbian civilizations: Olmeks, Maya, Mizteks and Aztecs. South East asian civilizations: Khmer and Thai. Ethnographic foto collection.
Address: Ubierring 45, 50678 Köln Tel: +49 (0)221 - 33694-13 fax=+49 (0)221 - 33694-10 openings=Tue - Fri 10 - 16, Sat & Sun 11 -16
Museum Schnütgen - Medieval arts Named after Alexander Schnütgen, who collected lots of medieval arts right after 1802, when Napoleon closed the monasteries and churches.
Address: Cäcilienstraße 29, 50667 Köln Tel: +49 (0)221 - 22 1236 20 or 22 1223 10 fax=+49 (0)221 - 22 1284 89 openings=Tue - Fri 10 - 17, Sat & Sun 11 - 17
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