We are variety Welcome to Cologne’s museums

At over 30 museums and institutions, you can experience a wide range of collections and exhibits with comprehensive, cultural supplementary programmes and services. We invite you on a journey through the 2000-year history of our city and exciting topics from around the world.
Visit the museums in person, or digitally from the comfort of your own home or while on the go.

Eine Gruppe von Menschen steht im Museumsraum und hört dem Guide zu.

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Museums

Get an overview of the museums to plan your visit. Here we provide brief summaries of the museums, their exhibits, and the expansive event schedule.

Historische Fotografie zeigt Personen in mehreren Ruderboote auf einem See. Im Hintergrund befinden sich Gebäude.

Discovery

Subject Matters

Dive into the collections. Here we let you explore the objects’ histories and their connections to our everyday lives, and give you the opportunity to get creative.

News

LET THE MOVIE BEGIN!

130 Years of Cinema and Film in Cologne
Trickfilmszene in Scherenschnitttechnik mit schwarzen Figuren und ornamentalen Formen vor einem hellblauen Hintergrund.
„Die Barcarole“, Silhouetten- und Werbefilm der Trickfilmpionierin Lotte Reiniger, D 1924
Produktion: Julius Pinschewer Werbefilm GmbH (© Deutsche Kinemathek)

Experience a multimedia journey through time at the OPEN SPACE of the Cologne City Museum, from the first film screenings in 1896 at Augustinerplatz to the present day. Discover milestones in Cologne’s cinema history—admission is free.

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Fall Break at the Museum

Boredom is a thing of the past!
Abstrakte Illustration zweier Menschen, die miteinander im Gespräch sind.
Kinderprogramm der Museen der Stadt Köln, © Museumsdienst Köln

During fall break, Cologne’s museums have a varied program in store for students: get creative, try new things, and discover art together!

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Exhibitions

From large-scale to single-room exhibits, here you can learn about every exhibit currently on display in Cologne’s museums. Get inspired for your next trip to the museum.

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Public Events

Eine Gruppe von Menschen steht im Museumsraum und hört dem Guide zu.

What are you in the mood for today? A tour, a workshop, a special event? Our calendar shows all the different event formats being held at the museums, with all the information you need.

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Individual Offers

Bunt bemalte Kinderhände werden in die Kamera gestreckt

We offer a wide range of ways to experience our museums — in person or online, on your own or with others, for leisure, education, or work. Plan and book your experience today!

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Overview of museums and institutions

Here you can find all the important information on each museum, what their exhibits focus on, and what you need to know for your visit.

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Außenanlage des Museum Schnütgen
Ein Mann demonstriert zwei Jungen eine Polaroid-Kamera

Outreach – Bring the museum into schools

Bookable offers for school and daycare

Our museums are significant, modern institutions that remain closely connected to their traditional core tasks: collecting, preserving, researching, as well as exhibiting and educating. This means they are constantly evolving. In bookable workshops, the museums come directly into the classrooms. Hands-on materials, method kits, or original objects accompany our team during this outreach museum work.

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All the time and everywhere

Our digital services

Do you want to get creative, or prepare for or reflect on your visit to the museum? Here you can find our multimedia schedule so that you can immerse yourself in Cologne’s museums digitally from your own home or on the go.

Our discoveries

Gemälde einer Landschaft

If objects could talk, what would they say? Join us on an excursion through the collections on display in Cologne and get to know the major artworks, hidden treasures, and objects steeped in history from a whole new perspective.

Our discoveries

Get creative

Person tupft mit einem Wattestäbchen bunte Punkte auf ein Blatt Papier.

You can get active and learn all about the museums and their collections. Video tutorials let you try out various artistic techniques on your own. Suitable for children and adults.

Offers to join in

Digital tours

Blick in die Ausstellungsräume. In der Mitte steht eine Vitrine mit Lochners Madonna im Rosenhag. Die Wände sind rot tapeziert und gemustert.

Discover the collections and exhibits on 360° tours from the comfort of your own home. Use the zoom function to find details that are otherwise difficult to see.

360 degree tours

Museums and museum service facilities in Cologne