Plan Your Visit!
The new Cologne city museum is looking forward to your visit!
A museum that tells the city’s history in an utterly different way – surprising, unconventional, and emotional. You can look forward to an unusual location, an innovative exhibition, and above all: unique exhibits!
Our new address in the heart of Cologne
Kölnisches Stadtmuseum
Minoritenstrasse 13
50667 Cologne
Postal address and administrative entrance:
Kolumbahof 3
Opening hours
Tuesday:
10 am to 8 pm
Wednesday to Sunday:
10 am to 5 pm
1st Thursday of the month:
10 am to 10 pm
(except on public holidays)
Prices
Adults
5 Euro / Reduced*: 3 Euro
Free admission:
Children under the age of 7, schoolchildren, children and young people resident in Cologne up to the age of 18, schoolchildren on school visits + 2 teachers per class; Cologne residents on the day of their birthday or on KölnTag (1st Thursday of the month); holders of the Köln-Pass.
*Reduced admission applies to:
Students; trainees; those engaged in military or alternative social service, members of the German Artist Association, holders of volunteer cards.
Questions?
Get in touch!
General Information:
ksm@stadt-koeln.de
+49 221 / 221-2398
You can find the contact details of individual employees under „Team“.
How to reach us
Public transport:
Underground
lines 3, 4, 16, 18 to “Appellhofplatz” or “Dom/Hbf”
Bus
line 171 to “Offenbachplatz”
By car (multi-storey car parks):
J. & R. Kalscheurer car park
Glockengasse 1, 50667 Cologne
CONTIPARK
Schwertnergasse 1, 50667 Cologne
Brückenstraße car park
Ludwigstraße 1-4, 50667 Cologne
Guided tours of the Kölnisches Stadtmuseum
City.history.afresh: Eight questions. In the past, today and tomorrow: The Cologne Museum Service offers 60-minute public overview tours several times a week in nine different languages
Tuesdays
6 pm (adults)
Thursdays
4 pm (adults)
Saturdays
2 pm (adults, alternating between English, Ukrainian, French and Kölsch*)
Sundays
2 p.m. (families)
3.30 pm (adults, alternating between Italian, Polish and Turkish*, from 28. July)
*You can find out when and in which language here (only in German).
Individual guided tours
You can also book individual guided tours via the Cologne Museum Service (from mid-April onwards).
For further information, please contact:
service.museumsdienst@stadt-koeln.de
+49 221 / 221 27380
The school programmes will start in summer 2024!
The Surrounding Area
Attractions
The new museum venue is just a stone’s throw from the two main pedestrian streets Hohe Straße and Schildergasse. It’s also just a short walk to Cologne Cathedral.
The MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst – is also very close to our museum. Another nearby attraction is the Kolumba, the art museum of the archdiocese of Cologne which was designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. Integrated into the museum is the impressive St. Kolumba chapel ‘Madonna in den Trümmern’ (‘Madonna in the Ruins’), an oasis of calm in the middle of a lively city centre.
Restaurant & Cafés
In the museum’s immediate vicinity there are many cafés and restaurants inviting visitors to stop and spend some time. There’s the popular Café Espresso Perfetto, the well-known Italian restaurant Veltri Gastronomia and the vegan restaurant Sattgrün.
Accessibility
Kölnisches Stadtmuseum is designed to be inclusive and accessible. There are also numerous opportunities for people with visual impairments to experience the exhibition.
Library
Please be aware: during our move, use of the library will be extremely restricted. Please get in touch with our librarian Ms. Vanessa Schmitz regarding any questions you might have.
The library of the Kölnisches Stadtmuseum is a publicly accessible reference library that contains around 50,000 items.
The majority of these items are works on the history of Cologne as well as illustrated descriptions of trips along the Rhine. The library further possesses an extensive collection of old prints.
You will be able to agree visiting times individually with our librarian Vanessa Schmitz:
Vanessa Schmitz
E-Mail: vanessa.schmitz@stadt-koeln.de
Phone: +49 (0)221/221-23729
Branches
The Museum Flat in Cologne-Höhenberg
A journey back in time to the 1920s: the Kölnisches Stadtmuseum has partnered with GAG Immobilien AG to restore a 1920s flat in the Germaniasiedlung in Cologne-Höhenberg to be an accurate replica of its historical self. It brings to life how people lived and what conditions they lived in a hundred years ago.
Address:
Museumswohnung
Weimarer Str. 15
51103 Köln
Visits are currently only possibly with an advance booking (call 0221/872110) and a confirmation..
Opening Hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am–noon and every first and third Sunday, 2pm–4pm
Further opening hours for guided tours, based on prior agreement.
Contact:
Elke Focke, Christof Wild
Paul-Schwellenbach-Haus
Tel.: 0221/872110
E-Mail: paul-schwellenbach-haus@t-online.de
The Germaniasiedlung was built between 1919 and 1928 and today the majority of it is listed.
The Watchtower in Zündorf
When exactly the watchtower in Zündorf was built is not known, but it is believed to have been in the second half of the 13th century.
The museum in the watchtower opened in June 1980. Since 1994 the Verein Zündorfer Wehrturm e. V. has put on many diverse exhibitions there (www.zuendorfer-wehrturm.de).
Address:
Zündorfer Wehrturm
Hauptstraße 181
51143 Köln