Museum Ludwig

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In our words:

At Museum Ludwig, you can marvel at art of the 20th and 21st centuries in a huge space. The collection ranges from American Pop Art to key works of the Russian avant-garde to German Expressionism. Photography fans will also enjoy the exhibitions in the Photo Room, which cover everything from the early days to the present.

In addition to showcasing pieces from the permanent collection, there are new special exhibitions every few months. Did you know that Museum Ludwig has the largest Pop Art collection of its kind within Europe? And also the third largest Picasso collection in the world with works from all the artist's creative periods? As you can see, a dream for art lovers!

You can decide for yourself whether you want to take a chronological journey through the international art world of the last 100 years in the clearly laid out tour or just pay a visit to your highlights. The open building does not dictate any routes. In the adjoining café with its high ceilings you can digest the many impressions, in summer even outside with a view of the Hohenzollern Bridge.

Every 1st Thursday of the month is called "Long Thursday" in all municipal museums. As a Cologne resident, you can visit the collections free of charge, and the special exhibitions are discounted. There is always a supporting program, often music and many good conversations. It's worth it!

PS: The terrace of the Museum Ludwig offers you a great view over the roofs of Cologne. On Long Thursday you can enjoy the sunset with a view of the cathedral!

In the location's words:

The Museum Ludwig is known far beyond Cologne's city limits for its collection of numerous icons of modern and contemporary art - from Picasso and Warhol to Lichtenstein and Richter. In the building designed by Peter Busmann and Godfried Haberer in 1986 between the cathedral, the Rhine and the main railway station, visitors can experience a chronological journey through influential works of art from the 20th and 21st centuries. In addition to the most extensive Pop Art collection in Europe, the world's third-largest Picasso collection and key works of German Expressionism from the Haubrich Collection, the Museum Ludwig also exhibits visionary video art and photography from its beginnings to the present day.

Current:

"Schultze Projects #4: Kresiah Mukwazhi" (from September 20, 2024)

To mark the fourth edition of the Schultze Projects series, Kresiah Mukwazhi (*1992 in Harare, Zimbabwe) has created a new work especially for the large end wall in the stairwell of the Museum Ludwig.Mukwazhi often uses used items of clothing or fabric, which she sews together and paints, to address the violence of men against women in her home country of Zimbabwe. For her, her art is a form of protest, self-empowerment and a starting point for empowering and supporting women.

"Fluxus and beyond: Ursula Burghardt, Benjamin Patterson" (12.10.2024-9.2.2025)

With the exhibition "Fluxus and Beyond: Ursula Burghardt, Benjamin Patterson", the Museum Ludwig takes a fresh look at the art movement of the 1960s, which is still influential today. The starting points are the works of the artists Ursula Burghardt (1928-2008) and Benjamin Patterson (1934-2016). Both artists were associated with the Fluxus network. For different reasons, however, they remained on its periphery and are therefore little or not at all known to this day.

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Öffnungszeiten

Dienstag: 10:00 - 18:00

Mittwoch: 10:00 - 18:00

Donnerstag: 10:00 - 18:00

Freitag: 10:00 - 18:00

Samstag: 10:00 - 18:00