26. september 2026 – 18. april 2027
Tinte trifft Tusche. Tintenfässer und Tuschezeichnungen
Around 70 Art Nouveau inkwells and desk sets from the Rohm collection meet ink drawings created especially for the occasion by Aachen artist Stephan Wunsch.
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Couven-Museum
Middle-class domestic culture of the 18th and 19th centuries in Aachen: period rooms from Rococo to Biedermeier in the house of the former Adler-Apotheke (Eagle Pharmacy) on Hühnermarkt.
ÅbningstiderEntré fra 10 € Delvis tilgængelig
Aktuelle udstillinger
1. maj 2026 – 2. november 2026
Farina. Ein italienischer Frühlingsmorgen im Flacon
Small-scale exhibition with perfume bottles from the Ilse Sommer collection on the history of eau de Cologne and the Farina brand.
Om museet
The Museum of Aachen Domestic Culture was founded in 1929 in Haus Fey and re-established after the destruction of World War II. Its current home on Hühnermarkt goes back to the pharmacist Adam Coebergh, who built a house here from 1662 onward, along with the Adler-Apotheke (Eagle Pharmacy).
After Andreas Monheim took over the house and pharmacy in 1783, he had the building remodeled in 1786 by the Aachen master builder Jakob Couven, son of the well-known architect Johann Joseph Couven. Haus Monheim remained in the family until 1939 and is the only building by Jakob Couven to have survived the war. The City of Aachen acquired it in 1951, and in 1958 the Couven Museum, named after the master builder, opened here; in 1961 the neighboring house “Zum Lindenbaum” was added.
The rooms are furnished as ensembles and lead through the style periods from Rococo via Directoire and Empire to Biedermeier: the fireplace room with a stucco fireplace from 1778, the Green Salon, the ballroom, the music room, the kitchen and the reconstructed pharmacy. The tile room displays around 6,000 faience tiles from the collection of Peter and Irene Ludwig.
Following restorations around 2000 and further renovation work, the museum most recently reopened in 2019. It is part of the City of Aachen's Route Charlemagne and also presents special and small-scale exhibitions on decorative arts and everyday culture.
Højdepunkter
- Period rooms from Rococo to Biedermeier
- Historic Adler-Apotheke (Eagle Pharmacy)
- Fireplace room with a stucco fireplace by Pietro Nicolo Gagini (1778)
- Ballroom and Green Salon
- Tile room with around 6,000 faience tiles from the Ludwig collection
Permanente udstillinger
- Wohnkultur im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert – Furnished period rooms with furniture, fireplaces, paintings, porcelain and silver show the Aachen townhouse from Rococo to Biedermeier.
- Grundlagt
- 1929
- Ejer
- Stadt Aachen (Kulturbetrieb, Route Charlemagne)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 10 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 6 €Apprentices, holders of the Ehrenamtspass (volunteer card), volunteer service participants, spa guest card holders, Alumni card holders, university students aged 21 and over |
| Børn og unge | 4 €Visitors up to and including age 21 from the City of Aachen and the StädteRegion Aachen free, from elsewhere €4. |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount listed. |
| Personer med handicap | gratisledsager gratis · People with severe disabilities and their companions free. |
| Studerende og elever | 6 €University students aged 21 and over reduced; up to age 21 see children/teens. |
| Grupper | –Guided tours for groups, daycare centers and schools through Museumsdienst Aachen (tel. +49 241 432-4998, museumsdienst@mail.aachen.de); school programs free of admission. |
| Familier | 24 €2 adults + 2 children aged 7 and over; each additional child €4. |
| Participation in public guided tours | 3 €Plus admission; tickets at the ticket desk from 30 min. before the start, no reservations. |
| Museumscard “Six for Six” (Aachen museums) | 30 €Reduced €18. |
| Museumscard “Four for Six” | 20 €Reduced €12. |
| Museumscard “Two for Six” | 10 €Reduced €6. |
Prices may differ during temporary exhibitions. Combination ticket including museum admission available for ASEAG public transport passengers.
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: findes ikke
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt
- Taktile tilbud
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Old townhouse: only limited accessible access to some rooms on the first floor; second and third floors not accessible. Regular multisensory guided tours for blind and visually impaired people, for groups also on a date of their choice.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Familiebillet | 24 € · 2 adults + 2 children aged 7 and over; each additional child €4. |
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- Familieomvisninger & workshops
Programs for children, families, daycare groups (from age 5) and schools, some with hands-on work in the education room of the nearby Centre Charlemagne. Family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Elisenbrunnen
Elisenbrunnen bus stop (served by almost all lines), then a few minutes' walk through the pedestrian zone to Hühnermarkt near the Markt and Rathaus (town hall).
I bil
Parkering muligt
No parking of its own; the museum recommends the nearby Am Dom, Rathaus (Mostardstraße) and Büchel parking garages.
Service & spisesteder
- Museumsbutik
Museum guidebooks (also in English, French and Dutch) and catalogs available at the ticket desk. Central location in the pedestrian zone, no dedicated parking.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
|---|---|
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Public guided tours according to the calendar; number of participants limited. Programs for daycare centers (age 5 and up) and schools, some with hands-on work in the education room of the Centre Charlemagne. |
