15. oktober 2026 – 14. marts 2027
OPEN SPACE: FILM AB! 130 Jahre Kino und Film in Köln
Small multimedia show in the freely accessible foyer about the first film screening in Germany in Cologne in 1896, early cinemas and the city as a film location.
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Kölnisches Stadtmuseum
Cologne's city history museum in the former Modehaus Sauer fashion store: the city's story from the Middle Ages to today, told through emotions.
ÅbningstiderEntré fra 5 € Kørestolsvenlig
Midlertidig adresse. Since March 2024 in the former Modehaus Franz Sauer (Minoritenstraße 13) as an interim location; the museum's traditional home in the Zeughaus (Zeughausstraße 1–3) has been closed since 2017, and a permanent location has not yet been decided.
Aktuelle udstillinger
Om museet
Cologne's city council decided in 1888 to found a historical museum, which was initially housed in the medieval Hahnentorburg gate and, from 1902, additionally in the Eigelsteintorburg gate. Its core holdings were weapons and antiquities from the municipal armory, the council tower and the Wallraf collection. In the 1920s and 1930s, the collection was absorbed into the planned "Rheinisches Museum" in Deutz, which the Nazis used for propaganda purposes from 1936 as the "Haus der Rheinischen Heimat".
After the war, the museum moved into the rebuilt Zeughaus (armory) on the edge of the old town and was named Kölnisches Stadtmuseum from 1958; the neighboring Alte Wache was used for special exhibitions from 1973. Following a reinstallation in 1984, the museum was one of the first city museums to address contemporary history and the Nazi era in detail, and it built up collections on the history of everyday life and migration.
Water damage in 2017 made it necessary to clear out the permanent exhibition in the Zeughaus. In 2018 the council decided to move the museum temporarily into the former Modehaus Franz Sauer on Minoritenstraße until a permanent new building is realized. In March 2024 a completely redesigned permanent exhibition opened there, telling Cologne's history not chronologically but through questions such as "Was lieben wir?" (What do we love?) or "Was macht uns Angst?" (What scares us?). The collection comprises around half a million objects; the museum also includes a furnished museum apartment from the 1920s in Höhenberg and a reference library.
Højdepunkter
- Historic model of Cologne in the year 1571 with augmented reality
- Thematic rooms such as "Was macht uns Angst?" (What scares us?) and "Worauf haben wir Lust?" (What do we crave?)
- Objects ranging from a medieval wooden horse to an FC Köln fan vest
- Many hands-on and tactile stations, designed to be inclusive
- Freely accessible OPEN SPACE in the foyer with changing themes
Permanente udstillinger
- Köln neu erzählt – Permanent exhibition presenting the city's history from the Middle Ages to the present in thematic rooms centered on feelings, faith, fears and pleasures, with a compact overview of the eras at the beginning.
- Grundlagt
- 1888
- Ejer
- Stadt Köln
- Ledelse
- Dr. Matthias Hamann
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 5 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 3 €University students, apprentices, military service members, Federal Volunteer Service participants, BBK members, holders of the Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card) |
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 17 år · According to the overview, children and teens up to 18 get free admission; the detailed price list states free admission for under-18s resident in Cologne as well as for all school students and daycare groups. |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount mentioned. |
| Personer med handicap | 2,50 €ledsager gratis · People with severe disabilities (disability rating/GdB of 50 or more) pay half the full price; companion admitted free with the "B" marker. |
| Studerende og elever | 3 € |
| Grupper | –Groups, even without a tour, should register in advance with the Museumsdienst Köln; Cologne school classes visiting as a class are free. |
| Familier | –No dedicated family ticket; MuseumsCard Family €30 (two adults, two children) for all municipal museums. |
| MuseumsCard Single | 18 €two consecutive opening days in all of Cologne's municipal museums, including public transport on the first day |
| MuseumsCard Family | 30 €two adults and two children, same conditions as the MuseumsCard Single |
Gratis entré: KölnTag on the first Thursday of the month: free admission for Cologne residents
Free admission also for Köln-Pass holders, Cologne residents on their birthday, the press, and people under temporary protection under Section 24 of the German Residence Act (AufenthG). The OPEN SPACE in the foyer is freely accessible.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt
- Taktile tilbud
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning
Ground-level entrance with automatic door, elevators to all floors, wheelchair-accessible restroom, ticket desk and displays accessible from a wheelchair, free folding chairs. Tactile floor guidance system throughout, tactile floor plans, key texts in Braille, touch objects and hands-on stations. MultiMediaGuide with a tour for visually impaired visitors and videos in German Sign Language; a highlights tour in plain language has been announced. All exhibition texts available as an accessible document.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 17 år |
|---|
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
- Interaktive stationer
- Børnefødselsdage
MultiMediaGuide with a tour for children and numerous hands-on stations in the exhibition; family tours on Sundays every two weeks, children's programs (ages 6–10 and 9–13) and children's birthday parties (approx. 2.5 hours) through the Museumsdienst Köln.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Appellhofplatz
Stadtbahn (light rail) lines 3, 4, 16 and 18 to Appellhofplatz or Dom/Hbf; bus 171 to Offenbachplatz.
I bil
Parkering muligt
No dedicated parking; nearby parking garages: Glockengasse (Glockengasse 1), Contipark Schwertnergasse (Schwertnergasse 1) and Brückenstraße (Ludwigstraße 1–4).
Service & spisesteder
- Café: findes ikke
- Restaurant: findes ikke
- Museumsbutik
- Garderobe
Museum shop. Cafés and restaurants nearby.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
|---|---|
| Audioguide | ja (DE) |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | MultiMediaGuide with highlight tours, also for children. Public overview tours by the Museumsdienst (60 min.) every two weeks: Thu at 15:30 in German, Sat at 14:00 in English, Sun family tour; in addition, a free tour by the volunteer working group every two weeks on Sun at 11:00. Private tours and school programs through the Museumsdienst Köln. Reference library (approx. 50,000 items) by appointment. |
