Römisch-Germanisches Museum
Cologne's archaeology museum on the Roman era – main building by the cathedral under renovation until about 2030, interim exhibition in the Belgisches Haus on Neumarkt.
Om museet
The Römisch-Germanisches Museum was created in 1946 when the city of Cologne merged the Roman-Germanic department of the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum with the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte (Museum of Prehistory and Early History). The collection's roots go back to a municipal collection of antiquities from the early 19th century. To this day the museum is also responsible for archaeological heritage preservation within Cologne's city limits and therefore oversees numerous excavations, for example during construction of the north–south light rail line.
The museum got its own building in 1974, right next to the cathedral. The Brutalist concrete building designed by Heinz Röcke and Klaus Renner was deliberately built over the Dionysus Mosaic, the magnificent floor of a Roman townhouse from the early 3rd century, discovered in 1941 during construction of an air-raid bunker. Large glass fronts still allow a view from outside of the mosaic and the reconstructed tomb of the legionary veteran Poblicius.
The collection's focal points include Roman glass – among them the famous Cologne cage cup (Diatretglas) – jewelry, gravestones, inscriptions and wall paintings, as well as art from the Migration Period. Since November 2019 the main building on Roncalliplatz has been closed for a general renovation. A selection of around 1,000 objects has since been on view in the Belgisches Haus near Neumarkt. According to the city of Cologne's current plans, the renovation is due to be completed in the third quarter of 2030.
Højdepunkter
- Dionysus Mosaic (around AD 220/230, on Roncalliplatz – not accessible during the renovation)
- Tomb of Poblicius (around AD 40, not accessible during the renovation)
- Cologne cage cup (Diatretglas, net glass) and other Roman glass
- Roman gold and gemstone jewelry
- Around 1,000 finds from more than 100,000 years of settlement history in the Rhineland in the interim exhibition
Permanente udstillinger
- Das Römisch-Germanische Museum im Belgischen Haus – Interim exhibition with around 1,000 finds from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages, including Roman glass, gravestones and gold jewelry. It runs until the return to Roncalliplatz.
- Grundlagt
- 1946
- Ejer
- Stadt Köln
- Ledelse
- Marcus Trier
- Besøgende pr. år
- ca. 181.009
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 6 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 3,50 € |
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 17 år · Under city rules, free for all Cologne residents under 18 and for all school students; the museum's English service page states free admission for children and young people up to 18 in general. |
| Pensionister | –No information on a senior discount on the website. |
| Personer med handicap | 3 €ledsager gratis · 50% discount for people with disabilities. |
| Studerende og elever | –School students free (including school classes); no policy for university students mentioned on the website. |
| Grupper | –Register group visits (including those without a guided tour) via the booking portal of the Museen Köln; prices on request. |
Gratis entré: KölnTag (Cologne Day): every first Thursday of the month (except on public holidays) free admission for all Cologne residents; also free for Cologne residents on their birthday and for KölnPass holders.
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
According to the Museen Köln, the interim location Belgisches Haus is “partially wheelchair-accessible”; the Ubiermonument is also only partially wheelchair-accessible. No further accessibility details are given on the website.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 17 år |
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- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Børnefødselsdage
Children's workshops (e.g. masks, perfume, Roman games; mostly for ages 6 to 13), children's tours from age 8, family tour with Musculus the Roman mouse from age 5, holiday programs and children's birthday parties (via the Museumsdienst Köln, approx. 2.5 hours).
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Neumarkt
KVB stop Neumarkt (light rail and bus), a few minutes' walk away.
I bil
Parkering muligt
No parking of its own; the nearest are the Contipark and APCOA Kulturquartier Neumarkt parking garages (both entered from Cäcilienstraße).
Service & spisesteder
- Museumsbutik
Museum shop with specialist literature, replicas of Roman glass, jewelry and souvenirs. Specialist library (approx. 30,000 items on the archaeology of the Rhineland), accessible by prior registration only.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Så vidt vi ved, udlejer museet ikke lokaler til eksterne arrangementer.
The museum does not rent out any rooms.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
