At a glance
Location
Köln
Category
Attractions & experiences , Museums
Location | Köln |
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Category | Attractions & experiences , Museums |
Impressions
The museum houses the most extensive collection of medieval Cologne paintings, apart from the Old Pinakothek in Munich, as well as precious works from the time around 1500. Flemish and Dutch masters of the 16th to the 18th century, Rembrandt and Rubens included, are also represented as is a collection of German and French paintings from the beginnings of the modern era until 1900.
The foundations for the museum were laid by Main Attractions 28 the collector Ferdinand Franz Wallraf. The first museum building was constructed in the mid-19th century by the Cologne merchant Johann Heinrich Richartz.
The foundations for the museum were laid by Main Attractions 28 the collector Ferdinand Franz Wallraf. The first museum building was constructed in the mid-19th century by the Cologne merchant Johann Heinrich Richartz.
Service & contact
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud
Plan journey Obenmarspforten 40
50667 Köln
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0) 221 22 12 11 19
Fax: +49 (0) 221 22 12 26 29
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Informations
- Eligibility
- Bad Weather Offer
- Suitable for any weather
- for Groups
- for Class
- Suitable for the Elderly
- Suitable for Pushchair
- for Children of the age of 6-10
- for Children of the age of 10 upwards
- Foreign Language
- German
- English
- Other Furnishing/Equipment
- Toilet
- Handicapped accessible WC
- Barrier-free access
- Openings
Tuesday to Sunday 10 - 18 o'clockWeekday Time of day Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 to 18:00
Every first and third Thursday of the month 10 - 22 o'clock
Monday closed
open on public holidays (also on Mondays!) as on Sundays - Price info Tickets are valid all day.
Combined ticket Permanent collection and special exhibition: 15 €, reduced 11 € - Directions Public transport:
By train, S-Bahn (from the airport): "Hauptbahnhof" (5-10 minutes walk)
Underground: "Dom/Hauptbahnhof" (5-10 minutes walk),
Tram / Bus: "Heumarkt"
Parking garages:
Am Dom / An Farina / Groß St-Martin - More info Entrance and exhibition rooms are barrier-free. Disabled toilet available. Passenger lift available.
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