Wallraf-Richartz Museum
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud
Cologne’s oldest museum, with everything from the medieval Cologne School to Impressionist masterpieces. It is the first choice on a rainy day.
The Wallraf-Richartz Museum was founded in 1824 and is Cologne’s oldest museum. Its current building stands on the south side of City Hall. The ground floor is famous for the medieval “Cologne School” of painting, with Stefan Lochner’s works as its highlight. The second floor displays Baroque paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and others. The third floor draws on the Corboud Foundation’s collection, showing Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works by Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh and Cézanne. It is one of Germany’s most important museums of this kind. Closed on Mondays. Admission is about €8–13, and special exhibitions cost extra.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Farina Fragrance Museum
- Cologne City Hall
- Früh am Dom
- St. Maria im Kapitol
- Christmas Market at Cologne Cathedral
- Cologne Old Town & Great St. Martin
- Museum Ludwig
- Cologne Cathedral