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 Museum Ludwig by diocletianvs
The building was quite controversial in architectural terms since it brought new concrete close to the Cathedral, and the roof was considered to be in competition with spires of the Gothic cathedral.
We had no time to go inside, but we visited the bookshop and it was nice to see how this cultural spot is very alive - it was Saturday evening and it seemed half of Cologne was here visiting the exhibitions.
It is also interesting that under the nearby Heinrich-Böll Platz there is the philharmonic that is integrated into the museum building. Because of the poor acustic insulation whenever there are concerts the square is closed to pedestrians, otherwise clattering of skateboards would be heard inside the hall. Leave a Comment Address: Bischofsgarten 1Directions: Right behind the CathedralWebsite: www.museenkoeln.de
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 Museum Ludwig by kentishgirl
The Museum Ludwig is a museum of Modern Art, the Wallraf Richartz houses older paintings dating back to the 14th Century, and the AGFA foto Historama has a photography collection.
Its just wondeful having such a fine collection of museums all together here, in a modern building in the centre of old Cologne. Leave a Comment
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 Museum Ludwig, right next to
the Cathedral by RhineRoll
Full wheelchair access. Leave a Comment
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 Wallraff-Richartz-Museum by sabsi
The funny thing about the building is that there's a table of content inside the facade. You can read the names of the artists included in the collection "off the wall" ;-) Leave a Comment
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 Museum Ludwig - the arty way by sabsi
This museum hosts the biggest pop art collection outside the US and shows a lot of stuff my Andy Warhol or Roy Lichtenstein. There's also a big collection of Picasso paintings here. Leave a Comment
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I loved the Ludwig museum! It has an amazing collection of contemporary art. As soon as you walk in you'll spot the Warhol Marilyns and that will draw you to the lower level which has some of his Brillo and Campbell soup boxes among other well known artists such as Jasper Johns and David Hockney.
The top level is the best and I'm so glad I went back to this museum as I didn't have time to see it on my first visit. This floor houses one of the largest collections of Picasso's work in the world (some very well known) and an amazing Dali.
And be sure to go out back behind it and check out the "urban" David sculpture. However, if the orchestra is rehearsing in it's space below, you'll only be able to stand on the steps below him. Due to a design fault, walking here can cause distracting noise to the musicians below. Oops. Leave a Comment
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It is a very modern building just behind the Cathedral and the Römish Germanish museum and seems to some extent out of place because of this. It houses a huge collection of modern and contemporary art. It was founded in 1976 with a gift of 350 works of modern art by the Ludwigs and became the first museum in Cologne to exhibit contemporary art. It houses huge collection of German, Russian and American contemporary art. This building was designed by the architects Peter Busmann and Godfried Haberer and was opened in 1986.
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After buying a ticket and walking into the museum, I went to the lower (basement) level first after having visited the Ladies room which is between the first floor and it. At this time there's an exhibit focused on animals there (portraits of and other representations of) which I personally found very uninteresting. I was wondering if I'd made a mistake visiting here but then I went up to the first floor and pleasantly surprised to learn that I hadn't!
I found a beautiful and vast collection of medieval paintings, some of which I found myself staring at for several minutes just to take in all the detail. The top floor also had an impressive collection of Baroque paintings by artists such as Rubens and Rembrandt. And hey, that's nothing to sniff at! Leave a Comment
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