History with a Future
Cologne City Museum tells the history of Cologne from the Middle Ages to the present day. The museum's collection contains over 350,000 objects and between 600 and 1,000 more are added each year. The museum will soon move to the Historic Centre, next door to the Romano-Germanic Museum: Visitors will then be able to experience all of Cologne’s history, stretching back over 2000 years, in one place - a unique opportunity for locals and tourists alike!
Major changes are in store for the Cologne City Museum: in 2021 the museum will leave its premises in the Zeughaus and move to Minoritenstrasse, just a stone's throw away from the main shopping area of Hohe Strasse/Schildergasse. In 2022, the museum will reopen here in the former Franz Sauer department store - with an innovative permanent exhibition that looks at the city's history in a surprising and unusual new light as well as focussing on the city’s present and future!