Museum of Applied Arts Cologne

Museum of Applied Arts Cologne

The Museum of Applied Arts Cologne is a decorative arts museum, founded in 1888. Initially, the museum was housed in a neo-Gothic building constructed in 1990, but it was destroyed by bombs in 1943. Since 1989, the museum has been collecting and exhibiting in its present red-brick building.

The Museum of Applied Arts Cologne houses a collection of approximately 100,000 European applied art objects dating from the 10th century to the present day. The exhibits are arranged chronologically and include furniture, decorative carpets, sculptures, tableware, textiles, jewelry, porcelain, weapons, and more. This extensive collection is particularly renowned for modern design, featuring furniture, lighting, telephones, televisions, cameras, radios, and other household items created by renowned designers such as Ray Eames, Dieter Rams, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Philippe Starck. To better illustrate the relationship between art and design, the museum also hosts dedicated visual art exhibitions showcasing outstanding works by artists like Wassily Kandinsky, Victor Vasarely, Piet Mondrian, and Günter Fruhtrunk. In addition, there are exhibitions on industrial design, architectural design, fashion, photography, and painting.

Museum für Angewandte Kunst (Cologne)

Why Go: The most important museum of applied arts in Cologne

Continent: Europe【Europe】

Country/Region: Germany[Germany]

Province/State: North Rhine-Westphalia [North Rhine-Westphalia]

City: Cologne [Cologne]