Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Graphisches Kabinett, © Wallraf-Richartz-Museum

Art Mu­seums


Cul­tur­al centres show­ing paint­ings, sculp­tures and pho­to­graphs by the hands of mas­ters

Artists such as Rembrandt, van Gogh, Picasso and Beuys are immortalised at the most well-loved art museums in the state. Establishments such as Museum Folkwang, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen and Museum Ludwig present key works by the most influential painters, sculptors and photographers in their exhibitions. Art lovers and newcomers can look forward to an inspiring journey through the ages and styles on a tour. And at most of the establishments, the architecture itself is an artwork worth visiting.

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Ludwig Forum Aachen, Außenansicht, © Foto: Carl Brunn

Lud­wig For­um für In­ter­na­tionale Kunst in Aachen

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Das LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn ist eines der ältesten Museen Deutschlands. Seine Fassade strahlt Modernität aus, © LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn

LVR-Landes­Mu­seum Bonn

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The Julia Stoschek Collection is both an art archive and a space for social reflection, © Foto: Simon Vogel, Köln

The Ju­lia Stoschek Col­lec­tion

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LVR-Römermuseum in Xanten, Außenansicht bei Nacht, © Axel Thuenker DGPh

LVR Ro­man Mu­seum in Xanten

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Besuch im Hof, © ourismus & Congress GmbH Region Bonn  Rhein-Seig  Ahrweiler

Beeth­oven-Haus in Bonn

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Der Neubau des Kunstmuseums Bonn stammt von dem Berliner Architekten Axel Schultes. Er wurde 1992 eröffnet, © Kunstmuseum Bonn, Foto: David Ertl

Kun­st­mu­seum Bonn

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Ausblick auf das alte Dorf, © Foto Sabine König

Ber­gisch Open-Air Mu­seum Lind­lar

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Xanten, APX, Fundamente des römischen Stadtbades, © Axel Thuenker dgph

Ar­chae­olo­gic­al Park Xanten

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Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, Bereich Begegnung und Aneignung: Grenzüberschreitungen, © Martin Classen und Arno Jansen

Rauten­strauch-Joest Mu­seum in Co­logne

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The Ruhr Museum at the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen, © Thomas Willemsen

Ruhr Mu­seum at the Zollver­ein World Her­it­age Site in Es­sen

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