Museum Ludwig

Museum Ludwig, Cologne has continued to analytically accumulate modern art. If you want to have a glance of the German art from the 70s and 80s, do come to this museum. International trends and installations by the younger avant-gardes are also found their way into the collection of the Museum Ludwig.

This is a fantastic gallery/museum for any person with an interest in art. The building in itself is extraordinary, spread over several floors, with permanent and visiting exhibitions. The basement floor is filled with pop art, they have some fantastic warhols and jasper johns. For the Brits, they also have quite a selection of Richard Hamilton’s work.

The building Museum Ludwig, Cologne was planned by the architects namely Peter Busmann and Godfried Haberer. This was opened in the year 1986. The museum is positioned between the Cathedral, the river Rhine and the main station. It was home to the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, the Museum Ludwig and the Philharmonie. In January 2001 the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum moved into its own building so that 20th century and contemporary art now have roughly 8000 sq. meters of exhibition space at their disposal.

Since November 2000, Kasper König has been director of the museum. His name is connected with chief exhibitions such as “Westkunst”, “von hier aus” and “skulptur.projekte Münster”.

Museum Ludwig, Cologne displays quite a good Picasso section and a couple of Pollock’s too. Perceptibly there are a lot of German artists represented, particularly in the visiting presentations. Yes, you have to pay to get in, but that does mean they have some high profile pieces.

Museum Ludwig, Cologne is right next to the station, so transport would not be an issue at all. A special mention to the restaurant, live jazz and the best apple strudel, surrounded by fine art must be uttered!