German Leather Museum
Germany - Cologne - Dusseldorf - Frankfurt - Munich - Stuttgart - Hamburg - Berlin
The popular German Leather Museum shelters three different museums under one roof. One of the museums sheltered under it is the Ethnology Museum. This museum is popular for African Department, the Asian Department which has a rich collection of shadow-play figurines and an amazing stock from the cultures of China, Tibet, Japan and other countries. In this splendid museum you can get information about Inuit kayak, African mask, weapon of a Japanese samurai and other items.
The German Shoe Museum is another museum under the wings of the famous German leather museum. This specialized museum has a collection of about 15,000 artifacts. In this shoe museum the visitors can view 3500 year old sandals from Egyptian mummy burials, boot amulets, the silk boots of Empress Sissi, chopines of the Italian Renaissance, Chinese gin lien, plateau sandals out of an Ottoman harem, the silk boots of Empress Sissi.
The Museum for Applied Arts is another museum which has been roofed in the German Leather Museum. In this museum the visitors can have a glimpse of Egyptian-Coptic decorated belts and bags, book-covers of the Gothic period, love boxes, court weapons, furniture and other antique items.
The German Leather Museum also has a gift shop. From this gift shop the visitors can buy gifts for friends and relatives. This shop has a unique collection of arts and crafts, books for children and other items. Moreover, the items purchased over here can be kept as souvenir, which will always remind you of your visit to this magnificent museum.
Opening hours:
- The German Leather Museum remains open from 10 am to 5 pm on all days
of a week.
- On Mondays, the museum remains open from 10 am to 10 pm.
German Leather Museum is one of the finest museums of Germany. The art lovers will love to pay a visit to this museum.
