Top rated Museums in Cologne, Germany to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Museums in Cologne

Experience the best that Cologne has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 17 places from Museum category.

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Cologne Cathedral

Cathedral

Landmark Gothic cathedral with a huge facade, plus guided tours & Rhine views.

4.80 (67.8K reviews) (~0.35 km from centre)

Wallraf - Richartz Museum

Art museum

Oldest museum in the city, home to important Gothic, Renaissance & Impressionist collections.

4.60 (2.6K reviews) (~0.15 km from centre)

Kolumba

Art museum

Modern & classic Christian artworks in contemporary spaces amid 19th-century church remains.

4.60 (1.1K reviews) (~0.42 km from centre)

Käthe Kollwitz Museum

Museum

Museum dedicated to 20th-century artist Kathe Kollwitz, exhibiting her drawings & sculptures.

4.60 (292 reviews) (~0.95 km from centre)

Schnütgen Museum

Art museum

Noted collection of Medieval religious art & sculpture housed in an elegant Romanesque church.

4.60 (289 reviews) (~0.81 km from centre)

SK Stiftung Kultur

Art gallery

👍👍 Very good exhibition seen by Lucinda Devlin.

4.60 (38 reviews) (~1.67 km from centre)

Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum

Museum

Large, contemporary ethnological museum with a variety of international cultural exhibits & art.

4.50 (1.4K reviews) (~0.76 km from centre)

Mustard Museum & Mustard Shop

Museum

Producing mustard since 1810, this established company sells its gourmet produce from here.

4.50 (930 reviews) (~0.67 km from centre)

Dom Treasury

Museum

Relics, vestments & liturgical items housed in the subterranean vaults of Cologne Cathedral.

4.50 (259 reviews) (~0.39 km from centre)

Time Ride

Museum

Unique, historical virtual reality experience of Cologne's Old Town in the replica of a tram.

4.40 (2.5K reviews) (~0.04 km from centre)

Duftmuseum im Farina Haus

History museum

Guided tours offered in a fragrance museum dating from 1709 where Eau de Cologne was invented.

4.40 (2.3K reviews) (~0.15 km from centre)

Lindt Chocolate Museum

Museum

Exhibits tracing the history of chocolate, from the Aztecs to today, housed in waterside museum.

4.30 (35.7K reviews) (~0.78 km from centre)

Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum

Museum

Museum exhibits on the Olympics, especially 1936-1972, & history of national & international sport.

4.30 (1.6K reviews) (~0.87 km from centre)

Museum of Applied Art Cologne

Art museum

Museum showcasing European arts & crafts from Middle Ages to present, plus modern design exhibits.

4.30 (1.1K reviews) (~0.41 km from centre)

Kölnisches Stadtmuseum

Museum

Museum in the old armory with exhibitions on life in Cologne from the Middle Ages to modern times.

4.20 (435 reviews) (~0.41 km from centre)

Belgisches Haus

Museum

👍 Im Belgischen Haus befindet sich die Interims-Stätte des RGM, so lange das ursprüngliche Gebäude am Roncalliplatz renoviert wird (die Arbeiten dürften laut Auskunft an der Infotheke noch mindestens 5-6 Jahre dauern, zum Zeitpunkt der Rezension ist es April 2022). Eine verständlicherweise reduzierte...

4.20 (177 reviews) (~0.74 km from centre)

Römisch-Germanisches Museum im Belgischen Haus

Museum

🫤 We had planned a 1/2 day at the museum. To show our children the museum. Unfortunately, we were through the small exhibition after 45 minutes. But that should be communicated to the guests. This is the alternative location. Just a fraction the size of the old one! The only good thing is that childr...

3.70 (174 reviews) (~0.74 km from centre)

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Top rated Museums in Cologne, Germany