Accessible museums in Cologne
Accessible museums in Cologne
In cooperation with six students from Cologne University of Applied Sciences, we introduce you to special places in Cologne and test them for their accessibility. As accessibility is very subjective, we focus on the detailed description of the locations and not on their objective accessibility. So you can decide for yourself which location appeals to you.
CHOCOLATE MUSEUM
What can you expect?
The Chocolate Museum takes you into the world of chocolate! From the cocoa bean to the finished chocolate bar, the Chocolate Museum offers an insight behind the scenes of this 3,000-year-old sweet. The history, manufacture and production are presented to you on two floors in a miniature production facility. In addition to a traditional guided tour, the Chocolate Museum also offers courses for children and adults in its own chocolate studio. Particularly tempting: the chocolate tasting. After visiting the museum, we recommend enjoying the view of the Rhine with a hot chocolate and a piece of chocolate tart from the museum café.
Our Accessibility Compass shows:
🎯Accessible, elevator and ramps available
🎯 Handicapped accessible toilet
🎯 Spacious and plenty of room
🎯 Stop/approach: by train to Heumarkt (600m), by bus to Schokoladenmuseum (50m)
Opening hours:** Mon.-Fri. 10:00-18:00 Sat. & Sun. 11:00-19:00
MUSEUM SCHNÜTGEN
What can you expect?
One of the oldest churches in Cologne, the Church of St. Cecilia, provides the Schnütgen Museum with its largest exhibition space. Here you can see a selected collection of medieval works of art such as wood and stone sculptures from the Romanesque to the Baroque period as well as ivories from the Carolingian and Ottonian periods. The exhibition series "Museum Schnütgen - In Focus" regularly presents the works of art in new perspectives, which is why you should definitely repeat your visit to the Museum Schnütgen.
Our accessibility compass shows:
🎯Accessible entrance area
🎯 Elevators available
🎯 Barrier-free toilets
🎯 Directions/stop: Neumarkt (220m)
Opening hours:** Tue., Fri.-Sun. 10:00-18:00 Thu. 10:00-20:00
MUSEUM LUDWIG
What can you expect?
Our accessibility compass shows:
🎯 Several barrier-free entrances
🎯 Suitable elevators to all levels
🎯 Gastronomy accessible via ramp
🎯 Disabled toilets in two different parts of the museum
🎯 Directions/stop: Underground station Dom/Hbf., S-Bahn and DB station Hauptbahnhof partly barrier-free (approx. 500m)
Opening hours:** Tue.-Sun. 10:00-18:00, every first Thursday of the month 10:00-22:00
MUSEUM OF EAST ASIAN ART
What can you expect?
Some of you may have already noticed the Museum of East Asian Art while lazing around the Aachener Weiher. What awaits you there? Precious works of art from China, Korea and Japan in the form of paintings, sculptures or ceramics, as well as guided tours, workshops, lectures or events for special exhibitions. If you just want to enjoy a coffee or a delicious piece of cake in the outdoor area, you can indulge in the delicacies of Salon & Metzgerei Schmitz. The special feature: on the first Thursday of every month, all Cologne residents have the opportunity to admire the museum's permanent collection free of charge until 10 pm.
Our accessibility compass shows:
🎯 the museum is barrier-free
🎯 Barrier-free toilet available
Free admission for companions of people with disabilities who have a severely disabled pass with the letter "B"
🎯 Directions/stops: Lindenthal Universitätsstr. (240m), parking lot at the museum
Opening hours:** Tue.-Sun. 11:00-17:00, every first Thursday of the month 11:00-22:00 on public holidays (including Mondays) open as on Sundays; catering: Tue.-Fri. 10:00-17:00Sat. & Sun. 10:00-18:00
MAKK - MUSEUM OF APPLIED ARTS COLOGNE
What can you expect?
In addition to the permanent exhibition of arts and crafts from the Middle Ages to Art Nouveau and the design department, the Museum of Applied Arts is currently hosting the special exhibition Peter Gowland's Girls (until September 9, 2018). The exhibition presents elegant and daring pin-up photographs of models from Hollywood, beauty contests and agencies by American photographer Peter Gowland. He worked with stars such as Joan Collins and Jayne Mansfield as well as Playboy and the Rolling Stones and published countless works from the 1940s to the 1970s. Every first Sunday of the month there is also a breakfast special in the associated café: a small breakfast then costs only €2.50, a normal breakfast €5.00.
Our Rausgegangen compass shows:
🎯 Museum forecourt possible via lowered curb, entrance at ground level
🎯 Elevator for access to the 1st and 2nd floor
🎯 Additional exhibition hall, café and inner courtyard accessible via additional elevator
🎯 Wheelchair stairlift also available for access to the second exhibition level
🎯 Barrier-free toilets are located in the basement and are accessible by elevator
🎯 Directions/stop: Underground station Dom/Hbf., S-Bahn and DB station Hauptbahnhof partly barrier-free (approx. 600m)
Opening hours:** Tue.-Sun. 10:00-18:00, every first Thursday of the month 10:00-22:00 Currently construction work in the permanent exhibition area (historical collections + design department), but museum and all other exhibitions and event rooms are open regularly
GERMAN SPORT AND OLYMPICS MUSEUM
What can you expect?
Almost 3,000 years of sporting history between ancient and modern times await you at the German Sport and Olympic Museum. All the emotional highlights, great sporting legends and unforgettable victories and defeats are permanently presented and updated here. Another new feature is a complete room for the latest trend sports. There are also regular special exhibitions on specific sporting themes, such as life in competitive sport or 1.FC Köln. Another special feature is the wheelchair experience course, which takes place every 2nd Sunday on the roof of the museum. Anyone can experience movement in a wheelchair and improve their basketball skills, among other things.
Our Accessibility Compass shows:
🎯 Barrier-free, elevator and ramps available
🎯 Wheelchair-accessible toilet
🎯 Spacious, lots of room
🎯 Stop/approach: by streetcar to Heumarkt (600m), by bus to Schokoladenmuseum (50m)
Opening hours:** Tue.-Fri. 9:00-18:00 Sat., Sun. & public holidays 11:00-19:00