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These exhibitions are currently running today in Köln. Use the event pages for dates, venue context and source links.

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99 Schalen – ein Kosmos

Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst · Köln
Start Apr 23, 2026 Until Oct 25, 2026
Today: 11:00 - 17:00 Uhr, 11:00 - 22:00 Uhr
Universitätsstraße 100, 50674 Köln
The exhibition “99 bowls – a cosmos” at the Museum of East Asian Art in Cologne is dedicated to the diversity and significance of bowls in East Asian cult…
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ACCROCHAGE - Neuankäufe und ausgewählte Exponate aus den Beständen

Galerie Boisserée · Köln
Start Jun 26, 2026 3 weeks left Until Aug 8, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 13:00 Uhr, 14:00 - 18:00 Uhr
Drususgasse 7-11, 50667 Köln
Alongside the Sol LeWitt exhibition, Galerie Boisserée presents “ACCROCHAGE - Neuankäufe und ausgewählte Exponate aus den Beständen” in its other gallery …
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BLOOMING: „Barocke Blütenpracht“ im Wallraf

Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud · Köln
Start Jun 6, 2025 2 weeks left Until Aug 2, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 18:00 Uhr, 10:00 - 22:00 Uhr
Obenmarspforten 40, 50667 Köln
In the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud in Cologne, the exhibition B{L}OOMING is dedicated to flowering as a visual motif in the Baroque period…
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Burn and Bloom

Parrotta Contemporary Art · Köln
Start Jun 5, 2026 Until Aug 14, 2026
Today: 11:00 - 18:00 Uhr
Brüsseler Straße 21, 50674 Köln
The official detail page describes a group exhibition about the plant world and the tension between destruction and new beginnings, transience and resilie…
History & culture Open today

DIE ZUKUNFT IST INDIGEN

Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt · Köln
Start Nov 1, 2025 Until Dec 31, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 18:00 Uhr, 10:00 - 20:00 Uhr
Cäcilienstraße 29-33, 50667 Köln
The exhibition »THE FUTURE IS INNER« at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum in Cologne is dedicated to the history and present of indigenous cultures. It highl…
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Die Grosse Kunstausstellung NRW

Galerie Werner Klein · Köln
Start Jul 5, 2026 3 weeks left Until Aug 9, 2026
Today: 13:00 - 18:00 Uhr
Volksgartenstraße 10, 50677 Köln
Die Grosse Kunstausstellung NRW is on view in Cologne from 5 July to 9 August 2026. The venue is Galerie Werner Klein at Volksgartenstraße 10, which uses …
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Faszination Schmuck

MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · Köln
Start Jan 1, 2026 Until Dec 31, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 18:00 Uhr, 10:00 - 22:00 Uhr
An der Rechtschule, 50667 Köln
At the MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Cologne in Cologne’s city centre, “Fascination of Jewelry” is dedicated to jewelry and design in historical dept…
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HIER UND JETZT: De/Collecting Memories from Turtle Island

Museum Ludwig · Köln
Start Feb 7, 2026 Until Nov 8, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 18:00 Uhr, 10:00 - 22:00 Uhr
Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln
Starting in February 2026, the Museum Ludwig in Cologne will have an exhibition dedicated to memory, image politics and cultural tradition. The starting p…
Architecture Open today

Hans Georg Esch: Der architektonische Blick

MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · Köln
Start Jun 11, 2026 Until Sep 27, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 18:00 Uhr, 10:00 - 22:00 Uhr
An der Rechtschule, 50667 Köln
At the MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln, the exhibition Hans Georg Esch: The Architectural Perspective presents photographic works at the interface…
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KOLLWITZ Ausgewählt. Die persönlichen »Best of« der Künstlerin

Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln · Köln
Start Jul 8, 2026 Until Nov 15, 2026
Today: 11:00 - 18:00 Uhr
Neumarkt 18-24, 50667 Köln
KOLLWITZ Ausgewählt präsentiert im Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln persönliche Favoriten und zentrale Blätter der Künstlerin. Die Ausstellung rückt Kollwitz’ e…
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Licht in dunklen Zeiten – Mittelalterliche Glasmalerei aus dem Khanenko Museum in Kyjiw

Museum Schnütgen · Köln
Start Apr 3, 2025 Until Oct 11, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 18:00 Uhr, 10:00 - 20:00 Uhr
Cäcilienstraße 29-33, 50667 Köln
The exhibition presents a selection of medieval stained glass paintings from the Khanenko Museum in Kyiv, which impress with their vibrant colours and det…
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O.M. Ungers – Architektur als Idee

MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · Köln
Start May 22, 2026 Until Sep 27, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 18:00 Uhr, 10:00 - 22:00 Uhr
An der Rechtschule, 50667 Köln
At the MAKK in Cologne, the exhibition O.M. Ungers – Architecture as an Idea is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the architect Oswald Mathias Ungers.…
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OLGA OPPENHEIMER

Kölnisches Stadtmuseum · Köln
Start May 22, 2026 Until Sep 13, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 17:00 Uhr, 10:00 - 19:00 Uhr
Minoritenstraße 13, 50667 Köln
The exhibition at the Cologne City Museum is dedicated to the work of Olga Oppenheimer, an important artist of the early 20th century. Selected paintings …
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Perfect Match. Ausgewählte Kunstkammerobjekte der Sammlung Olbricht und des MAKK

MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · Köln
Start Mar 21, 2024 Until Sep 22, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 18:00 Uhr, 10:00 - 22:00 Uhr
An der Rechtschule, 50667 Köln
At the MAKK in Cologne, selected art chamber objects from the Olbricht Collection and the Museum of Applied Art Cologne meet. The exhibition is located in…
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SOL LEWITT - Open Cube in Color on Color

Galerie Boisserée · Köln
Start Jun 26, 2026 3 weeks left Until Aug 8, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 13:00 Uhr, 14:00 - 18:00 Uhr
Drususgasse 7-11, 50667 Köln
In its studio, Galerie Boisserée presents “SOL LEWITT - Open Cube in Color on Color” with selected prints. The official gallery page situates LeWitt’s Ope…
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Sammlung Fotografie: Zweimal Deutschland um 1980

Museum Ludwig · Köln
Start Apr 18, 2026 Until Oct 11, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 18:00 Uhr, 10:00 - 22:00 Uhr
Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln
The presentation at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne brings together photographs from East and West Germany, created around 1980. The focus is on works by sev…
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Schichten und Schnitte. Chinesische Lackkunst

Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst · Köln
Start Jun 18, 2026 Until Jan 31, 2027
Today: 11:00 - 17:00 Uhr, 11:00 - 22:00 Uhr
Universitätsstraße 100, 50674 Köln
Layers and cuts is an exhibition at the Museum of East Asian Art in Cologne. The title refers to formal and substantive transitions, to the layering, expo…
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WE ARE WHAT WE ARE NOT

Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum · Köln
Start May 7, 2026 Until Aug 30, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 18:00 Uhr, 10:00 - 20:00 Uhr
Cäcilienstraße 29-33, 50667 Köln
Yohannes Mulat Mekonnen’s exhibition “WE ARE WHAT WE ARE NOT” at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum asks what is missing from collections and which stories ar…
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WE … TOGETHER. gemeinsam. demokratisch. handeln.

NS-Dokumentationszentrum · Köln
Start Sep 18, 2025 Until Aug 30, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 18:00 Uhr, 10:00 - 22:00 Uhr
Appellhofplatz 23-25, 50667 Köln
The exhibition »WE ... TOGETHER. together. democratic. act.« in the Nazi Documentation Center Cologne is devoted to the principles of community and democr…
Contemporary art Open today

Yayoi Kusama

Museum Ludwig · Köln
Start Mar 14, 2026 2 weeks left Until Aug 2, 2026
Today: 10:00 - 18:00 Uhr, 10:00 - 22:00 Uhr
Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln
The exhibition at Museum Ludwig in Cologne is dedicated to the work of Yayoi Kusama, one of the most important contemporary artists. Her characteristic pa…
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Zum Mondjahr des Pferdes. Ein Galopp durch Zeit und Raum

Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Köln · Köln
Start Dec 3, 2025 Until Jan 31, 2027
Today: 11:00 - 17:00 Uhr, 11:00 - 22:00 Uhr
Universitätsstraße 100, 50674 Köln
With “To the Moon Year of the Horse. A Galop through Time and Space”, the Museum of East Asian Art Cologne shows an art-historical approach to an animal o…
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The Expectation

Galerie Gisela Capitain · Köln
Start Jun 11, 2026 Until Aug 14, 2026
Galerie Gisela Capitain, Albertusstraße, Apostelviertel, Altstadt-Nord, Innenstadt, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 50667, Germany
Official detail page: Galerie Gisela Capitain announces The Expectation as an exhibition of new works by Yann Gerstberger.
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WITTERN

Simultanhalle · Köln
Start May 30, 2026 Until Aug 29, 2026
Volkhovener Weg 209-211, 50765 Köln
WITTERN is an exhibition for contemporary art in the Simultaneous Hall in Cologne. The title marks a period from 30 May to 29 August 2026 and refers to a …
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wilhelm wagenfeld metal + glass

Galerie Ulrich Fiedler fiedler contemporary · Köln
Start May 1, 2026 2 weeks left Until Jul 31, 2026
Lindenstraße 19, 50674 Köln
Galerie Ulrich Fiedler presents a summer 2026 exhibition on Wilhelm Wagenfeld focusing on metal and glass. The official listing does not provide a detaile…
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Venues and exhibition hosts

Cologne’s art scene thrives on the interplay between museums, galleries, kunstvereins, collections and independent spaces. Together these venues shape the city’s cultural character and make Cologne relevant well beyond the region.

Map of exhibition venues

A live map of the current Cologne exhibition landscape. It reflects all current exhibitions in the city and groups them by venue, not just the events shown on this page section.

30 current exhibitions across 20 venues in Köln are represented on this map.

MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · 5 Museum Ludwig · 4 Galerie Boisserée · 2 Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst · 2 Museum Schnütgen · 2 Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln · 1 Galerie Gisela Capitain · 1 Galerie Ulrich Fiedler fiedler contemporary · 1 Galerie Werner Klein · 1 Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln · 1 Kölnisches Stadtmuseum · 1 MAKK - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · 1 Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Köln · 1 NS-Dokumentationszentrum · 1 Parrotta Contemporary Art · 1 Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum · 1 Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt · 1 Simultanhalle · 1 Tanzmuseum des Deutschen Tanzarchivs Köln · 1 Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud · 1