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Current art exhibitions in Köln

Seenly brings together current and upcoming art exhibitions in Köln with curated event pages, venue context and visit information. This creates a citation-friendly overview of what you can see in Köln and nearby right now.

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Cologne connects modern and contemporary art with medieval collections, photography, applied art and a wide gallery scene. Many museums sit close together around the cathedral, Old Town and city centre, while further art venues spread through the Belgian Quarter and other neighbourhoods.

Seenly currently connects 36 current and upcoming exhibitions with 18 mapped exhibition venues in Köln.

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Current events

Current exhibitions in Cologne reveal the city’s breadth especially well, from contemporary art and photography to design, collections and institutional highlights. This is the direct overview of what you can see in Cologne right now.

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Lee Ufan. Wolfgang-Hahn-Preis 2026

Museum Ludwig · Köln
Start Nov 7, 2026 Until Apr 4, 2027
Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln
The exhibition is titled “Lee Ufan. Wolfgang-Hahn-Preis 2026”. It is shown at Museum Ludwig. According to the official preview page, an award ceremony and…
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Drachen. Mythos und Wirklichkeit

Museum Schnütgen · Köln
Start Mar 4, 2027 Until Jun 6, 2027
Museum Schnütgen, Cäcilienstraße 29-33, 50667 Köln
The official preview page for “Drachen. Mythos und Wirklichkeit” at Museum Schnütgen provides information on the exhibition’s content and its cooperation …
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Intervention! Wie erzählen wir NS-Geschichte heute?

NS-Dokumentationszentrum Köln · Köln
Start Jan 21, 2026 Until Jul 20, 2027
Appellhofplatz 23-25, 50667 Köln
The exhibition is titled “Intervention! Wie erzählen wir NS-Geschichte heute?” and is located at the NS-Dokumentationszentrum Köln. An official detail pag…
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»Have you ever fallen in love with a clock?« Über Norm und Abweichung

Kolumba · Köln
Start Sep 19, 2026 Until Aug 1, 2027
Kolumbastraße 4, 50667 Köln
Under the title “Have you ever fallen in love with a clock?”, the annual exhibition at Kolumba explores the relationship between norm and deviation. Its s…
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Der gebaute Raum. Architektur in Ostasien, Neolithikum bis Gegenwart

Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Köln · Köln
Start Apr 17, 2027 Until Feb 6, 2028
Universitätsstraße 100, 50674 Köln
The exhibition “The Built Space: Architecture in East Asia, from the Neolithic to the Present” at the Museum of East Asian Art Cologne is described as the…
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Sammlungspräsentation – Museum Schnütgen

Museum Schnütgen · Köln
Start Dec 6, 2024 End date open Until open
Museum Schnütgen, Cäcilienstraße 29-33, 50667 Köln
The current official detail page labels the offer a “collection presentation” and describes it in 15 chapters. An older official detail page documents tha…
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Faszination Schmuck 7000 Jahre Schmuckkunst im MAKK

MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · Köln
Start Feb 18, 2025 End date open Until open
An der Rechtschule, 50667 Köln
The exhibition “Faszination Schmuck: 7000 Years of Jewellery Art” is on view at MAKK – Museum of Applied Arts Cologne.
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Ikonen der Kunstgeschichte und Zeitgenossenschaft: Die Sammlung des Museum Ludwig

Museum Ludwig · Köln
Start Feb 18, 2025 End date open Until open
Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln
The entry is marked as a market gap candidate and should be verified against the primary venue source before approval. The exhibition “Icons of Art Histor…
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Kunst + Design im Dialog: 100 Objekte

MAKK - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · Köln
Start Feb 18, 2025 End date open Until open
An der Rechtschule 7, 50667 Köln
The exhibition “Kunst + Design im Dialog: 100 Objekte” is presented at the MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln. It is conceived as a permanent exhibit…
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Der Millionste. Von Menschen und durchkreuzten Plänen

DOMiD · Köln
Start May 18, 2025 End date open Until open
Online-Ausstellung unter guide.domid.org
The title is “Der Millionste. Von Menschen und durchkreuzten Plänen”. DOMiD explicitly presents the offering as an online exhibition. The digital exhibiti…
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Kunst erzählt. Neue Wege durch die Sammlung

Museum Schnütgen · Köln
Start Jan 29, 2026 End date open Until open
Cäcilienstraße 29-33, 50667 Köln
The exhibition “Kunst erzählt. Neue Wege durch die Sammlung” is on view at Museum Schnütgen.
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Schultze Projects #5: Jana Euler

Museum Ludwig · Köln
Start Jul 18, 2026 End date open Until open
Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln
"Schultze Projects #5: Jana Euler" is an exhibition at Museum Ludwig. It presents a three-part wall work by Jana Euler.
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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.

36 current exhibitions across 18 venues in Köln are represented on this map.

Museum Ludwig · 6 MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · 4 Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Köln · 4 Galerie Gisela Capitain · 3 Kölnischer Kunstverein · 3 Museum Schnütgen · 3 Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur · 2 Artothek Köln · 1 Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln · 1 DOMiD · 1 Galerie Biesenbach · 1 Kolumba · 1 Kunst- und Museumsbibliothek · 1 Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln · 1 Kölnisches Stadtmuseum · 1 NS-Dokumentationszentrum Köln · 1 Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum · 1 Temporary Gallery Köln · 1