Wallraf-Richartz-Museum: Tickets & City Pass Inclusion
1.5 - 2.5 h
Old Masters & Impressionist Art Museum
Founded 1861 (Cologne's oldest museum); current building by architect Oswald Mathias Ungers opened 2001
Obenmarspforten 40, 50667 Köln, Germany
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Practical Visitor Info & Tips
€10.00
€7.00 (reduced); free for under-18s with Cologne residency, school groups, ICOM and German Museum Association members, and Ukrainian refugees
Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00; first and third Thursday of the month until 22:00; closed Mondays.
No advance booking required for the permanent collection.
A municipal (Museen der Stadt Köln) Old Masters museum in the Old Town: Cologne's oldest museum (founded 1861), holding one of the world's largest Cologne School medieval-painting collections plus the Fondation Corboud's Impressionist collection.
| Option | Price | Booking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | €10.00 | No advance booking required | |
| Reduced | €7.00 | No advance booking required | |
| Under 18 (Cologne residents), school groups | Free | No advance booking required | |
| First & third Thursday of the month | Standard price, extended hours to 22:00 | Walk-up | |
| With KölnCard | 20% off standard admission | Show the KölnCard at the ticket desk |
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See pass compatibility below ↓Overview & History
Tucked into Cologne's Old Town beside the Rathaus (city hall) and a five-minute walk from the cathedral, the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum is Cologne's oldest museum, founded in 1861. It holds one of the world's largest collections of medieval Cologne School paintings alongside the Fondation Corboud's Impressionist and Old Masters works. Like Museum Ludwig, it is part of the city-run Museen der Stadt Köln network, so the KölnCard's confirmed municipal-museum discount applies here too.
What to See: Top Highlights
Cologne School Altarpieces
One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious paintings from the Cologne School, the city's own late-Gothic painting tradition.
Fondation Corboud Impressionists
A major collection of French Impressionist works, donated by collector Gérard Corboud alongside the museum's own Old Masters holdings.
Old Town Location
Set beside Cologne's Rathaus (city hall) in the historic Old Town, an easy walk from the cathedral and the Rhine promenade.
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Is This Covered by the KölnCard?
Compare Cologne PassesDiscounted, not free. As one of the Museen der Stadt Köln, the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum gives KölnCard holders a confirmed 20% discount on standard admission — the same municipal-museum benefit documented for Museum Ludwig, and a discount rather than free entry.
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Discounted. A discount is available with this pass; the exact current amount should be confirmed when booking. Confirmed 20% KölnCard discount on standard admission — inferred from Museum Ludwig’s official-page statement that the discount applies to "all municipal museums in Cologne" (Wallraf-Richartz is one of the Museen der Stadt Köln), and corroborated independently by the 2019 KölnTourismus partner-discount PDF, which lists the same 20% figure by name for this museum. Special exhibitions excluded.
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