Ludwig Museum

The Ludwig Museum was named after the famous entrepreneur and patron of the arts Peter Ludwig, who made a huge contribution to its development. In 1976, Irena and Peter Ludwig donated their art collection to Cologne, which became a kind of museum base. Later, the collection was enriched, thanks to the efforts of the Ludwig family, a new building was built, in which the exhibition complex has been located since 1986. Now it is one of the most significant art museums of the 20-21 centuries in Europe.

The museum’s collection includes a huge collection of contemporary art, the exposition contains one of the world’s largest collections of works by Pablo Picasso, works by such masters as Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Jones. The museum also houses the world’s largest collection of historical photographs and cameras.

In addition, the Ludwig Museum has a huge library of art publications, an exposition of video art objects, the Cologne Philharmonic is located in the museum building. The exhibition area of the museum occupies 8 thousand square meters.