Direkt zum Seiteninhalt springen Direkt zur Suche springen Direkt zur Liste der Städte springen Direkt zum Hauptmenü springen

Accessibility information for the museums, galleries and art venues in Köln

  • text information accessibility

    • Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln/ SK Stiftung Kultur


      The German Dance Archive Cologne and the Dance Museum of the German Dance Archive have been based since 1996 together with the other departments of the SK Stiftung Kultur in MediaPark number 7 (KOMED building). Disabled parking spaces are available in the large Mediapark car park. From there you can take the elevator to the foyer on the ground floor of the KOMED building. The entrance door to the KOMED building opens automatically. Access to the dance archive on the 3rd floor is in the entrance area of ​​the KOMED building via the barrier-free elevator, which is accessible at ground level. On the ground floor, opposite the elevator, there is an information desk with reception staff.

      A wheelchair-accessible toilet is available on the 3rd floor at the Tanzmuseum level. Another disabled toilet is located on the 1st floor.

      Cloakroom compartments and lockers in the foyer are accessible without restrictions.

      Seating is available in the exhibition rooms on the third floor.

      Guided tours for the blind/visually impaired are available on request.

      Guided tours in easy-to-understand language are available on request.

      The Café Galestro is located in front of the entrance area of ​​the KOMED building and is accessible from the outside at ground level and barrier-free.

    • Die Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur


    • Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln


      The exhibition rooms of the Käthe Kollwitz Museum in Cologne are temporarily closed due to extensive construction work.

    • Kölnisches Stadtmuseum


    • KOLUMBA


      Two designated disabled parking spaces are located in the immediate vicinity of the museum (Brückenstraße and Richartzstraße), further parking spaces are on Kolumbastraße.

      The museum can be reached at ground level, the door is opened by the staff. The door widths in the museum are sufficient for wheelchairs everywhere. The elevator is accessible from the foyer at ground level. The excavation is accessible via a footbridge.

      A barrier-free elevator with sufficient door width from the ground floor to the 2nd floor is available. The cabinets are provided with a low step, the staff will help. Room 9 (Armarium) is not accessible by wheelchair.

      A disabled toilet is located on the ground floor and is fully accessible. Cloakroom and lockers are on the ground floor and are accessible without restrictions.

      Seating is available in the exhibition area and in the foyer. 1 rental wheelchair and 1 walker are available. Mobile ring loops for hearing aids (FM system) can be borrowed. Guided tours for the blind/visually impaired are possible by arrangement.

    • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)


      Information about the KHM is available in simple language and in sign language on the website of the Academy of Media Arts Cologne KHM.

      Information on the accessibility of the KHM campus is available from the student office / student advisory service, Peter-Welter-Platz 2, 50676 Cologne
      Phone: +49 221 20189 - 119 / 187 / 249
      Email: studoffice@khm.de, opening times:
      Monday + Tuesday from 10 - 13 Thursday from 10 - 13 + 14 - 16

    • Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln MAKK


      The Museum of Applied Arts Cologne (MAKK) is located not far from the main train station, cathedral and Museum Ludwig.

      3 designated public disabled parking spaces are located directly in front of the museum (street "An der Rechtschule"), further parking spaces are available around the museum square.

      The museum forecourt is easily accessible for wheelchair users coming from the cathedral and Wallrafplatz via the lowered curb, the museum entrance is at ground level.

      The cash desk/information desk is in the foyer. From here you can get to the design lounge, the exhibition areas and the gastronomy. The cloakroom lockers are on the ground floor in the entrance area behind the design lounge.

      2 disabled toilets are located in the basement and are fully accessible by elevator.

      The elevator is in the entrance area/ticket office. All controls in the elevator are installed at a height suitable for disabled people. All exhibition departments on the 1st and 2nd floors and in the basement (sanitary area) are accessible by elevator.

      A second elevator takes you to the exhibition hall, the café and the courtyard as well as the ground floor of the design wing. A wheelchair stair lift is available to access the second exhibition level of the design department.

      Seating is available in the exhibition areas and in the foyer as well as in the Design Lounge in front of the lockers.

      1 manual rental wheelchair and folding chairs (15) are available.

      Induction loops for hearing aids and tour guides are available.

      The guided tour "Precious shards! A comparison of ceramic techniques" is particularly suitable for the blind/visually impaired. Tactile objects are available.

      Guided tours on other topics are possible by arrangement and can be booked through the Cologne Museum Service.

      The restaurant in the inner courtyard can be reached by wheelchair via a second elevator. Normal table height, wheelchair accessible depending on the wheelchair model.

    • Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst


      The Museum of East Asian Art is housed in a low-rise building on the Aachener Weiher, which was built according to plans by the Japanese architect and Le Corbusier student Kunio Maekawa and expanded in 1955. Sufficient parking space is available directly at the museum, there are 2 parking spaces for the disabled.

      The museum is barrier-free accessible at ground level, a door opener is available. In the entrance area, a staircase leads to the foyer, which is one meter lower. Next to the staircase there is a barrier-free wheelchair lift, which is operated by the staff.

      All exhibition rooms, the museum cafe, the museum shop as well as the disabled toilets and the cloakroom can be reached from the foyer at ground level and are barrier-free.

      Seating is available in the exhibition area and in the foyer. 1 rental wheelchair and folding stool (20) are available. An inductive audio system is available.

      Guided tours on the topics of "silk" and "tea" are offered for the blind/visually impaired.

      Individual guided tours can be requested from the Cologne Museum Service.

      Assistance dogs are allowed.

    • Museum Ludwig Köln


      The Museum Ludwig can be reached barrier-free in several ways.

      The public "Parkhaus Philharmonie" is located under the Ludwig Museum with 9 paid parking spaces for the disabled. At the gate to the Museum Ludwig (address Bischofsgartenstrasse) there is a lift that takes you to the museum. For more information about the car park, call 0221-221-27380

      The main entrances have wide sliding glass doors with contrasts for the visually impaired and open independently. All exhibition levels can be reached via barrier-free elevators. These have wheelchair accessible (low) controls that are also raised and high contrast for the visually impaired.

      Seating is available in the exhibition area and in the foyer. There are folding stools (130) and rental wheelchairs (2) available. (Let us know at the cash desk). 1 disabled toilet is in the entrance area, 1 disabled toilet in the exhibition area on the 1st floor.

      Cloakroom and lockers with staff are located in the entrance area.

      Audio guides (150) on the museum`s collection are available. The audio guide can also be downloaded as an mp3 file from the museum website. There is also an audio guide for children. This can also be downloaded as an mp3 file.

      Induction loops for the hearing impaired are available at the ticket office. Mobile induction loops for tours with a tour guide for the hearing impaired are available. Amplifiers for older hearing aids for guides are available.

      Guided tours in sign language are offered at selected events.

      Assistance dogs are allowed.

      The gastronomy is at ground level from the outside and can be reached from the foyer via a ramp.

    • Museum Schnütgen


      The Schnütgen Museum and the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum are housed in a building ensemble consisting of a new building and parts of the historic building.

      Underneath the museum complex is an underground car park with disabled parking spaces and a barrier-free elevator to the common foyer of both museums. The museums can be reached at ground level via a flat ramp.

      The entrance door opens automatically. The door widths are sufficient for wheelchairs, the elevator in the foyer can be reached at ground level and, like the cash register, has a guide strip for the blind.

      Disabled toilets (m/f) are located in the basement and can be reached barrier-free via the elevator from the foyer.

      The barrier-free elevator only takes you to the sanitary facilities in the basement and to the exhibition rooms of the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum. The new building and parts of the Schnütgen Museum are accessible at ground level.

      A visit to the Cäcilienkirche is possible for wheelchair users in the gallery area and, after a brief prior notification at the ticket office, via the outer ramp at the Cäciliengarten. There is no elevator.

      Seating is available in the exhibition area and in the foyer. Folding chairs as walking aids and 2 rental wheelchairs are available. Not all exhibition areas are wheelchair accessible (Cäcilienkirche, study collection).

      The disabled toilets in the basement are accessible without restrictions. Cloakroom and lockers in the basement are freely accessible; There are guide strips for the blind in the foyer.

      Audio guides are available, some with descriptive texts and medieval music.

      Guided tours in simple language and individual tours can be requested via the Museumsdienst Köln.

      The gastronomy in the ground-level foyer is barrier-free accessible, the outdoor gastronomy in the courtyard area, which is open in summer, can be reached via a ramp.

    • NS-Dokumentationszentrum


      The NS documentation center in the EL-DE house is located in a listed building that is not yet optimally equipped for barrier-free access, as certain building measures are not possible due to the monument protection. Disabled parking spaces are located near the museum, e.g. on Elisenstraße.

      The entrance is not at ground level, the level of the museum is reached via five steps. The museum is currently only accessible to wheelchair users via a rear entrance upon request. The elevator in the museum can be used with the assistance of the staff, but is not suitable for large electric elevators because it is too small. The elevator leads to the exhibition levels from the ground floor to the second floor. The memorial in the basement of the building can be reached at ground level via a gateway across the courtyard.

      A wheelchair and a walker are available, so that all exhibition rooms can be visited with a wheelchair. A disabled toilet is located in the checkout area and is accessible without restrictions.

      The cloakroom is located in the cash desk area and is accessible without restrictions.

      Audio guides with hearing aids are available.

      Media stations (at different locations) and listening stations are accessible for wheelchair users and can be operated barrier-free.

      Guided tours in sign language are offered if required after registration.

      Special exhibition entrance: 100cm and on the 1st floor. Basement hallway: 87cm Staircase door: 76 cm (76 with door handle). Courtyard door: 102 cm elevator dimensions: 80.5 width and 101.5 depth, elevator door: 91 cm

    • Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt


      The Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum and the Schnütgen Museum are housed in a building ensemble that consists of a new building and historical parts of the building. Below the museum complex there is an underground car park with parking spaces for the disabled and a barrier-free elevator to the shared foyer of the two museums.

      The museums can be reached at ground level via a flat ramp. The front door opens automatically.

      All door widths in the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum are suitable for wheelchairs. Disabled toilets (m/f) are located in the basement and can be reached barrier-free via the elevator from the foyer.

      The cash register is marked with guide strips for the blind, as is the elevator in the foyer, which can be reached at ground level. The barrier-free elevators (2) take you to all exhibition levels, the elevators are suitable for wheelchairs. Cloakroom and lockers are located in the basement and are freely accessible.

      Seating is available in the exhibition area and in the foyer. Folding chairs as walking aids and 2 rental wheelchairs (with advance notice) are available.

      Touchscreens, audio guides with some descriptive texts and video guides in sign language are available. mp3 files can be downloaded from the homepage.

      Listening stations in the permanent exhibition are accessible for wheelchair users and can be operated barrier-free. The event hall is equipped with induction loops.

      An assistance dog is allowed upon request.

      The gastronomy in the ground-level entrance area is barrier-free accessible, the outdoor gastronomy in the courtyard area, which is open in summer, can be reached via a ramp.

    • Römisch-Germanisches Museum


      The Roman-Germanic Museum on Roncalliplatz is closed for renovation work. A branch is currently located in the Belgisches Haus (Cäcilienstraße 46 - near Neumarkt).

    • Tanzmuseum des Deutschen Tanzarchivs Köln


      The German Dance Archive Cologne and the Dance Museum of the German Dance Archive have been based since 1996 together with the other departments of the SK Stiftung Kultur in MediaPark number 7 (KOMED building). Disabled parking spaces are available in the large Mediapark car park. From there you can take the elevator to the foyer on the ground floor of the KOMED building. The entrance door to the KOMED building opens automatically. Access to the dance archive on the 3rd floor is in the entrance area of ​​the KOMED building via the barrier-free elevator, which is accessible at ground level. On the ground floor, opposite the elevator, there is an information desk with reception staff.

      A wheelchair-accessible toilet is available on the 3rd floor at the Tanzmuseum level. Another disabled toilet is located on the 1st floor.

      Cloakroom compartments and lockers in the foyer are accessible without restrictions.

      Seating is available in the exhibition rooms on the third floor.

      Guided tours for the blind/visually impaired are available on request.

      Guided tours in easy-to-understand language are available on request.

      The Café Galestro is located in front of the entrance area of ​​the KOMED building and is accessible from the outside at ground level and barrier-free.

    • Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud


      For the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, a new, separate building was erected in the historic center of the city according to plans by the Cologne architect Oswald Mathias Ungers, which was occupied in January 2001. In the same year, the Swiss entrepreneur Gérard J. Corboud and his Cologne-born wife Marisol Corboud bequeathed their extensive collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum on "perpetual loan". Since then, the museum has borne the name Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud in gratitude and in honor of the donors.

      There are several disabled parking spaces near the museum, the next two on Martinstrasse.

      The museum has step-free access at ground level (obenmarspforten entrance, left door).

      A disabled toilet is located in the foyer. The cloakroom in the foyer is barrier-free.

      Seating is available in the exhibition area and in the foyer.

      Wheelchairs, folding stools, walkers and strollers can be borrowed at the cash desk.

      Listening stations accessible for wheelchair users.

      For the permanent collection as well as for special exhibitions, the Cologne Museum Service offers guided tours for people with dementia and impaired vision upon prior notification. Tangible objects are available in the museum case.

      guided tours in simple language are offered.

      Audio guides for special exhibitions always with induction loops for the hearing impaired. The gastronomy in the foyer is accessible without barriers, the table height is accessible with the general wheelchair models.

      Assistance dogs are allowed with prior notification.

  • External Link accessibility information on the website of the art venue or museum

  • Accessible parking


  • Accessible Elevator

    • Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln/ SK Stiftung Kultur


      Access to the dance archive on the 2nd floor is in the entrance area of ​​the KOMED building via the barrier-free elevator that is accessible at ground level. On the ground floor next to the elevator there is an information desk with staff.

    • Die Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur


    • KOLUMBA


      A barrier-free elevator with sufficient door width from the ground floor to the 2nd floor is available. The cabinets are provided with a low step, the staff will help. Room 9 (Armarium) is not accessible by wheelchair.

    • Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln MAKK


      Elevator at ground level in the entrance area / ticket office. All controls in the elevator are installed at a height suitable for disabled people. All exhibition departments on the 1st and 2nd floors as well as the basement (sanitary area) are accessible by elevator. A second elevator takes you to the exhibition hall, café and inner courtyard as well as to the ground floor of the design wing. A wheelchair stairlift is available to access the second exhibition level of the design department.

    • Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst


      In the entrance area, a staircase leads to the foyer, which is one meter lower. Next to the staircase there is a barrier-free elevator, which is operated by the staff. All exhibition rooms, the museum cafe, the museum shop as well as the disabled toilets and the cloakroom can be reached from the foyer at ground level and are barrier-free.

    • Museum Ludwig Köln


      All exhibition levels can be reached via barrier-free elevators. These have wheelchair accessible (low) controls that are also raised and high contrast for the visually impaired.

    • Museum Schnütgen


      The barrier-free elevator takes you to the sanitary facilities in the basement and to the exhibition rooms of the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum. The new building and parts of the Schnütgen Museum can be reached at ground level - without a lift.

    • NS-Dokumentationszentrum


      The elevator in the museum can be used with the assistance of the staff, but is not suitable for large electric elevators because it is too small. The elevator leads to the exhibition levels from the ground floor to the second floor. There is a loan wheelchair and a walker available, so that all exhibition rooms can be visited.

    • Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt


      The 2 barrier-free elevators take you to all exhibition levels, the elevators are suitable for wheelchairs. The elevator in the foyer can be reached at ground level. A guide strip for the blind leads to the elevator.

    • Tanzmuseum des Deutschen Tanzarchivs Köln


      Access to the dance archive on the 2nd floor is in the entrance area of ​​the KOMED building via the barrier-free elevator that is accessible at ground level. On the ground floor next to the elevator there is an information desk with staff.

    • Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud


      All exhibition levels can be reached via two wheelchair-accessible elevators

  • Accessible toilet


  • Entrance with ramp

    • Kölnisches Stadtmuseum


    • Museum Schnütgen


      The museum can be reached at ground level via a flat ramp. The entrance door opens automatically. A visit to the Cäcilienkirche is possible for wheelchair users in the gallery area and, after a brief prior notification at the ticket office, via the outer ramp at the Cäciliengarten.

    • NS-Dokumentationszentrum


      The entrance is not at ground level, the level of the museum is reached via five steps. The museum is currently only accessible to wheelchair users via a rear entrance with staff assistance. If you are not accompanied, please call ahead.

    • Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt


      The museum can be reached at ground level via a flat ramp. The front door opens automatically.

  • Ground-level entrance

    • Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln/ SK Stiftung Kultur


      The ground-level and stepless entrance door to the KOMED building opens automatically. Access to the Dance Museum of the German Dance Archive on the 2nd floor is in the entrance area of ​​the KOMED building via the barrier-free elevator that is accessible at ground level.

    • Die Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur


    • KOLUMBA


      The museum can be reached at ground level via the main entrance, the door is opened by the staff.

    • Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln MAKK


      The museum entrance is at ground level, the museum forecourt is easily accessible for wheelchair users coming from the cathedral and Wallrafplatz via the lowered curb.

    • Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst


      The museum is barrier-free accessible at ground level, a door opener is available.

    • Museum Ludwig Köln


      The Museum Ludwig can be reached barrier-free in several ways. The ground-level, stepless main entrances have wide glass sliding doors with contrasts for the visually impaired and open independently.

    • Tanzmuseum des Deutschen Tanzarchivs Köln


      The ground-level and stepless entrance door to the KOMED building opens automatically. Access to the Dance Museum of the German Dance Archive on the 2nd floor is in the entrance area of ​​the KOMED building via the barrier-free elevator that is accessible at ground level.

    • Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud


      The museum has a level, step-free entrance. The door opens automatically.

  • Accessible Cafe


  • Accessible Restaurant


  • Guided tours for the blind / visually impaired


  • Further information on accessibility

    • Die Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur


    • Kölnisches Stadtmuseum


    • KOLUMBA


      Seating is available in the exhibition area and in the foyer. 1 rental wheelchair and 1 walker are available. Mobile ring loops for hearing aids (FM system) can be borrowed. Guided tours for the blind/visually impaired are possible by arrangement.

    • Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln MAKK


      1 wheelchair and folding stool (15) can be borrowed, they are handed out at reception.

      Induction loops for hearing aids and tour guide available.

      Guided tours for the blind / visually impaired possible by arrangement. The guided tour "Precious shards! A comparison of ceramic techniques" is particularly suitable for the blind/visually impaired.

      Tactile objects are available.

      Guided tours on other topics are possible by arrangement and can be booked through the Cologne Museum Service.

    • Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst


      1 rental wheelchair and folding stool (20) are available.

      Individual guided tours can be requested from the Cologne Museum Service.

    • Museum Ludwig Köln


    • Museum Schnütgen


      Folding chairs as walking aids or wheelchairs (2) can be borrowed from the information desk. Guided tours in simple language can be requested from the Museumsdienst Köln. Individual guided tours can also be requested via the Museumsdienst Köln.

    • NS-Dokumentationszentrum


      The cloakroom is located in the cash desk area and is accessible without restrictions. There is a loan wheelchair and a walker available, so that all exhibition rooms can be visited.

      Audio guides with hearing aids are available. Media stations (at different locations) and listening stations are accessible for wheelchair users and can be operated barrier-free. Guided tours in sign language are offered if required after registration.

    • Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt


      Folding chairs as walking aids and 2 rental wheelchairs (with advance notice) are available. Touchscreens, audio guides with some descriptive texts and video guides in sign language are available. Listening stations in the permanent exhibition are accessible for wheelchair users and can be operated barrier-free.

    • Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud


      Folding stools (50), wheelchairs (2) and buggies are available on request at the cash desk. Magnifying glasses can be borrowed.

      For the permanent collection as well as for special exhibitions, the Museumsdienst Köln offers guided tours for people with impaired vision or dementia after prior registration.

      A limited number of mobile induction loops for people with hearing aids are available. Information and catalogs are available as accessible CDs.

  • Guided tours in sign language


  • Information available in plain language


  • Suitable for hearing aids


  • Mobile induction loops for people with hearing aids are available


  • Assistance dogs are allowed


  • Audio Guide available


  • Services for people with dementia