Information for Visitors: Opening hours, admission and getting here

Everything at a Glance

Opening hours

Tuesday to Sunday (incl. public holidays): 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Every first Thursday of the month 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Closed on Monday

Admission

All tickets are valid the whole day long and grant admission to the collections and all special exhibitions.

Adults: € 10, concessions: € 7 (Children under 14, school students, college students, trainees (Azubis), military/alternative service conscripts on production of a valid ID, owners of the "Köln-Pass")
Families: € 20,00
Groups (20 people and over): € 7.50 per person
School classes incl. teacher: free entrance to the collection
€ 4 per pupil/teacher for the special exhibition

Get your day ticket for the museum online here

New

On the first Thursday of each month from 5 p.m. on: discount for the permanent collection and all special exhibitions for just € 7 for admission incl. programme.

Enjoy live concerts, chats with artists, themed tours followed by discussions, art:dialogues, theatre, readings, dance, films or performances in our Extended Thursdays!

How to get here

Museum Ludwig is located directly beside the cathedral, facing on to the main railway station with direct access via platform 1.
Download route plan as pdf (german)

Address

Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln
Telephone +49-221-221-26165
Telefax +49-221-221-24114
E-Mail info@museum-ludwig.de

Public Transport

Station/stop "Hauptbahnhof" for rail, subway and S-Bahn from Köln-Bonn Airport
Timetables. timetableinformation

Parking

The multi-storey carparks Dom, Rheingarten and Groß St. Martin are all located in the direct vicinity.
Prices, no. of free spaces, route plans

Barrier-Free Access

The museum building is designed to take wheelchairs. Guides for the hard of hearing are available by means of tourguide. Please ask at the information desk.