Cologne Lowland
Cologne District
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Kolumba

The Kolumba Museum is an art museum in , , run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne. It is located at the historic site of the former church, destroyed during World War II, and also includes the 1950 chapel "Madonna of the Ruins" by Gottfried Böhm.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday and Wednesday—Sunday: noon—5:00 PM
    Tuesday: closed, January 1st, August 15th—September 14th, December 24th, December 25th, and December 31st closed
  • Email: mail@kolumba.de
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art museum
  • Also known as: “Erzbischöfliches Diözesanmuseum Köln” and “Kolumba Kunstmuseum”
  • Address: Kolumbastraße 4, Köln, 50667

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cologne Cathedral and Kölnisches Stadtmuseum.

Church
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is a Catholic cathedral in , North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. is situated 410 metres northeast of Kolumba.

Museum
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The Kölnische Stadtmuseum is the municipal history museum of , , Germany. It is housed in the former Franz Sauer fashion house since March 2024, which has been completely remodelled for the museum.

Church
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was one of the largest parish churches in medieval , dating back to 980, and dedicated to Columba of Sens. The original Romanesque church was replaced by a Gothic church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deutz and Belgian Quarter.

Suburb
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The Cologne borough of is a part of central , , and was once an independent town known as am Rhein.

Neighborhood
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The is an inner city district of , Germany. The name is derived from street names in the vicinity, referring to Belgian provinces or cities.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Kolumba

Latitude
50.93854° or 50° 56′ 19″ north
Longitude
6.95427° or 6° 57′ 15″ east
Operator
Erzbistum Köln
Open location code
9F28WXQ3+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23799547
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1621165
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