Couven Museum
The Couven Museum is a museum in the city centre of Aachen, western Germany. Since 1958, it is housed in the Monheim house, a 17th-century pharmacy, that was redesigned by the architect Jakob Couven in 1786.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Aachen, Germany
- Also known as: “Couven-Museum”
- Address: Hühnermarkt 17, Aachen, 52062
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aachen Cathedral and Aachen Town Hall.
Aachen Cathedral
Church
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aachen Cathedral is a Catholic church in Aachen, Germany and the cathedral of the Diocese of Aachen. One of the oldest cathedral buildings in Europe, it was constructed as the royal chapel of the Palace of Aachen of Emperor Charlemagne, who was buried there in 814. Aachen Cathedral is situated 130 metres southwest of Couven Museum.
Aachen Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aachen Town Hall is a landmark of cultural significance located in the Altstadt of Aachen, Germany. It was built in the Gothic style in the first half of the 14th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaiserplatz and Burtscheid.
Burtscheid
Suburb
Photo: ArthurMcGill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burtscheid is a district of the city of Aachen, part of the Aachen-Mitte Stadtbezirk. It is a health resort.
Soers
Suburb
Soers is a community within Aachen and part of the district of Aachen-Laurensberg. The predominantly rural district today stretches from the border of Aachen-Mitte, the central district of Aachen, past the slopes of the Lousberg, a hill in the north of the city.
Couven Museum
- Categories: furniture museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Aachen, Aachen, Cologne District, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.77571° or 50° 46′ 33″ northLongitude
6.08492° or 6° 5′ 6″ eastOpen location code
9F28Q3GM+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 79141497OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q735434
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Couven Museum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Couvenmuseum”
- Esperanto: “Couven-muzeo Aachen”
- French: “musée Couven”
- French: “Musée Couven”
- German: “Couven-Museum”
- Japanese: “クーヴェン博物館”
- Portuguese: “Couven-Museum”
- Russian: “Музей Кувен”
- Spanish: “Couven-Museum”
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Highlights include Haus Monheim and Haus zum Mohren.
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