German Dance Archive & Dance Museum

An archive, research centre and dance museum in the MediaPark – devoted to the history and present of stage dance.

The German Dance Archive Cologne in the MediaPark is an information and research centre with an archive, library and its own Dance Museum on the history and present of the art of dance.

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At a glance

Location: MediaPark, Neustadt-Nord
Holdings: estates, photographs, costumes, films
Dance Museum: since 1997
Focus: above all stage dance

Preserving and showing dance

The archive collects and documents the estates of important figures in dance history. The attached Dance Museum makes these treasures visible in changing exhibitions – with artworks, photographs, costumes and films. A special place for everyone passionate about dance and movement.