Schnütgen Museum

A museum of medieval Christian art in the Romanesque church of St. Cecilia – world-class sculpture, stained glass and goldsmiths' work.

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The Schnütgen Museum presents Christian art, above all from the Middle Ages. Since 1956 it has been housed in the Romanesque basilica of St. Cecilia – since 2010 with expanded space in the Kulturquartier on Neumarkt.

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At a glance

Focus: medieval Christian art (11th–15th centuries)
Location: St. Cecilia, Kulturquartier on Neumarkt
Notable: art within a Romanesque church interior
Combined with: the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum

Art in a church interior

Sculptures, stained glass, ivory work and goldsmiths' art take on a special power within the atmospheric space of the Romanesque church. The collection is among the most important of its kind in the world. The Schnütgen Museum combines ideally with the neighbouring Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum.