Museum Ludwig
Guide
Photo: Thomas Robbin · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$23MuseumAllow 1.5–2.5 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
Modern art right beside the cathedral: a big Picasso collection, Pop Art from Warhol and Lichtenstein, German Expressionists and Russian avant-garde painting.
A brief history
It's built on the gifts of a chocolate-making couple, Peter and Irene Ludwig, who collected modern art and gave much of it to the city.
Tips
- Best time
- Weekday afternoon
- Cost
- About €13 (check)
- Allow
- 1.5–2.5 h
- Hours
- Usually Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–18:00, closed Mondays (check)
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Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
Good to know
- Area
- The old town and the cathedral: Around the main station: the cathedral, the museums and the brewery taverns by the river. Central and handy, busy day and night.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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