Guided tours
Guided tours can be booked for groups and are available in a variety of languages.
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud
For 19th century enthusiasts
This tour traces the major movements in landscape painting by taking an in-depth look at masterpieces by Joseph Anton Koch and Caspar David Friedrich. The emergence into the modern age is represented by Courbet’s works and above all by the main representatives of Impressionism such as Monet, Caillebotte, Sisley and Pissarro as well as the Pointillist Signac. Let yourself be entranced by this feast of light and colour!
Duration: 60 mins
Max. group size: 25
Target groups: upper secondary education level, students, adults
Charge:
Tuesday to Friday: 75 € plus admission for adults | 50 € plus admission for students | 40 € for school classes
Supplement: weekends/foreign language tour: 10 € each
The tour can be booked for several groups at a time.
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud
For Baroque enthusiasts
Are you fascinated by the great masters such as Rubens, Jordaens and Van Dyck? Or do you prefer Rembrandt and Frans Hals? Whether you opt for Holland or Flanders – the way of life in these parts of the world with their rich artistic traditions could not be more different – even today! Immerse yourself in this glamorous era of European painting and discover the different faces of a culture that had its origins in two opposing religious views.
Duration: 60 mins
Max. group size: 9
Target groups: upper secondary education level, students, adults
Charge:
Tuesday to Friday: 75 € plus admission for adults | 50 € plus admission for students | 40 € for school classes
Supplement: weekends/foreign language tour: 10 € each
The tour can be booked for several groups at a time.
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud
Only the best!
This tour takes visitors with limited time to the highlights of the museum – from the works of Lochner, Cranach and Dürer to Rubens, Rembrandt, Frans Hals, and to Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Cézanne and Munch.
Duration: 60 mins
Max. group size: 9
Target groups: upper secondary education level, students, adults
Charge:
Tuesday to Friday: 75 € plus admission for adults | 50 € plus admission for students | 40 € for school classes
Supplement: weekends/foreign language tour: 10 € each
The tour can be booked for several groups at a time.
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud
Mood and light in painting
Light is what determines the mood in paintings – whether warm candle-light, dramatic chiaroscuro, dusky twilight or gleaming midday sun. Light takes centre stage and tells the entire history of painting.
Duration: 60 mins
Max. group size: 9
Target groups: upper secondary education level, students, adults
Charge:
Tuesday to Friday: 75 € plus admission for adults | 50 € plus admission for students | 40 € for school classes
Supplement: weekends/foreign language tour: 10 € each
The tour can be booked for several groups at a time.
Römisch-Germanisches Museum
Culinaria Romana - Roman table culture and culinary delights
Roman cuisine ranged from the simple to the luxurious. A large banqueting feast comprised as many as 10 courses or more. Learn amazing and amusing details on the topic of eating and drinking from the literature of Imperial Rome and be inspired by the original recipes from the cookery book of Apicius. A triclinium, where diners reclined on soft couches, and fine tableware ensured that dining was done in style. Fine quality wines were served in precious vessels made of rock crystal, glass or metal to enhance the pleasure of drinking.
Food was sourced regionally, but some foodstuffs came from further afield – southern Europe, Asia Minor and Arabia. The appropriate ambience for host and guests was a dining room with a magnificent mosaic floor like the one with the Dionysus mosaic from the urban villa. Its pictorial decoration reveals that alongside the delicacies served, music and dance performances were an important part of a banquet.
Duration: 60 mins
Max. group size: 5
Target groups: students, adults
Charge:
Tuesday to Friday: 75 € plus admission for adults | 50 € plus admission for students | Supplement: weekends/foreign language tour: 10 € each
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt
People in Their Worlds: An Overview of the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Already for a number of years, the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum has presented an innovative exhibition concept which received recognition throughout Europe: No longer geographical entities but themes are at its focus, which people face all over the world but respond to according to their various cultural backgrounds. This guided tour offers an exciting journey into different cultures and includes its participant’s personal experiences regarding body art, prejudices and housekeeping in different environments.
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt
Diversity of Belief: Hinduism and Buddhism
In the course of history, a multitude of beliefs and world views developed, which have influenced people’s thinking and behaviour. Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism as the largest denominations unite the majority of believers throughout the world. However, the entire richness of religious traditions has yet to be explored. Exemplarily for this abundance, this guided tour focusses on the religious concepts of Hinduism and Buddhism.
NS-Dokumentationszentrum
This guided tour is suitable from year 6 of all types of school.
The tour includes a visit to the memorial, the history of the EL-DE-Haus as well as central topics on NS ideology and political rule, such as "violence and fascination", "persecution and resistance" and "inclusion and exclusion".
Duration: 90 mins
Max. group size: 15. Due to restricted space in the memorial the number of visitors per group is limited to 20. Larger groups will be split up and can normally join guided tours simultaneously.
Charge:
Tuesday to Friday: 75 € plus admission for students | 112,50 € plus admission for adults.
Supplement: weekends/foreign language tour: 15 € each
Tours can be booked every two hours from 10:00 am till 4.00 pm.
