Current exhibitions

Möbel mit Geschichte(n). Selected 3

Museum of Applied Arts.
Mai 23rd to August 31st, 2025

The exhibition Möbel mit Geschichte(n) [furniture with (hi)stories] focuses on the MAKK‘s historical furniture collection. In addition to various art-historical aspects, it is above all the subtle details of the individual pieces that convey fascinating stories about design, form and materiality.

The Fascination of Jewellery

7000 Years of Jewellery Art at the MAKK

Museum of Applied Arts.
from 18 December 2024

With The Fascination of Jewellery, the Cologne Museum of Applied Arts (MAKK) will be opening the first comprehensive exhibition of its outstanding jewellery collection. Featuring 370 selected exhibits, seven millennia of jewellery art will be presented in all their various facets, ranging from ancient oriental gems from the 5th millennium BC through to contemporary jewellery.