Opening hours and prices

Regular opening hours

Tuesday to Sunday: 10am – 6pm

First Thursday of each month – Late Thursday / KölnTag: 10am – 10pm except bank holidays

Closed on Mondays except the following bank holidays: On Easter Monday (21.4.2025) and Whit Monday (9.6.2025) the museum is open.

Closed on December 24th, Christmas Day (25 Dec), New Year's Eve (31 Dec), New Year's Day (1 Jan) and on Carnival (12, 15 and 16 Feb 2026).

Die Kasse im Foyer des MAKK: eine breite hölzerne Theke, dahinter vier Bildschirme mit aktuellen Informationen zum Museum.
Our staff in the foyer will be happy to help you with any questions you may have.

Admission

Permanent exhibition Art + Design in Dialogue

€4, concessions €2

Permanent exhibition The Fascination of Jewellery. 7000 Years of Jewellery Art at the MAKK

€5, concessions €2,50

So that you can enjoy the exhibition, the visit is only possible in the following time slots:

10-11.45 a.m.
11.45-13.15
13.15-14.45
14.45-16.15
16.16-17.45
17.45-19.15 (only on the 1st Thursday of the month except public holidays)
19.15-22 h (only on the 1st Thursday of the month except public holidays)

Book your visit to the ‘Fascination Jewellery’ exhibition conveniently online via KoelnTicket. Or buy your ticket at the museum, our staff will be happy to help you.

Combi tickets

Art + Design in Dialogue and The Fascination of Jewellery

€7, concessions €3,50

 

First Thursday of each month except on holidays – KölnTag:
Free admission for Cologne citizens, 5pm-10pm concessions for all visitors. (The Historical collections are closed due to refurbishment.)

Concessions

Trainees, apprentices, students, voluntary service workers and welfare recipients on presentation of valid proof. Non Cologne-based visitors on KölnTag (1st Thursday of each month except on holidays) from 5 pm on, severely disabled persons (one accompanying person will be admitted for free on the presentation of a disability pass marked with the letter B).

 

Free admission

Free admission to the permanent collections is granted to:

  • Children and youngsters up to age 18,
  • all art history and art technology/conservation and design students (with valid student ID).

Free admission to the permanent collections and special exhibitons is granted to:

  • Children up to age 6,
  • children and youngsters up to age 18 living in Cologne,
  • all school attendees (including two supervisors per school class),
  • everyone living in Cologne on their birthday and on KölnTagen,
  • owners of a KölnPass,
  • refugees from Ukraine as well as
  • members of the Overstolzengesellschaft and the Freunde der Art Cologne.

MuseumsCard and annual ticket

MuseumsCard Single: € 18
MuseumsCard Family: € 30 (two adults and two children)
 
Combined ticket for all Museums of the City of Cologne, valid on two consecutive days, incl. free ticket for public transport in Cologne on the first day.
More information and online sales: www.museenkoeln.de

 Annual Ticket including Special Exhibitions: € 90 / concs. € 68
Annual Ticket without Special Exhibitions: € 45 / concs. € 34
 
Annual tickets are valid in all the museums of the City of Cologne.
More information and online sales: www.museenkoeln.de

We accept payments with cash or by credit card.