Museum for East-Asian Arts

4 Stefan Bussels - a week ago

Beautiful building in a brutal, minimalistic fashion, reminiscent of Japanese architecture. An inner court carefully supplied and tended in this elegant style is always within sight when walking through the exhibition.
Why four stars: even though it is a nice sight to visit and the price is accommodating, I felt a bit bored halfway through. Musea of this sort are slowly being elevated into an experience more than just an exhibition.
A broad selection of pieces of all eras doesn’t suffice anymore, as there is so much more to tell and show, other than simple plaques on the wall.
Still, a 4 star is deserved, as it is a very nice collection, spanning centuries of East Asian art and culture. I just think it could work more inspiring with a freshening up of museum-experience.

4 Stephen Godfrey - 2 months ago

Set in the middle of parkland near the university, this little gem of a museum is well-curated, with some exceptional artefacts. The English translations ran out about halfway through the museum (maybe our concentration levels were expected to drop!), but well worth a visit

5 M. K. - 2 years ago

A wonderful place exhibing East Asian pieces. It is quite well organised and welcoming on the interior, with a charming cafe in the foyer, also giving a window on the picturesque garden. The museum has a stable collection open to visits for all the time, aswell as a temporary section changing yearly. The one for this year is called "drunk on sobriety" and it showcases the role of drinks such as alcohol and tea in the works of the artists. Each one of the pieces is amazingly beautiful and telling a story. The place is open from 11 o'clock and there's a special event at noon, with the showcase of ceremonial bell music, which I found extremely enjoyable, while contemplating the garden. The halls inside are quite charming, with plenty of seats and books to read, regarding the topics. My visit there has been fulfilling, and I recommend it to everyone with a passion for East Asia, or an aesthetic taste for the art.

5 Alsu - 10 months ago

Amazing museum! It has varying exhibitions and a nice cafe.

5 Houda Zarzouri - 4 months ago

Wunderschön ????
So nice and the nature is also unbelievable
I fall in love with this place
The swans ???? and the duck’s are so cuuute swimming everywhere there with their babies ????
The coffee seller was so mean and not friendly at all
He was kind of screaming everywhere and unsatisfied
That’s the only thing I didn’t like there
Otherwise everything was perfect

5 tarun kumar sharma - 3 years ago

Museum shows various items belonging mainly from China and Korea. There is also a Cafeteria and book store (mainly books related to Asian Cultures).

5 Felipe Rodríguez Martínez - 3 years ago

gorgeous and delicate selection that shows in facts and aesthetics the long running curatorial wffort of the institution. It was a pleasure to hear bells from 3000 years ago chinese culture. Granted thar I will go to the next expos.
The restaurant is not bad and the looks to hiroshima park and the inner pond are also cool, sadly the menu has almost no Asian Food but that is ok since it is a museum of the city of Cologne and not a theme park. Anyways some fermented foods like Natou or Kimchi would be a great add on to breakfasts.
Super nice place, 5 stars overall.