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Stiftsmuseum

Cologne & Northern Rhineland


This museum in the 1000-year-old abbey near the Dom brims with church treasures going back as far as the 5th century, including sculptures and paintings, reliquary caskets, liturgical vessels and fancy liturgical robes. The illuminated manuscripts always amaze with their detailed, hand-drawn beauty.

Audioguide is €2.


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