Twentieth-century design
Chairs, appliances and tools that became design icons, some still made today.
The Museum of Applied Arts in Cologne is a museum about design: furniture, vessels, jewellery, posters and everyday objects from the Middle Ages to today. The idea is that the things we use daily have an artistic history just as paintings do. Its strongest section is twentieth-century design: chairs, tools and appliances that became icons, some still in production. The museum stands minutes from the cathedral and is one of the quieter ones, rarely crowded even in season.
Chairs, appliances and tools that became design icons, some still made today.
Gold, silver and glass from many periods, arranged by how forms developed rather than by date alone.
A collection of twentieth-century advertising posters tracing the development of graphic design.
An der Rechtschule, 50667 Köln
Largely yes, because the exhibits are familiar everyday things: chairs, jugs, radios. Anyone who finds art museums dull may get on better here, since what is shown is something they understand and use.
An hour and a half for the permanent collection, plus half an hour if a temporary show is on. It is mid-sized and not tiring.
Partly — the main panels are in German and English in most sections, though some detail is German only. There is nothing in Arabic.
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