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Wallraf-Richartz Museum vs Museum Ludwig

Wallraf-Richartz Museum and Museum Ludwig are both praised by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Wallraf-Richartz Museum ranks slightly better than Museum Ludwig. Wallraf-Richartz Museum scores 90 with praise from 4 reviews like Michelin Guide, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.

Wallraf-Richartz Museum
Wallraf-Richartz Museum
8 / 10
Obenmarspforten (am Kolner Rathaus), 50667 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A famous collection of European paintings from the 13th to the 19th centuries, the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum occupies a postmodern cube designed by the late OM Ungers." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"This museum contains paintings spanning the years 1300 to 1900." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"This unique collection of medieval paintings from Cologne culminates in the late-Gothic works by Stefan Lochner and his contemporaries." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"The Wallraf-Richartz Museum is one of the country’s greatest repositories of art from the Middle Ages to the late 19th century" Full review
Museum Ludwig
Museum Ludwig
8 / 10
Bischofsgartenstrasse 1, 50667 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A mecca of 20th-century art, Museum Ludwig presents a tantalising mix of works from all major phases." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Its American pop-art collection... rivals that of most American museums." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Housed in a building designed by P. Busmann and G. Haberer, the jagged roof of the Ludwig museum provides a striking contrast with the city's Gothic cathedral and railway station." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Exhibits represent nearly every major artist and art movement of the 20th century, and... one of the world’s largest collections of Picasso." Full review