Kolumba is the art museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne and next to the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum the oldest museum in Cologne. The Kolumba (previously Diözesanmuseum, "Diocesan Museum") is an art museum in Cologne, Germany. It is located on the site of the former St. Kolumba church, and run by the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is one of the oldest museums in the city, alongside the Wallraf-Richartz Museum. [1] History
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Situated in Cologne, Germany, a city that was almost completely destroyed in World War II, the museum houses the Roman Catholic Archdiocese's collection of art which spans more than a thousand. Cologne's Kolumba Museum, which has won many awards, including the title Museum of the Year in 2013, is a museum of contemplation. Its basic concept offers an alternative to the kind of museum experience we often see in our fast-paced era — one that's based on the appeal of sensational effects. Kolumba is the art museum of the archbishoproc of Cologne. It was founded as the diocesan museum in 1853. Since 2004 it has been called 'Kolumba' after the former church on whose foundations the building stands. The new building in Cologne city centre, which had been planned for a long time, was opened in 2007. Most of the successes and impact of the Kolumba museum lie in the fusion between the new and the old. The architect designed a minimal façade which stands out on the street level. The connection between the colour of the material, form and the ruins is the art of simplicity.
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Kolumba is the art museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne, originally founded in 1853. It allows the visitor to experience two millennia of western culture in a single building. Kolumba Museum Veit Landwehr, ©Kolumba, Köln Veit Landwehr, ©Kolumba, Köln +7 A museum as a garden continually bringing a few alternately selected works of art to bloom. The guiding thread of the collection is the quest for overarching order, measure, proportion and beauty which connects all creative work. Köln Church, museum, architectural masterpiece: the Kolumba Art Museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne is no ordinary building, but a sophisticated structure with historical significance. The Kolumba Art Museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne takes its unusual name from a late Gothic period church. Kolumba is the art museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne and next to the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum the oldest museum in Cologne.
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But as often with a new Zumthor building, Kolumba has created much controversy. At the museum's blessing ceremony, Joachim Meisner, cardinal archbishop of Cologne, and in effect the client, proclaimed that 'whenever culture is separated from the worship of God, the cult atrophies in ritualism and culture becomes degenerate'. Kolumba is an art museum in Cologne. The museum is one of the oldest museums in Cologne and is located on the site of the former St. Columba church. The museum holds and exhibits a collection paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, decorative art and religious icons from Late Antiquity to contemporary works.
Kolumba is an art museum in Cologne, Germany. During World War II, the Church of St. Colomba was destroyed; however, a new chapel was built on the site following the war. In 2007, the Archdiocese of Cologne opened Kolumba as a museum for religious artwork. The modern building still contains visible elements of the church's ruins. Kolumba is an art museum in Cologne. The museum is one of the oldest museums in Cologne and is located on the site of the former St. Columba church. The museum holds and exhibits a collection paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, decorative art and religious icons from Late Antiquity to contempor.
peter zumthor's kolumba museum photographed by rasmus hjortshøj
Kolumba is intended to be a place for reflection. The occasion is the new building for the Cologne Diocese Museum, which was established in 1853 and which features an extraordinary collection spanning from early Christianity to contemporary art. A museum as a garden continually bringing a few alternately selected works of art to bloom. The collection extends from late antiquity to the present, from Romanesque sculpture to room installation, from medieval panel painting to radical painting, from the Gothic ciborium to the everyday object of the 20th century.
