Service for visitors

Opening times

Tuesday to Sunday 11am – 5pm

Every first Thursday in the month 11am – 10pm (exept bank holidays)
Closed Mondays

The museum is closed on 24th, 25th and 31st December and on 1st January. 

Our Museum can be visited on Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Ascension Day, Corpus Christi, Whit Monday, October 3rd (Anniversary of German Reunification), All Saints Day, Boxing Day.

Admission prices

€ 9.50 / reduced € 5.50

The Museum of East Asian Art is currently using additional climate-control equipment, which is causing some noise in the exhibition rooms. As a result, admission is temporarily reduced to 7.50 euros (3.50 euros).

KölnTag on the first Thursday of the month (except public holidays): free admission to the Permanent Collection for all Cologne residents.

For groups of 10 or more Persons the reduced admission price applies.

Information about the Cologne Museums Annual Pass*: here

*People with a disability rating of at least 50% pay only half the normal price for an annual pass to the city's museums.

Storage Visits for Researchers

Applications for storage visits must be submitted at least 3 months in advance via the completed form and sent to this email address: mok@stadt-koeln.de

Form download

Barrier-free access

The museum is barrier-free. 

The foyer is currently accessible with assistance from staff (+49 221-221-28608).

The exhibition area is at ground level. An accessible toilet is available. An accessible car park is available.

2 wheelchairs available for loan

Catering

Café Ume opens on April 18, 2026.

Museum shop

Wide range of literature on East Asian art, philosophy and life. Craft items, articles relating to the current exhibition.
Telephone +49 221 22128617

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Library

The reference library of the Museum of East Asian Art in Cologne was established with the museum’s founding in 1909 and originated from the private book collection of the museum’s founder Adolf Fischer.
Today, it holds more than 30,000 volumes in various languages, including monographs, reference works, specialist journals as well as exhibition and art trade catalogues, covering the history of art in China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, Mongolia, India and Southeast Asia.

Opening hours: Monday and Wednesday, 11:00am – 01:00pm.
Please contact us in advance via email or phone to schedule your visit.

Phone: 0221 - 221 28609
Email: mok-bibliothek@stadt-koeln.de

How to get here

Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst
(Museum of East Asian Art)
Universitätsstrasse 100
50674 Köln
Telephone +49 221 22128608
Ticket office +49 221 22128617
Fax +49 221 22128610
mok@stadt-koeln.de

Public transport

Tram routes 1 and 7 and bus route 142, alight at ‘Universitätsstrasse’

Parking

There is a car park at the museum