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Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum
In a 19th-century customs building near the Schokoladen Museum, the Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum is an imaginative, if Germany-focused, tribute to the sporting life from antiquity to today. There are exhibits on the 1936 Berlin and 1972 Munich Olympic Games and on such modern-day heroes as Steffi Graf and Michael Schumacher. Interactive displays allow you to experience a bobsled run or a bike race, and on the miniature football field on the rooftop you can kick with a view of the river and Dom.
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Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum
Inside a bank branch is the Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum, with graphics and a few sculptures by the acclaimed socialist artist. A highlight is the haunting cycle called Ein Weberaufstand (A Weavers' Revolt, 1897). Enter through the arcade, then take the glass-bubble lift to the 4th floor.
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Kölnisches Stadtmuseum
The Kölnisches Stadtmuseum, in the former medieval armoury, explores all facets of Cologne history. There are exhibits on Carnival, Kölsch (the local beer), eau de Cologne and other things that make the city unique.
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Museum für Angewandte Kunst
The Museum für Angewandte Kunst consists of a series of period rooms tracing European design from the Middle Ages to today. Keep an eye out for a 15th-century Venetian wedding goblet, a silver service by Henry van de Velde and life-sized animals made of Meissen porcelain.
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Museum Ludwig
The distinctive building façade and unorthodox roofline signal that the Museum Ludwig is no ordinary museum. Considered a European mecca of postmodern art, it also offers a thorough overview of all genres - traditional to warped - generated in the 20th century. There's plenty of American pop art, including Roy Lichtenstein's Maybe and Andy Warhol's Brillo Boxes alongside a large Picasso collection covering all of his major creative phases.
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Museum Schnütgen
The beautifully restored church of St Cäcilia provides a magical setting for the medieval church treasures of the Museum Schnütgen, including wooden and stone sculptures, manuscripts, textiles and ivory carvings.
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Römisch-Germanisches Museum
Anyone even remotely interested in Roman history should not skip the extraordinary Römisch-Germanisches Museum, adjacent to the Dom. Sculptures and ruins displayed outside and in the lobby are merely the (free) overture to a full symphony of Roman artefacts found along the Rhine. Highlights include the giant Poblicius tomb (AD 30-40), the magnificent 3rd-century Dionysus mosaic around which the museum was built, and astonishingly well-preserved glass items.
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Schokoladen Museum
Anyone with a sweet tooth will likely enjoy the Schokoladen Museum, a hi-tech temple to the art of chocolate-making. Exhibits on the origin of the 'elixir of the gods', as the Aztecs called it, and the cocoa-growing process are followed by a live-production factory tour and a stop at a chocolate fountain for a sample. Upstairs are departments on the cultural history of chocolate, advertising, and porcelain and other accessories. Stock up on your favourite flavours at the downstairs shop.
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Wallraf-Richartz-Museum
A famous collection of art from the 13th to the 19th centuries, the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum occupies a postmodern cube designed by Cologne's own OM Ungers. Works are presented chronologically, with the oldest on the 1st floor where standouts include brilliant examples from the Cologne School, known for its distinctive use of colour. Upstairs are Dutch and Flemish artists like Rembrandt and Rubens, Italians such as Canaletto and Spaniards including Murillo.
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