Cologne, Germany Must-Visit | Museum of Applied Art

The perfect match: Cologne's Museum of Applied Art and the extraordinary cabinets of curiosities from the Averbroeck Collection. The exhibition runs from March 21st to September 22nd this year. Focusing primarily on the history of European cabinets of curiosities, it's a must-see. Every snapshot you take will be a stunning piece of art, truly capturing the essence of curiosity and worth checking in at. In addition to the special exhibition, the permanent collection of the Museum of Applied Art is also worth a visit, featuring a variety of design works and handicrafts from the Middle Ages to the modern era, including many Bauhaus designs. 🏛️ A cabinet of curiosities, known in German as "kunstkammer" and in English as "cabinet of curiosities," is a room filled with rare and exotic collections. The concept first emerged in the 15th century during the Age of Exploration. European nobility, seeking to demonstrate their status and taste, widely displayed their rare treasures collected from Asia, the Americas, and other places, reflecting their love for the "exotic." Some consider this the earliest form of the museum mechanism. 💎 Different owners of cabinets of curiosities had various collecting interests, including a wide array of peculiar items. These could include paintings, sculptures, porcelain, gold and silver, precious stones, ancient books, precision instruments, and specimens of animals and plants. The current exhibition at the Cologne Museum of Applied Art showcases numerous 16th and 17th-century cabinet of curiosities items, including paintings by Bruegel, miniature cabinets, peculiar drinking vessels, board games, anatomical models, encyclopedias... 👁️ The curatorial approach of this exhibition is clear, and the exhibition hall is elegant yet vibrant. The entire exhibition consists of seven thematic halls, each displaying the complex network of relationships between art, humanity, and nature, with a focus on the early and peak periods of the 16th and 17th-century cabinets of curiosities. These cabinets interwove people's desire for new knowledge with their interest in science, technology, and art. From a modern perspective, cabinets of curiosities also reflect the early European-centric and colonialist modes of thought. #AtTheExhibition #ArtInMuseums #ExhibitionVisit #ArtExhibition #ExhibitionRecommendation #Design #Art #Germany #Cologne