Kolumba, the art museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne

‍Kolumba, the art museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne, is a triptych of location, architecture and collection in the heart of the city.

No distinction is made between permanent and temporary exhibitions: every year on 15 September an exhibition change takes place, in which selected objects from the museum's own collection are presented in a new context as a temporary museum.

The architecture offers a glimpse into Cologne's two-thousand-year history. The building includes the ruins of the church of St. Kolumba, which was destroyed during World War II, as well as the chapel Madonna in the Ruins , which functions as an independent place of worship.

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Artist at Work, Until August 14, 2025

“Without laziness there is no art,” writes Mladen Stilinović in a manifesto on laziness. Although he plays with the cliché of the poor poet – as can be seen in the photo series whose title was adopted for this exhibition – the exhibition shows a variety of artistic methods, ranging from hyperactivity to doing nothing. That is precisely what this staging of the private collection is all about, which primarily emphasises the spatial effect of architecture.

Tours can be booked in Dutch, French or English, among other languages.