Detail View: SHIMMER: Museum Ludwig

Title: 
Museum Ludwig
Creation Date: 
1986
Image Date: 
2010
Period: 
20th century
Location: 
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Country: 
GERMANY
Display Creator: 
BUSMANN + HABELER
Image ID: 
10-1580
Description: 
Exterior view: public space and steps leading to the bank of the River Rhine with some of the museum buildings in the background. The stepped roofs provide access for natural light to the galleries. This Modern Art Museum was built to house part of the Wallraf-Richartz Collection, which was originally exhibited from 1957 in the building which now houses the city's Applied Arts Collection.
Rights: 
© Sheffield Hallam University
Permissions: 
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Photographed by: 
Dave Ball
Creator: 
BUSMANN, Peter
Creator Dates - Born: 
1933
Creator Role: 
Architect.
Culture Gender: 
Male.
Nationality: 
German.
Creator: 
HABELER, Godfrid
Creator Dates - Born: 
1941
Creator Role: 
Architect.
Culture Gender: 
Male.
Nationality: 
German.
Creator: 
BUSMANN + HABELER
Creator Dates - Born: 
1972
Creator Role: 
Architectural firm.
Nationality: 
German.
Subject Heading: 
Architecture -- 1900-2000
Subject Heading: 
Art museums -- Germany
Subject Heading: 
Tourism and art
Subject Heading: 
Landscape design -- Germany
Subject Heading: 
Pedestrian areas
Subject Heading: 
Staircases
Subject Heading: 
Art museums -- Lighting