Suermondt Ludwig Museum
Suermondt Ludwig Museum
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12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Friday
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Mary M
Ireland152 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
Fabulous museum with art, an extensive collection of carved wooden statues, superb exhibition of 20th century stained glass & general curios - all within an interesting & beautiful historic mansion.
Definitely underselling itself. Not enough info on the website & zero social media presence.
Friendly staff & only €6 entrance fee. Really recommend.
Definitely underselling itself. Not enough info on the website & zero social media presence.
Friendly staff & only €6 entrance fee. Really recommend.
Written July 27, 2022
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Adrian Y
Leiden, The Netherlands617 contributions
Aug 2021 • Couples
The Albrecht Dürer exhibition is superb. A very well collated set of images have been put together with plenty of information in English and German.
Timed tickets keep the number of visitors to a reasonable level, also considering COVID.
A must see exhibition.
Timed tickets keep the number of visitors to a reasonable level, also considering COVID.
A must see exhibition.
Written August 14, 2021
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Beto79
Lille, France662 contributions
Jan 2013 • Solo
Yes, the museum is usually empty; very few people go there. However, it has an extraordinary collection of Art. In my opinion the best of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregio (Liège, Aachen, Maastricht). It has excellent flemish paintings, the works of some important painters from Germany and some surprises. My suggestion is to start from top to bottom unless you really like romanesque wooden sculptures. In that case you will enjoy a lot the lower floor. You could spend one complete afternoon there. The entrance is a little bit rundown in my opinion but I have seen that they are refurbishing everything. The upper floors are perfect.
Written January 12, 2013
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kukundrel
Sofia55 contributions
Dec 2011 • Friends
The museum has fine permanent collection of German and Dutch art. They organize also nice temporary exhibitions; when I visited it there was a nice one with Rembrandt's etchings.
Written April 27, 2012
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southwestgent
Arlington, VA8 contributions
May 2014 • Friends
The Suermondt Ludwig museum is an excellent example of what too little advertisement can do to an otherwise excellent collection. My group had the opportunity to visit the museum while it was being renovated and got an great tour of the collection by the museum's curator, Michael. Unfortunately, the museum is so underfunded that it has difficulty maintaining all of its pieces and attracting an adequate number of visitors (it is primarily older people that visit there). Their collection of 14th-17th century Dutch and German artwork is truly amazing and it is worth visiting the museum just to admire the architecture (it is based out of an 19th century German merchant's home that was fashioned off of a Venetian palace). Would highly recommend visiting.
Written May 7, 2014
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Cruisenele
Bucharest, Romania138 contributions
Feb 2019 • Couples
If you like art and history this Museum is a must in Aachen. Located in a very old villa it shows very interesting exhibits.
Written February 8, 2019
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leolion5
Quebec City, Canada33 contributions
Oct 2015 • Solo
I enjoyed very much my visit here. It is very quiet and does not seem to receive a lot of visitors. I came across some lovely paintings (including a beautiful Cranach and a wonderful Botticelli). The interior of the building itself is a joy to explore and the day I was there I had the place almost to myself. It was like having my own private museum!
(Interestingly, they have a mirror room where you can see yourself from about 100 different angles - pretty funny, but it reminded me I should be eating a lot less schnitzel).
The collection is not mind-blowing like the nearby Wallraf-Richartz in Cologne but I found it very charming and worth the time I spent there. It is too bad that when I asked about it at the tourist office they did not seem to know anything much about it. This museum definitely deserves more promotion.
It is a short walk from the Cathedral so it is very accessible.
(Interestingly, they have a mirror room where you can see yourself from about 100 different angles - pretty funny, but it reminded me I should be eating a lot less schnitzel).
The collection is not mind-blowing like the nearby Wallraf-Richartz in Cologne but I found it very charming and worth the time I spent there. It is too bad that when I asked about it at the tourist office they did not seem to know anything much about it. This museum definitely deserves more promotion.
It is a short walk from the Cathedral so it is very accessible.
Written October 6, 2015
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Schiltron
Sydney, Australia294 contributions
Jun 2015 • Solo
I spent 1 1/2 hours in this gallery. I am not greatly interested in medieval christian wooden sculptures, which they have a fine collection of, but there is more to the gallery than this fine collection. On upper floors there are heaps of late-medieval and Renaissance paintings, with the strength of this collection precisely being a focus on northwestern Germany and the Low Countries, as one would expect, and appropriately so, for a regional gallery in this city. The highest level, the 3rd, has an interesting, probably unintentional, parody of the medievalia 2 floors below with a collection of christian-themed stained-glass works in riotous 20th-century technicolor. For more humor, go into the room of many mirrors and take a selfie of all selfies. (Even I, a loather of the selfie epidemic, could not resist -- albeit I used a camera not a smartphone; taking of fotos is allowed (free) without a flash and on signing a declaration at reception that you won't abuse the privilege.) Up until June 21 the gallery has a special exhibition called 'Sammergluck', being 100 works collected by a mister Marks-Thomee; the catalog for this is in a few languages other than German (including English). Generally the gallery plaques are in German only, but this is not a barrier because it is easy to identify the author, and the title of a work pretty much matches the subject of the work.
Written June 3, 2015
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Zack D
4 contributions
May 2014
Although it is not a very popular museum, the Suermondt Ludwig museum has a great collection that is wonderfully displayed. I am currently taking a class that has allowed me to travel to a large number of museums, including some much better known exhibits such as the Rijksmuseum. However, the Suermondt Ludwig Museum stands out due to its friendly employees and the well thought out display of the impressive works that they have. Their collection of statues is probably one of the best I have ever seen, making the museum a great place to visit if you are at all interested in either art or culture.
Written May 5, 2014
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JohannesNL023
Amsterdam, The Netherlands214 contributions
Oct 2021
We saw the Dürer exhibition, which was worth while. The building itself also deserves some attention.
Written December 14, 2021
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Suermondt Ludwig Museum (Aachen) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
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- Suermondt Ludwig Museum is open:
- Tue - Tue 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- Wed - Wed 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Thu - Fri 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- Sat - Sun 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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