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Top Museums in Dusseldorf

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18 Listed places
4.4 average across 18 rated listings
Schulstraße 4 • Jacobistraße 2 • Ehrenhof 4-5
Paid admission; current general admission, concession and exhibition prices are listed on kunstpalast.de. – Paid admission; current adult, reduced and family prices are published on the official Aquazoo website.
Popular Neighborhoods:
Schulstraße 4 Jacobistraße 2 Ehrenhof 4-5 Kaiserswerther Str. 380 Burgpl. 30

Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum Dusseldorf

Kaiserswerther Str. 380
Famous for: Its rare combination of live aquariums, terrariums and natural-history displays explaining evolution and biodiversity.

Explore Düsseldorf’s Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum in Nordpark, where aquariums, terrariums, fossils and shells trace the evolution of life for families.

Families with curious kids Nature Enthusiasts Educational Travelers

Bonsai Museum Düsseldorf

Hammer Dorfstraße 167
Famous for: An open-air teaching trail of mature bonsai exploring Japanese and European traditions of living tree art.

Bonsai Museum Düsseldorf is a 1,500-square-metre open-air teaching garden in Hamm, where old bonsai illuminate Japanese and European tree art.

Nature Enthusiasts Art Lovers Solo Travelers

Filmmuseum Düsseldorf

Schulstraße 4
Famous for: Interactive film history displays, original cinema artefacts, and classic screenings at the Black Box cinema.

Explore 2,200 square metres of film history at Düsseldorf’s Altstadt museum, with original objects, posters, archives and Black Box cinema.

Film lovers Families with curious kids Cinema history buffs

Goethe-Museum Düsseldorf

Jacobistraße 2
Famous for: Goethe manuscripts, personal relics and scholarship displayed in Düsseldorf’s 18th-century Schloss Jägerhof.

Explore Goethe’s manuscripts, early schoolwork and personal relics inside Düsseldorf’s 18th-century Schloss Jägerhof beside the Hofgarten.

Literature enthusiasts German history buffs Architecture admirers

Heinrich-Heine-Institut

Bilker Str. 12-14
Famous for: Research collections and museum displays illuminating Heinrich Heine’s life, manuscripts, political writing and literary legacy.

Explore Düsseldorf’s free Heinrich-Heine-Institut, where manuscripts, portraits and literary archives trace the poet’s life and legacy in Carlstadt.

Literature Lovers History Buffs Solo Travelers

Hetjens-Museum

Schulstraße 4
Famous for: An international ceramic-art collection spanning 8,000 years inside Düsseldorf’s historic Palais Nesselrode.

Explore 8,000 years of world ceramics at Düsseldorf’s Hetjens-Museum, in historic Palais Nesselrode near the Rhine and Burgplatz.

Ceramics enthusiasts Art history lovers Architecture fans

Kunst im Tunnel

Mannesmannufer 1b
Famous for: Rotating contemporary exhibitions staged in a dramatic former Rhine embankment tunnel.

Explore Kunst im Tunnel, Düsseldorf’s 140-metre contemporary-art gallery beneath the Rhine Promenade, open Tuesday–Sunday from 11am to 6pm.

Contemporary art followers Architecture enthusiasts Solo cultural travelers

Kunsthalle Düsseldorf

Grabbepl. 4
Famous for: Experimental contemporary exhibitions, emerging artists and landmark 1967 concrete architecture on Düsseldorf’s Grabbeplatz.

Kunsthalle Düsseldorf at Grabbeplatz presents changing contemporary exhibitions, emerging artists and 1967 concrete architecture beside K20.

Contemporary art followers Architecture enthusiasts Solo cultural travelers

Kunstsammlung

Ständehausstraße 1
Famous for: International contemporary art displayed inside Düsseldorf’s spectacular glass-domed former Rhineland parliament building.

Kunstsammlung NRW’s K21 in Düsseldorf pairs international contemporary art with a glass-domed former parliament building beside Kaiserteich.

Contemporary art devotees Architecture enthusiasts Cultural weekend visitors

Langen Foundation

Raketenstation Hombroich 1
Famous for: Tadao Ando’s concrete-and-glass museum architecture, East Asian art and contemporary exhibitions on a former NATO missile base.

Explore Langen Foundation in Neuss: Tadao Ando architecture, East Asian art, contemporary exhibitions and practical tips for the Hombroich grounds.

Architecture enthusiasts East Asian art lovers Contemporary art followers

Museum for European Garden Art

Benrather Schloßallee 100-106
Famous for: Its wide-ranging collection interpreting 2,500 years of European garden design within the Schloss Benrath estate.

Explore 2,500 years of European garden design in Schloss Benrath’s east wing, with plans, art, plant stories and park history in Düsseldorf.

Garden enthusiasts history buffs art lovers

Museum Kunstpalast

Ehrenhof 4-5
Famous for: Rubens paintings, the Glass Museum Hentrich and wide-ranging art collections in Düsseldorf’s historic Ehrenhof complex.

Explore Düsseldorf’s Museum Kunstpalast for Rubens, the Glass Museum Hentrich and renewed Ehrenhof galleries near the Hofgarten and Rhine riverfront.

Art Lovers History Buffs Architecture Enthusiasts

Sammlung Philara

Birkenstraße 47a
Famous for: Contemporary art from Gil Bronner’s collection displayed in Flingern’s converted Glas Lennarz glassworks.

Explore Sammlung Philara in Düsseldorf’s former Glas Lennarz glassworks, with contemporary installations, weekend visits, and pay-what-you-wish entry.

Contemporary art enthusiasts Industrial architecture admirers Independent cultural travelers

Schifffahrtsmuseum

Burgpl. 30
Famous for: Rhine navigation history, ship models and river ecology inside Düsseldorf Castle’s surviving Schlossturm.

Explore Rhine ship models, navigation maps and river ecology inside Düsseldorf Castle’s surviving Schlossturm at Burgplatz in the Altstadt.

History Buffs Families with Kids Architecture Enthusiasts

Schloss Jägerhof

Jacobistraße 2
Famous for: Its Rococo palace architecture and Goethe-Museum collection of manuscripts, letters, portraits, and early literary editions.

Explore Schloss Jägerhof in Düsseldorf: a Rococo palace housing Goethe manuscripts, early editions, and portraits beside the Hofgarten in Pempelfort.

Goethe readers Literary history enthusiasts Rococo architecture admirers

Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf

Berger Allee 2
Famous for: Düsseldorf’s city history, UNESCO-recognized Julo Levin children’s drawings, and exhibitions in historic Palais Spee.

Explore Düsseldorf’s 1874 city museum in Palais Spee, with UNESCO-listed children’s drawings, urban history galleries and free entry.

History Buffs Art Lovers Solo Travelers

Theatermuseum der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf / Dumont Lindemann Archiv

Jägerhofstraße 1
Famous for: Düsseldorf’s Dumont-Lindemann archive and exhibitions linking theatre history with contemporary performance culture.

Düsseldorf’s free theatre museum in the Hofgartenhaus explores the Dumont-Lindemann archive, stage history and live performance culture.

Theater Enthusiasts History Buffs Art Lovers
Planning guide

Museums in Dusseldorf: plan your visits

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Areas recorded in the listings

  • Schulstraße 4: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Jacobistraße 2: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Ehrenhof 4-5: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Kaiserswerther Str. 380: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Burgpl. 30: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What are the top museums to visit in Dusseldorf?

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