Schnütgen Museum

[1] Schnütgen (1843–1918) was a Catholic priest and theologian;[2] according to the museum website "Up to now people tell stories about his zealous and sometimes crafty collection tactics".

[3] Since 1956, the museum has occupied the large Romanesque church of St. Cäcilien, founded in 881 for noble canonesses, with the present building dating from 1130–60, with murals from about 1300.

An annex built by architect Karl Band was added in the 1950s, and new buildings (part of the Kulturquartier, “Culture quarter“) opened in 2010.

[4] The museum has a late Carolingian evangeliary of 860–880, and a single leaf from the English St Albans Psalter.

[6] Ivories, stained glass, textiles including vestments, metalwork and paintings are all well represented.