16 March 2007 – 5 August 2007

"Animal show" - The formation of our image of the animal

“Tierschau” (animal show) How our view of animals developed This exhibition is a lively, instructive and entertaining demonstration of man’s relation to animals. With the emergence of zoos and museums of natural history, there was a phenomenal increase in knowledge of and interest in the animal kingdom. How did artists react to this development?

Address

Wallraff-Richartz-Museum - Sammlung Corboud
Martinstrasse 39
50667 Köln
phone +49 221 22 12 11 19
http://www.museenkoeln.de

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., closed on Monday.

Description of the Museum

The museum is one of the big classical galleries in Germany. Focusses of the collection are the departments of the Middle Ages, the Baroque (among others Rubens and Rembrandt) and the 19. century.

new building opened 2000; architect: O.M. Ungers

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