Current exhibitions

Altes Gebetbuch

Faith with Humour

A Prayer Book from Northern France

11 December 2025 – 17 May 2026

Book decoration on every single page: with this precious manuscript from the period around 1300, the Museum Schnütgen has succeeded in acquiring a special new work. It is a magnificent example of French Gothic manuscript illumination.

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Polychromes Glasfenster mit weißer Taube im gelben Strahlenkranz

Light in Dark Times

April 3 2025 – April 12 2026

The Museum Schnütgen is exhibiting a precious selection of stained glass from the Khanenko Museum in Kyiv (Kiev), which will be on display outside Ukraine for the first time.

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The permanent collection

Museum Schnütgen

The scope of the collection ranges from wooden and stone sculptures, valuable works of the goldsmith’s art and stained glass to rare ivories and textiles.

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