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Museum · Aachen, Renânia do Norte-Vestfália
Couven Museum (Couven-Museum)
Bourgeois house museum in the center of Aachen, with furnished rooms from the mid-18th to the 19th century and a reconstruction of a pharmacy that operated in the building from 1663 to 1878.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
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About Couven Museum (Couven-Museum)
The Couven Museum shows how Aachen’s bourgeoisie lived in the 18th and 19th centuries. It occupies the Haus Monheim in the Hühnermarkt, a few steps from the town hall. The name honors the Couven family of architects, who shaped the city’s baroque.
The museum originally opened in 1929 in another house reconstructed by Jakob Couven in the 1760s, which was destroyed by bombing in 1943. The city bought the Haus Monheim in 1953, and the museum reopened there in 1958.
The furnished rooms cover styles from the mid-18th century to Biedermeier, with furniture, tableware, paintings and everyday objects. On the ground floor, a reconstructed pharmacy recalls the Adler-Apotheke, which operated in the building from 1663 to 1878. The inner courtyard received a glass roof in 2003.
The museum is part of the Route Charlemagne, the route through the city’s historical sites.
Before you go
Practical information
Cidade Turismo reviews its information regularly, but something may have changed. Check with the place before planning your trip.
How much time to set aside
About an hour.
Best time
Tuesday to Sunday; closed on Mondays. Confirm opening times before you go.
How to get there
It is on the Hühnermarkt in the historic center, about a two-minute walk from the town hall.
Tip
Combine it with the town hall and the Centre Charlemagne, all within a few steps. wheelchair access is limited to some rooms on the ground floor.
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Get your questions answered
Frequently asked questions about Couven Museum (Couven-Museum)
What does the Couven Museum show?
Furnished rooms of a bourgeois Aachen house from the mid-18th to the 19th century, and the reconstruction of the pharmacy that operated in the building from 1663 to 1878.
Where is the Couven Museum?
On the Hühnermarkt in Aachen’s historic centre, near the town hall and the Centre Charlemagne.
Is the Couven Museum open on Mondays?
No, it is closed on Mondays. On other days it is open from morning until late afternoon; check before you go.