January 2024

Snaps from January 2024, including a visit to the Museum Ludwig, the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, the Schnütgen Museum, the El-De Haus, the Wallraf-Richartz Museum and the Cologne Cathedral.

In mid-January, something really rare happened: It snowed in Cologne. The city was covered in a white blanket, and I took the opportunity to take some pictures of the snow-covered city.

We also participated in one of the many demonstrations that spontaneously sprung up across Germany at the end of the month against far-right movements and the far-right AfD party. There were 70,000 participants in Cologne alone.

Some images are used and further explained in the following blog posts:

• NS DOK El-De Haus: Retracing the steps of Nazi history in Cologne
• Beyond the sacred: Exploring medieval art at the Schnütgen Museum
• Faith and commerce: The medieval relic trade in Cologne
• The Bright Age: The vibrant colors of medieval Christian art
• Silent narrators: Medieval wood sculptures