Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum

Germany's national sports museum on the Rheinauhafen – from antiquity to the Olympics, with hands-on stations and a sports court on the roof.

Family-friendly Interactive Rheinauhafen Rainy day Indoor

Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum — © Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

The German Sport & Olympic Museum on the Rheinauhafen traces the history of sport from antiquity to the present. Across some 2,000 m² it combines original exhibits with interactive hands-on stations.

At a glance

Opened: 1999
Area: around 2,000 m² over two floors
Location: the listed Customs Hall 10, Rheinauhafen
Themes: antiquity, gymnastics, the Olympic Games, football, boxing, winter and trend sports

Sport you can touch

The centrepiece of the permanent exhibition is a "timeline" running from 19th-century workers' sport to current events. Numerous interactive stations invite you to try things out – a highlight is the rooftop sports court with a view over the Rhine. The museum is run by a foundation that includes the German Olympic Sports Confederation.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-06-23

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Deutsches Sport- und Olympia-Museum in Köln — © Johannes Fasolt · Public domain · Commons

'Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum' in Cologne, Germany. — © T.Voekler · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Flusskreuzfahrtschiff Amadeus Diamond auf Fahrt vor dem Deutschen Sport- und Olympiamuseum in Köln. — © Rolf Heinrich, Köln · CC BY 3.0 · Commons

The Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum as seen from the Rhine in Köln , Nordrhein-Westfalen ( Germany ). — © Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum, Dach — © Peng ( talk ) 11:09, 14 September 2012 (UTC) · CC0 · Commons

Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum, Vorplatz mit Holzskulpturen — © Peng ( talk ) 11:10, 14 September 2012 (UTC) · CC0 · Commons

Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum, Eingang — © Peng ( talk ) 11:11, 14 September 2012 (UTC) · CC0 · Commons

Blick von der Severinsbrücke in nördlicher Richtung Anfang April 2010 — © Aarp65 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Deutsches Sport- & Olympia-Museum, Cologne , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany — © Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

Tennis racket and stick grenade in the exhibition at the Cologne City Museum: "Cologne 1914 - Metropolis in the West". — © Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

Cologne, Germany: Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum, flanked by Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum (left) and Malakoff-Tower (right side) — © CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

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