Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte (Cologne)
A former municipal museum in the Bayenturm (founded 1907), destroyed during the war in 1943 – no longer in existence.
The Museum of Pre- and Early History was a municipal institution founded in 1907 in the Bayenturm on the Rhine bank of the Südstadt. It offered an overview of regional history from the Neolithic to the early Middle Ages.
At a glance
- Founded: 1907 in the Bayenturm
- Destroyed: in July 1943 during the Second World War
- Status: no longer exists as a museum
- Successor: Cologne's archaeological heritage is now kept at the Romano-Germanic Museum
Note
This museum no longer exists and cannot be visited. We keep the entry for the sake of completeness in the city's history. For Cologne's archaeological finds, the Romano-Germanic Museum is today's address.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-06-23
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