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Founded in 1901, the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum was opened in 1906 in the south of Cologne, on Ubierring. It emerged from the private collection of over 3,500 objects belonging to the traveller Wilhelm Joest, son of a Cologne sugar manufacturer.
Visit websiteFounded in 1901, the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum was opened in 1906 in the south of Cologne, on Ubierring. It emerged from the private collection of over 3,500 objects belonging to the traveller Wilhelm Joest, son of a Cologne sugar manufacturer. After his early death in 1897, the holdings became the property of his sister Adele, who was married to Eugen Rautenstrauch and lived in Cologne.