Museum of East-Asian Art, Art museum in Neustadt-Süd, Germany.
The Museum of East-Asian Art is an art museum in the Neustadt-Süd neighborhood of Cologne dedicated to works from China, Korea, and Japan. The collection covers Buddhist sculptures, paintings, ceramics, and lacquerware spanning several centuries.
Adolf and Frieda Fischer decided in 1903 to concentrate on East Asian art and sought a home for their collection, first in Kiel before the city withdrew in 1909. Cologne accepted the contract that June, and the building designed by Franz Brantzky opened on 25 October 1913 at Hansaring. Adolf died in 1914; Frieda directed the museum through World War I. The present building by Kunio Maekawa opened in 1977.
The museum presents works from China, Korea, and Japan through rotating displays that change the way the collection is experienced over time. Buddhist sculptures and ceramics are arranged so that visitors can walk around them and observe them from multiple angles.
The museum sits in Neustadt-Süd and is easy to reach by tram from central Cologne. The building has several rooms, so leaving extra time helps to move through the collection without rushing.
The building was designed by Kunio Maekawa, a Japanese architect who trained under Le Corbusier. A central courtyard sits at the heart of the structure and lets natural light reach deep into the interior rooms.
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