The Couven Museum is a museum in the city centre of Aachen, western Germany.[1] Since 1958, it is housed in the Monheim house, a 17th century pharmacy, that was redesigned by the architect Jakob Couven in 1786.[2] Several period rooms in Directoire, Empire and Biedermeier styles are on display, as well as the historic pharmacy, kitchen and a collection of faience tiles.[3]
See also
- Liège–Aachen Baroque furniture
- Baroque in Prince-Bishopric of Liège
- Ansembourg Museum in Liège, Belgium
- Grand Curtius in Liège, Belgium
- Museum aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht, Netherlands
- Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis (KMKG) in Brussels, Belgium
- Rotes Haus (Monschau)
References
- ↑ Preising, Dagmer; Schäfer, Ulrich (2010). Couven-Museum in Aachen (in German). Deutscher Kunstverlag. ISBN 978-3-422-02289-8.
- ↑ Das Haus, Couven Museum
- ↑ Die Sammlung, Couven Museum
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