Couven Museum, Aachen

Located just east of Katschhof Square, the Couven Museum is a restored 17th century home. It has been staged with furnishings and decor from the 18th and 19th centuries to show a glimpse of what life was like as a middle-class Aachener.

Local pharmacist Adam Coebergh built the house in 1662. He also opened the Adler Pharmacy nearby. A man named Andrease Monheim bought the building in 1783 and hired architect Jakob Couven to redesign it. The city acquired the house after World War II, and the museum opened in 1958.

The museum is not large. You can explore several rooms of the home, including the courtyard, music room, fireplace room, and kitchen. In every nook and cranny, you will discover little things that made life go around during this period in the city's history. You can also explore the Adler Pharmacy.

There are rooms dedicated to decor from different periods of European history. For example, the Directoire Room shows the late 1790s, when the board of directors ruled revolutionary France. The Empire Room has the strict style of the 19th century during Emperor Napoleon's time.

You can pick up a museum guide in the gift shop. The Couven Museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays.

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Sight Name: Couven Museum
Sight Location: Aachen, Germany (See walking tours in Aachen)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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