c/o pop 2024: deconstruction in Ehrenfeld
Cologne’s pop festival turns 21 this year and this is the fifth time it’s being held in the city’s Ehrenfeld neighbourhood. The 2024…
Cologne’s pop festival turns 21 this year and this is the fifth time it’s being held in the city’s Ehrenfeld neighbourhood. The 2024…
The rest of the world may be opening new record factories and celebrating the comeback of vinyl, but in Cologne the record store…
As you enter the Discovery Art Fair Cologne 2024, you’re greeted by… balloons! Lots and lots of brightly coloured balloons. Artist Hakan Eren…
Jonas Engel is a member of Impakt, a collective of 14 young musicians from Cologne who share a passion for free improvised music…
The names might come from well-known, hip areas of Cologne but the Rheinauhafen, Rathenauplatz, and Aachener Weiher we’re talking about here are actually…
Tim Ossege, better known by his alias, SeiLeise, is one of Cologne’s best-known street artists. His delicate imagery, dealing with current political events…
Actor Katrin Heß spent more than ten years playing a touch-cookie inspector in the RTL police series “Alarm für Cobra 11”. But acting…
There’s simply no better view. With a cold drink and a warm spot on the sun-soaked stone steps of the Rheinboulevard, it doesn’t…
Schaafenstraße – the gateway to Cologne’s queer party mecca At first glance, you’d never guess but the unassuming Mauritius neighbourhood is the place…
Cologne flies its rainbow flag with pride. According to a study by the city council, one in ten residents identify as gay, lesbian,…
Street food is, quite literally, hot, hot, hot! Pulled pork, Banh mi and Pad Thai have practically ousted the usual fast food favourites…
Street Art, wohin das Auge blickt: Jede Wand, jeder Laternenpfahl und jeder Stromkasten ist für Kölner Straßenkünstler das, was für Picasso die Leinwand war. Seien es wandhohe Gemälde oder winzige Sticker, Stencils oder Paste-ups – graue Leere wird hier unter talentierten Händen schnell zu einem Kunstwerk mit politischer Aussage. In welchen Stadtteilen ihr besonders viele und beeindruckende Werke findet.