MiQua

Right in the center of Cologne, a new museum of international standing is currently being built: the MiQua. LVR-Jewish Museum in the Archaeological Quarter Cologne. Its name MiQua can be read short for "Museum im Quartier" and refers to the 6,000 m2 excavation area in Cologne’s Archaeological Quarter, directly beneath the Town Hall Square. Here, in several steps since 1953 over 2000 years of Cologne city history have been revealed, ranging from the palace of the Roman governor, the Praetorium, to the medieval Jewish quarter and the Christian goldsmiths quarter. Above these archaeological monuments, a new museum will be built, which, in addition to a permanent and temporary exhibition area, will provide insights into the archeology of the underground, namely the medieval synagogue and the Jewish ritual bath, the mikveh, which also resonates in the name MiQua.

MiQua. LVR-Jewish Museum in the Archaeological, is one of three archaeological sites in Cologne that are applying for UNESCO World Heritage status for the Lower German Limes in 2020 in a joint project of the Netherlands, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. The Praetorium, a unique ground monument from Roman times in the Archaeological Zone on Cologne's Rathausplatz will be a highlight of the future MiQua.

In 2013, the Rhineland Regional Council (LVR) and the City of Cologne concluded a framework agreement for the museum project. The city of Cologne serves as the promoter of the construction and as the owner of the museum as well as the archaeological monuments. The LVR develops the museum’s content as well as the operational concept. The LVR will take over the sponsorship of the museum.

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