North Rhine-Westphalia writes ART in CAPITALS. NRW is the densest cultural region in Europe: Every year, 683 museums attract almost 15 million visitors. Important museums in the cities along Rhine and Ruhr offer high-grade exhibitions of the old and new masters and unrivalled treasures of art and culture. The rural museums also offer many a true attraction. The region has 160 stages, a large variety of orchestras, it hosts many pop and rock concerts, and a musical mile leads from Cologne via Düsseldorf, Duisburg and Essento Bochum.

North Rhine-Westphalia writes ART in CAPITALS. NRW is the densest cultural region in Europe: Every year, 683 museums attract almost 15 million visitors. Important museums in the cities along Rhine and Ruhr offer high-grade exhibitions of the old and new masters and unrivalled treasures of art and culture. The rural museums also offer many a true attraction. The region has 160 stages, a large variety of orchestras, it hosts many pop and rock concerts, and a musical mile leads from Cologne via Düsseldorf, Duisburg and Essento Bochum.

Yet art, music and theatre are not the only attractions of the cities of NRW. Architecture, historic traditions as well as large number of shopping opportunities are waiting for you. Or you might want to discover the manors, castles and historic city centres. Be a guest of the come-togethers in cities and in the country. After all the visual impressions, you should not forget to enjoy the gourmet offers of NRW.