in detail
The Museum of Ethnology, Vienna, is among the most important ethnological museums of the world. Originating in the anthropological-ethnographic department of the Natural History Museum, this museum (founded in 1928) has been rehoused in the Corps de Logis, Neue Burg.
The oldest artefacts arrived in Austria in the 16th century. Today the collection comprises around 200,000 objects and represents the cultural heritage of the countries of Africa, America, Asia and Australia/Oceania. The most internationally renowned collections include:
– the 'Ancient Mexican treasures'
– the 'Benin Bronzes'
– the James Cook collection (South Sea and North America)
– the Natterer collection (Brazil)
– the Siebold collection (from Japan).
Neue Burg (The Museum of Ethnology)
The Museum of Ethnology in Vienna is one of the most significant ethnological museums in the world. Its collections comprise more than 200,000 ethnographic objects, 25,000 historical photographs, 136,000 printed works, and over 300 kilometres of film on the history, culture, and quotidian life of predominantly non-European peoples.
Admission
8 / 6 EUR
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