Discover the Munich museum for cultures outside Europe
Museum Fünf Kontinente: the ethnographic museum
In the Museum Fünf Kontinente (Museum Five Continents) in Maximilianstraße you will find one of the largest ethnographic collections in Germany with about 160,000 exhibits.
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America, Africa, Orient: What exhibitions are there to discover?
The exhibitions give a general overview of different non-European cultures. Here you will find objects of daily life and works of art from all over the world in one place. There are permanent exhibitions on the following themes: Africa, South America, North America, Oceania and the Orient. In addition, there are changing special exhibitions on current topics.
Ethnology and ethnography: why is it worth visiting?
Cultural dialogue, openness to the world and respect for people are the guidelines that the museum has on its agenda. With its founding year of 1862, the museum is considered Germany's first ethnological museum. It was called the "Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde" until September 2014.
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Museum Fünf Kontinente
Maximilianstr. 42
80538 München
Tel: +4989210136100
Barrier-free access
Barrier-free accessibility in the building
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