Munich - State Museum of Ethnology Völkerkundemuseum
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The State Museum of Ethnology in Munich occupies an imposing building in Maximilianstrasse designed by E. Riedel and completed in 1865. With its extensive collection of art and artifacts from all over the world it ranks as one of the principal museums of its kind in Europe.
Having begun as a collection of curios assembled in the 16th C. by the Dukes and Electors of Bavaria, the museum started to develop in its present form during the reign of Ludwig II, when all the items of non-European origin were placed together in a separate gallery of their own.
Having begun as a collection of curios assembled in the 16th C. by the Dukes and Electors of Bavaria, the museum started to develop in its present form during the reign of Ludwig II, when all the items of non-European origin were placed together in a separate gallery of their own.
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The collections
Asia
Near East: weapons and booty from the Turkish Wars.
Far East: lacquerware, Buddhist art, Preetorius Collection with some outstanding works of art, mainly from China and Japan.
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Address:
Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, Maximilianstrasse 42, D-80538 Munchen, Germany
Hours:
9:30am-5:30pm; Closed: Mon
Tips: Admission on Sunday - 1 Euro.
Transit: Tram: 19, 20.
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