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    Rumble in the Archive. Interventions on Postcolonial Zurich

    A critical space for archiving, learning, and encounter that makes Zurich’s colonial entanglements visible and rethinks them. Until 27 September 2026.

  • Visual of the exhibition: Cinnamon, star anise and cardamom

    Symphởny of Spices – Vietnamese Roots, Global Routes

    Star anise, cinnamon and cardamom: The Ethnographic Museum explores the complex ancient and modern connections between these spices – tracing their journey from local fields to the global marketplace. Until 13 September 2026.

  • Flyer der Ausstellung

    Uganda's Traditional Medicine in Transition

    The traditional medicine in Uganda is under threat: Natural, cultural, and spiritual foundations and the knowledge associated with them are being lost. Special exhibition at the Botanical Garden. Until 15 October.

  • Benin Dues

    How should museums deal with looted objects? An exhibition at the Ethnographic Museum highlights the voices of Nigerian experts and members of the Nigerian diaspora. Until 8 March 2026.

  • JAPARI – Our living memory

    Meet the magic of kené – ancestral Shipibo-Konibo geometric designs, which are usually illu­strated in tapes­tries or ceramics. Online exhi­bi­tion in Spanish, French, German and English.

  • 360° Exhibitions

    The Ethnographic Museum is making past exhibitions available in the virtual space using 360° documentation.

Exhibitions