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Ethnographic Museum

Ethnographic Museum

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In its changing exhibitions and captivating events, the Ethnographic Museum at the University of Zurich displays symbolic objects and rare documents to bring the world of non-European cultures closer to its visitors. Students and other interested persons are welcome to use our comprehensive library and explore our film, photography, sound and document archive.

Opening Hours

Tuesday / Wednesday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday: 10:00am – 7:00pm
Friday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday: 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am – 5:00pm
Free Entry.

Address

University of Zurich
Ethnographic Museum
Pelikanstrasse 40
8001 Zurich
Phone +41 44 634 90 11

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Current Events

  • Today
    18:00 Uhr
    7.12.2023, 18:00: Begegnung. Wer begegnete einander und wer hätte einander begegnen können?
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  • Today
    19:00 Uhr
    7.12.2023, 19:00: Ecologies: Artistic Short Films and Discussion A Mordida (The Bite) / Semente Exterminadora (Exterminator Seed)
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  • Sun, 10.12.
    15:00 Uhr
    10.12.2023, 15:00: Geplündert oder gekauft? Die Wege von Objekten in eine Museumssammlung als Spiegel von Weltsichten
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  • Wed, 10.1.
    15:00 Uhr
    10.1.2024, 15:00: Werkstatt für Studierende und junge Erwachsene: «Wie möchtest Du im Museum präsentiert sein?»
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  • Thu, 11.1.
    18:00 Uhr
    11.1.2024, 18:00: Altes Kulturerbe neu genutzt. Vom ethnografischen ,Objekt-Set‘ zum widerständigen Kulturgut
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  • Sun, 14.1.
    15:00 Uhr
    14.1.2024, 15:00: Welche Wissenswelten treffen am Objekt aufeinander? Die Rolle des Kontextes bei der Betrachtung von Museumsobjekten
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  • Thu, 18.1.
    18:00 Uhr
    18.1.2024, 18:00: «Teufelstänzer»? Blick auf die Menschen hinter den Masken
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  • Thu, 18.1.
    19:00 Uhr
    18.1.2024, 19:00: «Charakteristische Gestalten des Volkslebens» – die Indien-Ceylon-Völkerschauen der Hagenbeck-Firmen
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  • Sun, 21.1.
    15:00 Uhr
    21.1.2024, 15:00: Wie ist das hierher gekommen? Ein Praxisworkshop zum Thema Provenienz
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  • Thu, 25.1.
    18:00 Uhr
    25.1.2024, 18:00: Geplündert oder mitgenommen zur Erinnerung?
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  • Thu, 1.2.
    19:00 Uhr
    1.2.2024, 19:00: The Possibility of Spirits
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  • Wed, 7.2.
    15:00 Uhr
    7.2.2024, 15:00: Werkstatt für Studierende und junge Erwachsene: «Wie möchtest Du im Museum präsentiert sein?»
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  • Thu, 8.2.
    18:00 Uhr
    8.2.2024, 18:00: 'Objekt-Sets'? Sammeln und Geben aus unterschiedlichen Motivationen und Perspektiven
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  • Sun, 11.2.
    12:00 Uhr
    11.2.2024, 12:00: Geschenkt, gekauft, geplündert? Wie kamen die Objekte nach Zürich?
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  • Sun, 25.2.
    12:00 Uhr
    25.2.2024, 12:00: Entnommen aus verschiedenen Kontexten – Werkstatt versus Werkstück
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  • Thu, 29.2.
    18:00 Uhr
    29.2.2024, 18:00: Plünderware? aus dem Boxerkrieg 1900 im Spiegel der Vorgeschichte
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  • Thu, 29.2.
    19:00 Uhr
    29.2.2024, 19:00: Yuanming yuan 1860: Plünderung und Verbrennung eines kaiserlichen Palastes in europäischen Augenzeugenberichten
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All events

Weiterführende Informationen

Visual Exhibition "Mask Dances?"

Workpieces? 5 Questions on Negev Bedouin Embroideries from their Descendants’ View

More about Workpieces? 5 Questions on Negev Bedouin Embroideries from their Descendants’ View

The Ethnographic Museum is showcasing embroidered Bedouin textiles from the Negev desert, including their origins and the context in which they were created.
Until 15 September 2024.

Visual Exhibition "Mask Dances?"

Mask Dances? 5 Questions on Ritual Costumes from Sri Lanka

More about Mask Dances? 5 Questions on Ritual Costumes from Sri Lanka

The Ethnographic Museum is displaying masks, costumes and ritual objects from Sri Lanka. The exhibition creates space for encounters and questions the museum's own history.
Until 15 September 2024.

Visual Exhibition "Looted Goods?"

Looted Goods? 5 Questions on Objects from China at the End of the Imperial Era

More about Looted Goods? 5 Questions on Objects from China at the End of the Imperial Era

The workshop exhibition at the Ethnographic Museum shines a light on objects that may have been looted from China.
Until 12 May 2024.

Visual Exhibition "Business Idea?"

Business Idea? 5 Questions on 'the Qbject Set’ from Noanamá, Colombia

More about Business Idea? 5 Questions on 'the Qbject Set’ from Noanamá, Colombia

A workspace exhibition at the Ethno­gra­phic Museum explores the commer­cial collec­ting practice and the rela­tion­ships it creates.
Until 14 April 2024.

Visual Exhibition "Honeymoon?"

Honeymoon? 5 Questions on the ‘Hans Paasche Collection’ from East Africa

More about Honeymoon? 5 Questions on the ‘Hans Paasche Collection’ from East Africa

The workshop exhibition at the Ethnographic Museum provides insights into current research between ethnology and provenance research.
Until 14 April 2024.

Visual "Werkstattreihe"

Video: 5 Questions on the Collections (in German)

More about Video: 5 Questions on the Collections (in German)

With the exhibition series "5 Questions on the Collections", the Ethnographic Museum is making its museum work visible and inviting people to look at the collections and objects from ever new perspectives.

Visual of the exhibition

JAPARI – Our living memory

More about 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.