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

Address

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

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www.musethno.uzh.ch

Current Events

  • Sun, 21.4.
    15:00 Uhr
    21.4.2024, 15:00: Kreuzstichtechnik oder Kindheitserinnerung – Was geschieht, wenn verschiedene Perspektiven verknüpft werden?
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  • Thu, 2.5.
    18:00 Uhr
    2.5.2024, 18:00: Welche Wissenswelten treffen am Objekt aufeinander? Die Rolle des Kontextes bei der Betrachtung von Museumsobjekten
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  • Thu, 2.5.
    19:00 Uhr
    2.5.2024, 19:00: «Nature, Witchcraft and Science»
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  • Sun, 12.5.
    11:00 Uhr
    12.5.2024, 11:00: Wie sind die Objekte aus China nach Zürich gekommen?
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  • Sun, 12.5.
    13:00 Uhr
    12.5.2024, 13:00: Nachbarn auch in Beijing? Plünderungen durch deutsche und französische Truppen im Boxerkrieg
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  • Sun, 12.5.
    15:00 Uhr
    12.5.2024, 15:00: Plünderware aus dem Boxerkrieg in Schweizer ethnologischen Sammlungen? Erste Bilanz des gemeinsamen Forschungsprojekts
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  • Thu, 16.5.
    18:00 Uhr
    16.5.2024, 18:00: Begegnungen in der Gegenwart. Erfahrungsbericht einer Reise nach Sri Lanka
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  • Sun, 26.5.
    13:00 Uhr
    26.5.2024, 13:00: Voices of Ko Aswál – Documentary film and discussion
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  • Sun, 26.5.
    15:00 Uhr
    26.5.2024, 15:00: Ko Aswál: Voces de un Reencuentro – Documental y discusión
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  • Thu, 6.6.
    18:00 Uhr
    6.6.2024, 18:00: Was können Objekte erzählen? Über die Identität und Biografie von beduinischen Stickereien aus der Negev-Wüste
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  • Thu, 6.6.
    19:00 Uhr
    6.6.2024, 19:00: Carmen: No Fear of Freedom
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  • Sun, 16.6.
    11:30 Uhr
    16.6.2024, 11:30: Singhalesische Trommeln: Zwischen «Dämonen» und Menschen
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  • Thu, 20.6.
    19:00 Uhr
    20.6.2024, 19:00: Gefangene des Schicksals
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  • Sat, 22.6.
    14:00 Uhr
    22.6.2024, 14:00: Stempeln und Drucken – eine gestalterische Entdeckungsreise
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  • Wed, 26.6.
    14:00 Uhr
    26.6.2024, 14:00: Dein Abenteuer als Museumsführer:in
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  • Wed, 3.7.
    14:00 Uhr
    3.7.2024, 14:00: Dein Abenteuer als Museumsführer:in
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Weiterführende Informationen

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 "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 "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.