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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

  • Thu, 3.4.
    18:00 Uhr
    3.4.2025, 18:00: Afro-Swiss Perspectives on African Heritage in a Swiss Museum
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  • Thu, 3.4.
    19:00 Uhr
    3.4.2025, 19:00: Dahomey (2024)
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  • Wed, 9.4.
    18:00 Uhr
    9.4.2025, 18:00: Wie ist das hierher gekommen? How Did That Get Here?
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  • Thu, 10.4.
    18:00 Uhr
    10.4.2025, 18:00: Ginseng und die menschliche Bedingung in Papier
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  • Sun, 13.4.
    12:00 Uhr
    13.4.2025, 12:00: Ginseng-Wissen Sucherglück
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  • Sun, 13.4.
    15:00 Uhr
    13.4.2025, 15:00: Ginseng Knowledge Seekers' Luck
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  • Thu, 8.5.
    19:00 Uhr
    8.5.2025, 19:00: Restitution? Africa's Fight for its Art (2021)
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  • Sun, 18.5.
    12:00 Uhr
    18.5.2025, 12:00: Von Ginseng träumen? Neulesen von Pflanzenwissen in Zeiten des Klimawandels
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  • Sun, 18.5.
    15:00 Uhr
    18.5.2025, 15:00: Beziehungen neugestalten: Zusammenarbeit mit nigerianischen Fachleuten und Diaspora-Gruppen
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  • Sun, 25.5.
    12:00 Uhr
    25.5.2025, 12:00: Letzter Tag | Von Ginseng träumen
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  • Sun, 25.5.
    12:00 Uhr
    25.5.2025, 12:00: Führung in «Von Ginseng träumen»
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  • Sun, 25.5.
    14:00 Uhr
    25.5.2025, 14:00: Up to the Mountain, Down to the Village
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  • Sun, 25.5.
    15:30 Uhr
    25.5.2025, 15:30: Letzte Führung in «Von Ginseng träumen»
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  • Sun, 1.6.
    15:00 Uhr
    1.6.2025, 15:00: Afro-Swiss Perspectives on African Heritage in a Swiss Museum
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  • Thu, 5.6.
    19:00 Uhr
    5.6.2025, 19:00: Black Girl (1966)
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  • Sun, 22.6.
    15:00 Uhr
    22.6.2025, 15:00: Geplündert, ausgestellt, restituiert?
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Weiterführende Informationen

Papercut "The Ginseng Girl" by Hou Yumei

Dreaming of Ginseng

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Papercut Stories by Hou Yumei: The exhibition at the Ethnographic Museum showcases the stories surrounding the precious medicinal plant and the quest for it. Until 25 May 2025.

Salim Umar and Andra Omokaro

Benin Dues

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How should museums deal with looted objects? We highlight the voices of Nigerian experts and members of the Nigerian diaspora.
Until 14 September 2025.

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.