Weltmuseum Wien
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The Weltmuseum Wien (translating to "World Museum Vienna"; until 2013 the Museum of Ethnology,
Collections
The museum's collections comprise more than 200,000 ethnographic objects, 100,000 photographs and 146,000 printed works from all over the world. Important collections include Mexican artifacts, such as a unique
The museum's most famous piece is a
Departments
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and Siberia
- East Asia: China, Korea, Japan
- Insular Southeast Asia
- South Asia, Southeast Asia, Himalayas
- Oceania and Australia
- North and Central America
- South America
- Photo Collection
History
Ethnographic collections in Austria before 1876
Early ethnographic collections in Austria date back to the 16th century. The so-called
k.u.k. Monarchy
In 1876 the
From Museum of Ethnology to "Weltmuseum Wien"
In the 1990s and the early years of the new millennium a comprehensive renovation of the Museum of Ethnology became necessary. Amongst other things, the cellars were adapted for storage, galleries were renovated and additional office rooms were built. In the course of the semi-privatisation of Austria's federal museums, the museum was incorporated into the museum group KHM-Museumsverband in 2001. In April 2013 the museum was renamed as Weltmuseum Wien. In November 2014 the museum closed for renovation, and in February 2015 the ground-breaking ceremony took place.[3] The museum re-opened on 25 October 2017, with 14 galleries and 5 temporary exhibitions.
See also
- Xokonoschtletl Gómora — Mexican activist who struggled for the return of Montezuma's headdress housed at the museum.
References
- ^ "Mexico and Austria in dispute over Aztec headdress". prehist.org. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Fakten und Geschichte zum Weltmuseum Wien" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-12-18.
- ^ "Hoskins Architects break ground on Vienna Museum of Ethnology", urbanreal.com, February 23 2016.
External links
Media related to Museum of Ethnology, Vienna at Wikimedia Commons
- (in English) Official website