Weltkulturen Museum, Ethnological museum in Frankfurt, Germany
The Weltkulturen Museum is an ethnological museum in Frankfurt displaying over 65,000 objects from various regions worldwide. The collection includes works from Oceania, Australia, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe.
The museum was founded in 1904 and moved to Palais Thurn und Taxis in 1908, where it remained until World War II. The war caused substantial damage to the building.
The museum displays how people around the world live and express their cultures. You see traditional objects alongside contemporary works, inviting reflection on different ways of life.
The museum is located at Schaumainkai 29 with extended hours on Wednesdays and shorter hours on other days. The building is easily accessible and well situated in a cultural district of the city.
The museum spans three separate buildings: the main structure, an original villa, and Gallery 37, all positioned along the Museumsufer. This distributed layout allows visitors to experience different types of spaces and perspectives on the collections.
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