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The Dresden Museum of Ethnology (german: Museum für Völkerkunde Dresden) contains an ethnographic collection with more than 90,000 artefacts from all parts of the earth. It is part of the
Ethnographical Museum Homepage
of the
Information and history
from the Dresden & Saxony tourist site Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden Ethnographic museums in Germany Museums established in 1875 1875 establishments in Germany Archives in Germany Education in Dresden Tourist attractions in Dresden {{ethnographic-museum-stub
The Dresden Museum of Ethnology (german: Museum für Völkerkunde Dresden) contains an ethnographic collection with more than 90,000 artefacts from all parts of the earth. It is part of the Dresden State Art Collections
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (, ''Dresden State Art Collections'') is a cultural institution in Dresden, Germany, owned by the State of Saxony. It is one of the most renowned and oldest museum institutions in the world, originating from the ...
.
Founded in 1875, the museum presents continually changing exhibitions in the Japanisches Palais, a Baroque building complex in Dresden
Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth l ...
, Germany.
The collection has its origins in the cabinet of curiosities established by Augustus, Elector of Saxony
Augustus (31 July 152611 February 1586) was Elector of Saxony from 1553 to 1586.
First years
Augustus was born in Freiberg, the youngest child and third (but second surviving) son of Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, and Catherine of Mecklenburg. He cons ...
in 1560.
See also
*List of museums in Saxony
This list of museums in Saxony shows the museums in the German federated state of Saxony by location in alphabetical order:
A
* Adorf/Vogtl., Vogtlandkreis
** Bad Elster Spa Museum
** Adorf Museum
* Altenberg, Landkreis Sächsische Schwe ...
External links
Ethnographical Museum Homepage
of the
Dresden State Art Collections
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (, ''Dresden State Art Collections'') is a cultural institution in Dresden, Germany, owned by the State of Saxony. It is one of the most renowned and oldest museum institutions in the world, originating from the ...
*Information and history
from the Dresden & Saxony tourist site Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden Ethnographic museums in Germany Museums established in 1875 1875 establishments in Germany Archives in Germany Education in Dresden Tourist attractions in Dresden {{ethnographic-museum-stub