Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich

The Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich is the third oldest ethnological museum of Switzerland. Owner of its collections since 1914 is the University of Zurich.

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Opening hours:
Tuesday—Wednesday and Friday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
Saturday: 2:00 PM—5:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum in the city of Zurich in Switzerland
Also known as: “Voelkerkundemuseum der Universitaet Zuerich”
Address: Pelikanstrasse 40, Zürich, 8001
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zürich HB and Old Botanical Garden, Zurich.

Zürich HB

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It's hard for a station to get better than Zürich HB. Zürich HB is the main station of Zurich and is Switzerland's largest station. The station is huge: it's a hub for all kinds of long-distance trains from all over Europe, intercity and regional SBB trains, and forms the core of Zurich's S-Bahn and tram system.

Old Botanical Garden, Zurich

Garden

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The Old Botanical Garden is a botanical garden and arboretum in the Swiss city of Zürich. The garden is, among the neighbored Schanzengraben moat and the Bauschänzli bastion, one of the last remains of the Baroque fortifications of Zürich, that was begun in 1642.

Oswald-Heer-Denkmal

Work of art

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Oswald-Heer-Denkmal is a work of art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schipfe and Altstadt.

Schipfe

Locality

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Schipfe is a residential district in Zurich, Switzerland, located on the eastern slope of the Lindenhof, one of the oldest parts of the Helvetii Oppidum Zurich-Lindenhof, by the river Limmat.

Altstadt

Suburb

The Altstadt in the Swiss city of Zurich encompasses the area of the entire historical city before 1893, before the incorporation of what are now districts 2 to 12 into the municipality, over the period 1893 to 1934.