Museum of Ethnography

The Museum of Ethnography, in , , is a Swedish science museum. It houses a collection of about 220,000 items relating to the ethnography, or cultural anthropology, of peoples from around the world, including from , , and , the Pacific region, the Americas and .
etnografiskamuseet.se
varldskulturmuseerna.se
+46104561200
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday: closed
    Tuesday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Wednesday: 11:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Thursday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: info@etnografiskamuseet.se
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Stockholm, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Ethnographisch Museum Zweden”, “Etnografiska Museet”, and “Museum of Ethnography, Sweden”
  • Postal code: 115 27
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology and Maritime Museum.

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The National Museum of Science and Technology is a museum in . It is Sweden's largest museum of technology, and has a national charter to be responsible for preserving the Swedish cultural heritage related to technological and industrial history. is situated 110 metres west of Museum of Ethnography.

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The in , is a for naval history, merchant shipping and shipbuilding. Located in the section of the inner-city district , the museum offers a panoramic view of the bay . is situated 280 metres west of Museum of Ethnography.

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is a policing museum in , Sweden, run by and telling the history of the Swedish Police. It has existed in its present form since 2007. is situated 140 metres northwest of Museum of Ethnography.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Djurgården and Lindarängen.

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, more properly Södra , is a park island in the southern borough in . The island makes up much of the National City Park, and contains many museums and leisure venues, such as Skansen, the Vasa Museum and ABBA The Museum.

Neighborhood
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is a location outside , . During the 1912 Summer Olympics, it hosted the steeplechase trials for the equestrian eventing competition. Between 1921 and 1952 also hosted Stockholm's water airport for seaplanes.

Locality
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is a neighbourhood in the district in central , Sweden. As the name suggests, the neighbourhood is the home of many embassies and ambassadorial residencies.

Museum of Ethnography

Latitude
59.33256° or 59° 19′ 57″ north
Longitude
18.12071° or 18° 7′ 15″ east
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Inception
1978
Levels
2
Open location code
9FFW84MC+27
Open­Street­Map ID
way 10502303
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
10235420
Wiki­data ID
Q1371375
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Museum of Ethnography” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ազգագրության թանգարան (Շվեդիա)”
  • Armenian: “Ազգագրության թանգարան”
  • Chinese: “民族博物馆”
  • Chinese: “民族学博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Ethnographisch Museum Zweden”
  • Dutch: “Statens Etnografiska museet”
  • Estonian: “Rootsi Etnograafiamuuseum”
  • Finnish: “Etnografinen museo”
  • French: “musée d’ethnographie”
  • French: “Musée ethnographique de Stockholm”
  • German: “Ethnografisches Museum Stockholm”
  • German: “Museum für Völkerkunde”
  • Igbo: “Ebe Ngosi Ihe Mgbe Ochie, Sweden”
  • Italian: “Museo etnografico di Stoccolma”
  • Japanese: “スウェーデン民族学博物館”
  • Japanese: “民族学博物館”
  • Latvian: “Etnogrāfiskais muzejs”
  • Persian: “موزه مردم‌نگاری استکهلم”
  • Russian: “Государственный этнографический музей”
  • Russian: “Этнографический музей”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Etnografía”
  • Spanish: “Museo Etnográfico”
  • Swedish: “Etnografiska museet i Stockholm”
  • Swedish: “Etnografiska museet, Stockholm”
  • Swedish: “Etnografiska museet”
  • Swedish: “Etnografiska Museet”
  • Swedish: “Folkens Museum Etnografiska”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์ชาติพันธุ์วรรณนา”
  • Turkish: “Stockholm Etnografi Müzesi”

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