Ethnographic Museum Heidelberg

The Ethnographic Museum of the J. and E. von Portheim Foundation is a cultural history museum located in the old town of Heidelberg, Germany. Situated in the Palais Weimar, it maintains extensive collections on daily life, art, and religion from various regions of the world.

Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Opening hours:
Wednesday—Saturday: 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
Sunday and public holidays: 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Germany
Also known as: “Voelkerkundemuseum”, “Völkerkundemusem Heidelberg”, “Völkerkundemuseum”, and “Völkerkundemuseum vPSt”
Address: Hauptstraße 235, Heidelberg, 69117
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heidelberg Castle and Haus Buhl, Heidelberg.

Heidelberg Castle

Photo: Pumuckel42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Heidelberg Castle is a ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps. Heidelberg Castle is situated 300 metres south of Ethnographic Museum Heidelberg.

Haus Buhl, Heidelberg

Historic building

Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.

Haus Buhl, Heidelberg is a historic building.

Hortus Palatinus

Park

Photo: Jacques Fouquier, Public domain.

The Hortus Palatinus, or Garden of the Palatinate, was a Baroque garden attached to Heidelberg Castle, Germany. The garden was commissioned by Frederick V, Elector Palatine in 1614 for his new wife, Elizabeth Stuart, and became famous across Europe during the 17th century for the landscaping and horticultural techniques involved in its design. Hortus Palatinus is situated 320 metres southeast of Ethnographic Museum Heidelberg.