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Museum of the Five Continents in Munich – A Must-Visit 🌍🎨
GraysonGrayson
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By far one of the most exciting museums I've been to. Ethnologic collection of artefacts of everyday life, ritual objects and works of art from all parts of the world you can find there is so vast and rich. A definite must visit if you are interested to learn about new cultures, lifestyles and places you never been to. It was a hidden treasure I stumbled upon just walking around a city that gifted me with so much new knowledge and life perspectives. I was also lucky enough to visit during Koji Shibazaki special paper installations exhibit, which just added a perfect "icing" on a complete surprise "cake" I fully enjoyed that day😆👌
White RabbitWhite Rabbit
00
located in the middle of maximilianstrasse and with magnificent exterior. the entry is 1euro on sunday and it is very organized. you have the first floor for exhibition and trips of German historian to Japan and Myanmar and everything related to far east and India. on the other side you have artifacts from Orient and pacific tribes. the second floor is for Africa, nord and sud America tribes and old civilizations. the tour took around 1.5 hours and will give you good information on people from different backgrounds. there's a brochure available at 3.5 euros for each continent to have all the missing information in your pocket.
david antoundavid antoun
10
The Museum of Five Continents is a smaller ethnographic museum that has uneven collections of ethnographic art and artifacts that have been assembled from various sources around the world by collectors from Munich. While the collections of the museum may not be as impressive as those found at larger and richer siblings, the place oozes charm. I was easily won over by the lack of pretense and the subtle messages of some of the exhibits. I was particularly impressed by the Burmese and Japanese exhibits and some of the wondrous African finds. If you live in Munich or are spending enough time in the city, don't miss it.
Georges YounesGeorges Younes
20
Wonderful ethnographic museum with great collections across the board, including African, Islamic, and pre-Columbian art. The collection is particularly is strong in terms of art from Papua-New Guinea and Micronesia. I didn't get to see the Asian collections today. The African art collection includes a strong collection of Benin bronzes. I was disappointed, however, that the wall labels did not mention the slave origin of most of these bronzes, which were cast from metal manillas that the Kingdom of Benin traded for slaves.
Nils PaellmannNils Paellmann
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You start by seeing pieces of art from Islamic countries and as you walk you see fabulous African headpieces and statues and cultural information about Asia and India and then Africa and South America. The only surprise was that SOME of the labels AND even display boards were only in German and they said they plan to translate all to English. There are benches here and there to sit on. They have a back door entrance for wheelchair. The staff were very friendly.
SiranSiran
20
Nearby Attractions Of Museum Five Continents
Marienplatz
Viktualienmarkt
Deutsches Museum
Odeonsplatz
Eisbachwelle
Munich Residenz
Odeonsplatz
Frauenkirche
GALERIA München Marienplatz
Isar Gate

Marienplatz
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Viktualienmarkt
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Deutsches Museum
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Odeonsplatz
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Nearby Restaurants Of Museum Five Continents
Hofbräuhaus München
Weisses Bräuhaus im Tal
Augustiner Klosterwirt
Ratskeller München
Hofbräukeller
Haxnbauer
Der Pschorr
Kilians Irish Pub
Viktualienmarkt Beergarden
Zum Franziskaner

Hofbräuhaus München
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Weisses Bräuhaus im Tal
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Augustiner Klosterwirt
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Ratskeller München
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Basic Info
Address
Maximilianstraße 42, 80538 München, Germany
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+49 89 210136100
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Website
museum-fuenf-kontinente.de
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The Museum Five Continents or Five Continents Museum, located in Munich, Germany, is a museum for non-European artworks and objects of cultural value. Its name until 9 September 2014 was Bavarian State Museum of Ethnology.
attractions: Marienplatz, Viktualienmarkt, Deutsches Museum, Odeonsplatz, Eisbachwelle, Munich Residenz, Odeonsplatz, Frauenkirche, GALERIA München Marienplatz, Isar Gate, restaurants: Hofbräuhaus München, Weisses Bräuhaus im Tal, Augustiner Klosterwirt, Ratskeller München, Hofbräukeller, Haxnbauer, Der Pschorr, Kilians Irish Pub, Viktualienmarkt Beergarden, Zum Franziskaner

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