Museum of Ethnography
Etnografiska museet · 스톡홀름시
museum in Stockholm, Sweden
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9 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Museum of Ethnography
Welcome to the Etnografiska museet, the Museum of Ethnography, situated within the verdant, protected parklands of Djurgården. As a professor of cultural anthropology, I find this institution to be one of the most intellectually…
Listen in the app2The Entrance and the Totem Pole
Our journey begins immediately outside the main entrance, where we are greeted by a striking, monumental artifact: a genuine North American Totem Pole. Standing tall against the Swedish sky, this carved cedar mast presents an…
Listen in the app3The Japanese Tea House and Garden
Let us step away from the main building for a moment and transition into an area of profound tranquility: the Japanese Tea House and its surrounding traditional garden. This installation offers a stark contrast to the dense…
Listen in the app4The Indigenous Americas Collections
Re-entering the main building, we navigate toward the comprehensive galleries dedicated to the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. This section covers an immense geographical and chronological span, from the Arctic Inuit cultures…
Listen in the app5African Art and Cultural Artifacts
We proceed now to the dynamic and deeply influential collections from the African continent. For too long, early Western academia mischaracterized African artifacts as 'primitive', failing to grasp their profound conceptual…
Listen in the app6Asian Expeditions and Sven Hedin's Legacy
Our exploration continues into the Asian collections, which are heavily defined by the legacy of Swedish exploration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A significant portion of this material was acquired during the…
Listen in the app7Contemporary Ethnography and Global Challenges
Our final interior gallery focuses on contemporary ethnography, demonstrating that this museum is not merely a warehouse of the past, but an active investigator of the present. Anthropology is the study of humans, and humans are…
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As our comprehensive tour of the Museum of Ethnography concludes, let us take a moment to synthesize the vast array of human experience we have witnessed. We have crossed oceans and centuries, examining the spiritual artifacts of…
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As our comprehensive tour of the Museum of Ethnography concludes, let us take a moment to synthesize the vast array of human experience we have witnessed. We have crossed oceans and centuries, examining the spiritual artifacts of…
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What is Museum of Ethnography?
Museum of Ethnography is a place in 스톡홀름시 with 9 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | 스톡홀름시 |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 9 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 59.3326, 18.1207 |
| Last updated |
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