German Ethnographic Museums

Tatyana Dianova · 13th September 2009, 09:10 PM

Tim, I have visited ethnographic museums in Munich, Berlin, Leipzig and Dresden. In Dresden the museum building is still under the reconstruction, so they have only some exhibitions and no regular museum rooms.
In Berlin I have had only 2 hours for the Dahlem museum, so I haven't visited the rooms that may be of interest to you. I have looked only at the Indian and South-Eastern exposition, and, well, I was more disappointed than impressed. For example, the Indian arms shown at the Indian museum you may count on the fingers of one hand :-( The same for Munich (but I was lucky to see there a Japanese exhibition :-)
The Grassi museum in Leipzig is my favorite: it has very well made and interesting exposition, with many arms shown, among them many African arms. Although this museum was newly restored, its exposition resembles by its style old museums, unlike Berlin (or Leiden, which was another disappointment to me – a lot of museum space - and not so many items shown…)

Tim Simmons · 14th September 2009, 07:34 PM

Thank you Tatyana. There must be other people who have more information? To narrow it down I would be most keen to see what might be thought as the best collection of South Seas, Bismark Archipelago material?

Sajen · 14th September 2009, 09:14 PM

Hello Tim,

i am a little bit shamed, because I don't have visited one of the german museums. But I have listen that the musem in Cologne have a good collection.
Sorry that I can't give you a better advise.

Detlef

Tim Simmons · 15th September 2009, 06:39 PM

Hamburg web site looks good. Cologne is easy to get to by train. Kolsch + Himmel un Äd

Sajen · 15th September 2009, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

Hamburg web site looks good. Cologne is easy to get to by train. Kolsch + Himmel un Äd

Prost!

stekemest · 17th September 2009, 01:52 PM

There is a nice ethnographic museum in Stuttgart:
http://www.lindenmuseum.de/html/english/home/home.php

Not many weapons, but a lot to see nevertheless. I'd recommend it.
(There are other good museums in Stuttgart as well - the Württemberg State Museum has a nice collection of Bronze and Iron Age weapons: http://www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/en/index.php)

The Museum in Berlin has a very nice South Sea collection with complete huts and boats!

Peter

Wodimi · 20th September 2009, 07:58 PM

my favourite museums in Germany are also in Berlin/Dahlem, next the Linden museum in Stuttgart as Peter say. The third place for me have the Überseemuseum in Bremen. It is direct beside the railway station and they have a magazine, which is public and show most of their stuff.
In any case, if you look for weapons, it will be not really successful. But no problem, if you're near Hannover, you're welcome in my privat African museum with a lot of weapons. Only let me know Tim, you're very welcome.
Best
Wolf

20th September 2009, 07:58 PM	#7
Wodimi Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 75	my favourite museums in Germany are also in Berlin/Dahlem, next the Linden museum in Stuttgart as Peter say. The third place for me have the Überseemuseum in Bremen. It is direct beside the railway station and they have a magazine, which is public and show most of their stuff. In any case, if you look for weapons, it will be not really successful. But no problem, if you're near Hannover, you're welcome in my privat African museum with a lot of weapons. Only let me know Tim, you're very welcome. Best Wolf Last edited by Lew; 1st March 2011 at 06:10 PM.

13th September 2009, 09:10 PM	#1
Tatyana Dianova Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 737	Tim, I have visited ethnographic museums in Munich, Berlin, Leipzig and Dresden. In Dresden the museum building is still under the reconstruction, so they have only some exhibitions and no regular museum rooms. In Berlin I have had only 2 hours for the Dahlem museum, so I haven't visited the rooms that may be of interest to you. I have looked only at the Indian and South-Eastern exposition, and, well, I was more disappointed than impressed. For example, the Indian arms shown at the Indian museum you may count on the fingers of one hand :-( The same for Munich (but I was lucky to see there a Japanese exhibition :-) The Grassi museum in Leipzig is my favorite: it has very well made and interesting exposition, with many arms shown, among them many African arms. Although this museum was newly restored, its exposition resembles by its style old museums, unlike Berlin (or Leiden, which was another disappointment to me – a lot of museum space - and not so many items shown…)

14th September 2009, 07:34 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,864	Thank you Tatyana. There must be other people who have more information? To narrow it down I would be most keen to see what might be thought as the best collection of South Seas, Bismark Archipelago material?

14th September 2009, 09:14 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,238	Hello Tim, i am a little bit shamed, because I don't have visited one of the german museums. But I have listen that the musem in Cologne have a good collection. Sorry that I can't give you a better advise. Detlef

15th September 2009, 06:39 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,864	Hamburg web site looks good. Cologne is easy to get to by train. Kolsch + Himmel un Äd

17th September 2009, 01:52 PM	#6
stekemest Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Posts: 183	There is a nice ethnographic museum in Stuttgart: http://www.lindenmuseum.de/html/english/home/home.php Not many weapons, but a lot to see nevertheless. I'd recommend it. (There are other good museums in Stuttgart as well - the Württemberg State Museum has a nice collection of Bronze and Iron Age weapons: http://www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/en/index.php) The Museum in Berlin has a very nice South Sea collection with complete huts and boats! Peter