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Ethnographic Museum of Antwerp

The Ethnographic Museum (Etnografisch Museum)
 of Antwerp highlights non-European ethnic groups from Africa to Asia and Oceania to the Amerikas.

The total collection, which was started in 1864, now comprises some 33,000 objects and it is still constantly being added to. It includes items that document the daily life and arts of many African, American, and South Seas cultures.
The collection is thematically organised. Central items are:

• sculptures and masks from Western and Central Africa and from various Pacific ethnic groups
• feather attire and mask-costumes from the South-American rainforest
• pre-Columbian textile and stoneware from Meso-America and the Andes
• sculptures and paintings from India and the Himalayan culture
• lacquer ware, ceramics, prints and weapons from the Far East.

Highlights include masks and other wooden sculptures from Africa, feather headdresses from the Amazon, pre-Columbian pottery, sculptures from India and bronze and scroll paintings from the Himalayas.

The Ethnographic museum also has a very varied collection of textiles from every corner of the world. Some of the pieces items that illustrate the creativity and sophistication of these far-flung communities are absolutely unique.

Suikerrui 19
2000 Antwerpen

Belgium


Tel: +32 (0)3 220.86.00

Neighbourhood: Old Town (close to the Groete Markt)

How to Get there
Tram/metro: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 15 (Groenplaats)

Bus: 6, 34, 290 (Tunnelplaats) and 18, 25, 26 (Groenplaats)
Car: follow 'Centrum'

Opening hours:
Daily from 10 – 17 hrs.

Closed on Mondays and on January 1st and 2nd, May 1st, Ascension Day, November 1st and 2nd, December 25th and 26th.

Open on Easter Monday and Whit Monday.

Admission:
4 EURO
3 EURO for those aged -26 and groups of 15 persons or more.

TIPS: Free last Wednesday of each month or with the Antwerp Museum Card.

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