Museum Fünf Kontinente: the ethnographic museum
In the Museum Fünf Kontinente (Museum Five Continents) in Maximilianstraße you will find one of the largest ethnographic collections in Germany with about 160,000 exhibits.

Mo  closed
Tu  09:30 - 17:30
We  09:30 - 17:30
Th  09:30 - 17:30
Fr  09:30 - 17:30
Sa  09:30 - 17:30
Su  09:30 - 17:30
Note: closed: Shrove Tuesday, Good Friday, May 1, Corpus Christi, All Saints' Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.

America, Africa, Orient: What exhibitions are there to discover?
The exhibitions give a general overview of different non-European cultures. Here you will find objects of daily life and works of art from all over the world in one place. There are permanent exhibitions on the following themes: Africa, South America, North America, Oceania and the Orient. In addition, there are changing special exhibitions on current topics.

Ethnology and ethnography: why is it worth visiting?
Cultural dialogue, openness to the world and respect for people are the guidelines that the museum has on its agenda. With its founding year of 1862, the museum is considered Germany's first ethnological museum. It was called the "Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde" until September 2014.

At a glance
Barrier-free access

Barrier-free accessibility in the building

Accessibility - further information

Museum Fünf Kontinente
Maximilianstr. 42  80538 München
Tel: +4989210136100
    kontakt@mfk-weltoffen.de
    https://www.museum-fuenf-kontinente.de/services/english-summary.html

 Entrance door: location Von der Gebäuderückseite Knöbelstraße
 2 Plätze vor dem Haupteingang, Zufahrt von der Adelgundenstraße
     U4, U5, Tram 16 Lehel, S1-S8 (kein Lift!), Tram 16, 17, N17, Bus 132 Isartor, Tram 19, 21, 36, N19 Maxmonument ibility in the building
 Elevators available
 Barrier-free WC available
 im UG (von vorn und rechts anfahrbar, Waschbecken nur im Vorraum) und 1. Stock (von vorn, rechts und links anfahrbar)Accessibility - further information
 Blinde dürfen die Ausstellungsstücke betasten.Verleih von Rollstühlen, Rollator und Klappstühlen.Audioguide für die Abteilungen "Orient" und "Afrka"