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Located in an eye-catching modern building designed by Zurich architects Marco Graber and Thomas Pulver, MEG is home to one of the most comprehensive ethnographic museums in Europe. As you step inside the bright and modern exhibition space you will find yourself surrounded by some of the 80,000 exhibition pieces which form the museum’s permanent collection entitled “The archives of human differences”. Here you can learn how the different cultures of the world have evolved and moved apart during the evolution of mankind. Apart from this core permanent collection the museum hosts regular temporary themed exhibitions. The permanent collection is free to view and the museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday.

Musee d'ethnographie de Geneve, Boulevard Carl-Vogt 65-67, 1205 Geneva, Phone: +41-2-24-18-45-50

Musee d'ethnographie de Geneve (The Ethnographic Museum of Geneve - MEG)
© Musée d'éthnographie de Geneve (The Ethnographic Museum of Geneve – MEG)

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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