Museum of Ethnography, Sweden

The Ethnographic Museum in Stockholm shows exhibits from China, Japan, Korea, South and Southeast Asia, Oceania, Africa, North and South America. The ethnographic collection contains about 220,000 objects. The museum is also home to the Sven Hedin Foundation.

History

The beginnings of the collection date back to the Royal Academy of Sciences, which was founded in 1739. The first objects were introduced in the first half of the 18th century Sweden. The museum was established as an independent institution in 1900. First, the museum was housed in central Stockholm, later in former military barracks on Ladugårdsgärdet. At the same place in 1980, the new award-winning building, typical swedish inaugurated with falun red façade.

Teahouse

In the garden is a Japanese tea house. The first tea house was donated to the museum around 1935, but in 1969 destroyed by fire. Through the initiative of the Swedish -Japanese company was in 1990 a new Japanese Tea House are situated. In the teahouse tea ceremonies are held regularly in the summer.

Return of works of art

The museum also deals with the problem of unlawful acquisition of collection objects. So 1994 Jaguar relief to Guatemala, 2004, the remains of Aborigines in Australia and 2006 a totem pole to Canadian Indians were returned.