This place is fascinating. The name of the museum in English is Museum Five Continents and they've…read morebeen going through some visionary changes (including its name) at the museum the last couple years. As a history major and frequent visitor at many ethnographical museums I was thoroughly impressed by MFK. Their collection is rich for a museum of it's size. It's definitely not the largest well known museum in the world, but they have a variety of items across Oceania, Africa, South America, North America, and Asia. What truly sets apart MFK from every other museum of its genre, and believe me I've been to too many, is their approach in displaying their collection in contrast to modern content. The museum has on display contemporary pieces of art and photography next to/with the ancient artifacts. In most cases the artists of the contemporary works are either from the region of the world that the ethnoligical objects are from or are descendents from those regions. This is soooooo UNIQUE. This is the main reason I'm giving this museum 5 stars because the concept of fusing the past and the present through art/artifacts that represent culture in an ethnological museum is quite revolutionary. Although the museum is in it's beginning stages of doing more work like this, it is quite inspiring to see that MFK truly desires to see not only different cultures but also the different eras come together to give their visitors a very wholistic glimpse at who we were/are as both separate and collective human societies. They also have a very nice cafe in their lobby for food and drinks. The price is pretty cheap for the general admission, especially compared to a lot of other European museums. Their exhibitions like the Buddha room are very well laid out in terms of colors, lighting, and content. Not all the rooms have English descriptions yet, hopefully they will have those in place soon. But overall very progressive and a recommended visit while you're in Munich!!

This is one of the nicest museums in Munich with a very rich collection. The neo-classicist…read morebuilding is imposing but has a distinctive beauty. The organization of the collection is somewhat confusing - at least to me: there is e.g. a large collection of items from Oceania that ranges from the Philippines to New Zealand, and sometimes, the links between such different cultures seems forced. It is also a mystery to me why part of the collection of e.g. Islam culture or Africa is in one part of the building and an other is downstairs in another part of the building. In the end, it gives a messy impression which belies the richness of the collection. There are also some areas that they have to something about: they have e.g. some beautiful Buddhas from India, Myanmar and Thailand, but there is so little of it that it gets lost in the whole. I can only advise the people in charge to go and have a look at the museum of Asian cultures in Singapore which - with far less artifacts - leaves a better impression and gives far more background information.