Museum of Ethnology Dresden
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The Museum of Ethnology Dresden contains an ethnographic collection with more than 90,000 objects from all parts of the earth.
The museum is housed in the Japanisches Palais
, a Baroque building complex on the Elbe
.
The collection has its origins in a cabinet of curiosities
established by Augustus, Elector of Saxony
in 1560.
The museum is housed in the Japanisches Palais
Japanisches Palais
Japanisches Palais is a Baroque palace in Dresden, eastern Germany, built in 1715. It was extended in 1729-1731, to store the Japanese porcelain collection of Augustus the Strong , although it was never used for this purpose, and instead was used as a library.The Japanisches Palais was partly...
, a Baroque building complex on the Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
.
The collection has its origins in a cabinet of curiosities
Cabinet of curiosities
A cabinet of curiosities was an encyclopedic collection in Renaissance Europe of types of objects whose categorical boundaries were yet to be defined. They were also known by various names such as Cabinet of Wonder, and in German Kunstkammer or Wunderkammer...
established by Augustus, Elector of Saxony
Augustus, Elector of Saxony
Augustus was Elector of Saxony from 1553 to 1586.-First years:Augustus was born in Freiberg, the youngest child and third son of Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, and Catherine of Mecklenburg. He consequently belonged to the Albertine branch of the Wettin family...
in 1560.
External links
- Official site Information and history from the Dresden & Saxony tourist site