The National Ethnographical Museum

The Polish holdings, whose collecting was initiated in 1947, present Polish folk culture.

Among the European holdings the most comprehensive and consistent collections come from the areas of Eastern and Southern Europe, i.e. Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, the Ukraine, and Belarus.

The non- European holdings are particularly rich in African exhibits with a world- unique group of ritual Midimo masks from East Africa. The American holdings are particularly noted for a collection related to the Columbian Indians, while the Asiatic collection boasts some valuable examples of edged weapons. There is also a beautiful Ethiopian collection.

Permanent exhibitions: "Polish Folk Culture: Agriculture, Farming and Crafts, Costumes and Textiles, Annual Rituals, and Art"; "The Culture of Non- European Peoples: Black Africa, Australia and Oceania, Latin and South America".

---

Contact Information

The National Ethnographical Museum
ul. Kredytowa 1
00-056 Warszawa

Tel. +48228277641

http://www.pme.art.pl