Museum Rietberg

One of the most underestimated museums in Zurich. A wonderful collection divided into several parts: China, Japan, India, Africa, Latin America and Polynesia. Very educational for both adults and children. I especially draw attention to the fact that until the end of 2024 the entrance to the museum is free. There is a very nice cafe in the museum.

The museum is simply beautiful. With interesting underground structure, splendid outside cafe, nice shop with great options for a small present and awesome location within park and views. The museum itself was free when we visited it, but it had so much to offer! We were with children of different age, and it was hard for us to cover everything they had. Check what exhibitions are held before visiting. Recommending!

Fascinating ethnographic museum with fabulous collections spanning many periods and continents. I would highlight the African, Chinese, Japanese, and pre-Columbian collections, among others. There is also a fascinating room of Swiss carnival masks. Beautiful location in a park setting. The original Villa Wesendonck is stunning with its connection to Mathilde Wesendonck and her relationship with Richard Wagner. There is even a Richard Wagner bust on the property. The current exhibition on the Benin bronzes is fascinating, while not being fully transparent on the role of the Kingdom of Benin in the slave trade and how manillas the Kingdom obtained in exchange for enslaved people and other goods were then cast into the Benin bronzes. It also does not document fully that the so called punitive expedition resulted from the massacre of an unarmed British trade mission.

Great museum. The villa underneath is beautiful too. The gardens and the cafe looked inviting too. Love how classical meets contemporary here. The two exhibitions on- Iran and Indigenous Colombia were brilliant. A must visit if you come to Zurich

A smallish museum with a somewhat eclectic mix of things. However, the ceramic collection is outstanding and absolutely worth the visit on its own!

This museum really surprises me as the history of colonisation was well covered. Span across many centuries and alot of countries being the victim or slavery/racism. Took us 1.5hrs to finish all the exhibits. Alot of it are very interactive and this definitely engages the viewers more. Good to have such awareness and may these bad history never happen ever again in future.

World famous museum, a must see but why are the full descriptions only in German? People don’t just want to see these rare artefacts, they want to understand the provenance and the history. That’s a bit provincial and should be improved. Displaying the storeroom objects is a clever and engaging exhibit.

Great experience with really unique exhibits. I totally recommend it. Also the park around it was magnificent.