Weltmuseum Wien | VIENNA/NOW Sights

Following extensive renovations, the Weltmuseum Wien on Heldenplatz now shows valuable treasures from around the world in 14 rooms. The collection's highlights include the collection of seafarer James Cook and the world-famous feather headdress of a Mexican priest.
In this episode of VIENNA/NOW sights Adia takes a close look to the Weltmuseum Wien.

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The Weltmuseum Wien is one of the most important museums of ethnography in the world. In its possession are over 200,000 ethnographic objects, 75,000 historical photographs and 144,000 printed works on the history, culture, art and everyday lives of mostly non-European peoples. This also includes a part of the collection of the British seafarer James Cook (1728-1779) and the world-famous feather headdress from Mexico (called "Penacho").

The heart of the museum is the show collection with its contemporary concept and modern design. A sequence of fourteen rooms present the central exhibits. With the aid of 3,127 objects as well as numerous photos and text panels, often surprising connections between Austria and the world are revealed.

In addition to the permanent exhibition in the 14 halls, special exhibitions on various topics are held on a regular basis

Read more about the Weltmuseum:
https://www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/museums-exhibitions/weltmuseum-wien-365072

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Music:
Strings and Textures – Skygaze
Void - Veshza

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Credits:
Presenter: Adia Trischler
Idea & Concept: UNIT http://www.unit.co.at
Producer: Alex Haberfellner
Camera: Bernhard Popovic, Andreas Graf
Editing, Animation: Thomas Scharf
Colors: 61 colorgrading,
Audio: Overdub, Gregor Rašek
Produced by Unit

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