List of ethnographic museums

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Ethnographic museums conserve, display and contextualize items relevant to the field of ethnography, the systematic study of people and cultures. Such museums include:

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Albania

Angola

Austria

Argentina

Azerbaijan

Bulgaria

Brunei

China

Croatia

Czech Republic

Ethiopia

France

Germany

Georgia

Greece

Hungary

Indonesia

Italy

Israel

Japan

Libya

Mexico

Morocco

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Tahiti

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Vietnam

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References

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  2. "Ethnographic Museum of the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic" . Retrieved 2020-10-29.