Museum der Weltkulturen
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The Museum der Weltkulturen is an ethnological museum in Frankfurt am Main that focuses on global cultures and contemporary perspectives on non-European societies.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Museum of World Cultures | 2 |
| Museum der Weltkulturen canonical | 1 |
| Museum für Völkerkunde | 1 |
| Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2060368 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Museum der Weltkulturen Context triple: [Museumsufer Frankfurt, hasPart, Museum der Weltkulturen]
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A.
Humboldt Forum
The Humboldt Forum is a major museum and cultural center in Berlin, housed in the reconstructed Berlin Palace and dedicated to art, culture, and science from around the world.
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B.
Musée de l’Homme
The Musée de l’Homme is a Parisian anthropology museum dedicated to the study of human evolution, societies, and cultures, located in the Trocadéro area overlooking the Eiffel Tower.
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C.
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is a major Madrid art museum renowned for its extensive collection spanning from Old Masters to modern and contemporary works, forming part of the city’s celebrated “Golden Triangle of Art.”
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D.
Bode Museum
The Bode Museum is a renowned art museum on Berlin’s Museum Island, noted for its extensive collections of sculpture, Byzantine art, and coins and medals.
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E.
Ncome Museum
Ncome Museum is a South African heritage institution that commemorates the historic Battle of Blood River and explores its significance from multiple cultural perspectives.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Museum der Weltkulturen Target entity description: The Museum der Weltkulturen is an ethnological museum in Frankfurt am Main that focuses on global cultures and contemporary perspectives on non-European societies.
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A.
Humboldt Forum
The Humboldt Forum is a major museum and cultural center in Berlin, housed in the reconstructed Berlin Palace and dedicated to art, culture, and science from around the world.
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B.
Musée de l’Homme
The Musée de l’Homme is a Parisian anthropology museum dedicated to the study of human evolution, societies, and cultures, located in the Trocadéro area overlooking the Eiffel Tower.
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C.
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is a major Madrid art museum renowned for its extensive collection spanning from Old Masters to modern and contemporary works, forming part of the city’s celebrated “Golden Triangle of Art.”
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D.
Bode Museum
The Bode Museum is a renowned art museum on Berlin’s Museum Island, noted for its extensive collections of sculpture, Byzantine art, and coins and medals.
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E.
Ncome Museum
Ncome Museum is a South African heritage institution that commemorates the historic Battle of Blood River and explores its significance from multiple cultural perspectives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnological museum
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museum ⓘ |
| city | Frankfurt am Main ⓘ |
| collectionOriginRegion |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Oceania ⓘ Americas ⓘ
surface form:
the Americas
|
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
contemporary perspectives on non-European societies
ⓘ
global cultures ⓘ non-European societies ⓘ |
| hasBuildingCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasCollectionSize | over 60,000 objects ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
contemporary art
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documents ⓘ ethnographic objects ⓘ films ⓘ photographs ⓘ sound recordings ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| hasCuratorialApproach |
collaborative projects with source communities
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contemporary artistic interventions ⓘ critical examination of colonial histories ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionType |
permanent exhibitions
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temporary exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasFormerName |
Museum der Weltkulturen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Museum für Völkerkunde
|
| hasFunction |
educational institution
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public museum ⓘ research institution ⓘ |
| hasNeighbour |
Deutsches Filmmuseum
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Museum für Angewandte Kunst (Frankfurt) ⓘ
surface form:
Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt
|
| inception | 1904 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locatedBy | River Main ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Frankfurt am Main
ⓘ
Hesse ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Schaumainkai ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.museumderweltkulturen.de ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Frankfurt am Main
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Frankfurt am Main
|
| partOf | Museumsufer Frankfurt ⓘ |
| postalCode | 60594 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Schaumainkai 29–37 ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
cultural anthropology
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ethnology ⓘ |
| usesBuildingType | 19th-century villas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Museum der Weltkulturen Description of subject: The Museum der Weltkulturen is an ethnological museum in Frankfurt am Main that focuses on global cultures and contemporary perspectives on non-European societies.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Museum of World Cultures
this entity surface form:
Museum für Völkerkunde
this entity surface form:
Museum of World Cultures
this entity surface form:
Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen