Linden Museum Stuttgart
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Why go
- Around 160,000 art, ritual and everyday objects from cultures around the world.
- A neoclassical museum building designed by Georg Eser and Stuttgart architects Bihl & Woltz.
- From 24 October 2026 to 9 May 2027, an exhibition traces the zombie from Haitian Vodou to global pop culture and examines its realities.
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What's inside
- Permanent exhibitions cover cultures beyond Europe, including South and Southeast Asia, Africa, the Islamic world, China, Japan, the Americas and Oceania.
- Displays bring together old and new objects to explore how people live and think, addressing society, identity, beliefs and cultural change.
- Temporary exhibitions explore changing themes. Past examples include “Māori – Die ersten Bewohner Neuseelands,” “Azteken” and “Ozeanien. Kontinent der Inseln.”
With kids
- Children aged four and older can take part in hands-on, play-based activities in the exhibitions.
- A family tour in an exhibition is intended for visitors aged six and older.
- An exhibition includes an audio-play journey for children aged six to ten.
- Children can use research activities and child-friendly media guides, join guided tours, holiday programs and workshops.
- The youth club for ages 8–14 explores exhibitions and collection objects through projects such as booklets and short presentations.
- School classes can join workshops and guided tours adapted to students’ knowledge levels.
Tips for your visit
- Programs include activities for children, families and adults.
- Explore the digital collection for virtual access to holdings, object stories, background information, and the methods and findings of provenance research.
Interesting facts2
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The museum is named for Karl Graf von Linden, who led its predecessor association and helped assemble and organize its collection.
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In 2023, Linden Museum was among seven German museums that returned Māori and Moriori remains to Te Papa Tongarewa.
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History
The museum grew from an association’s collection of traded goods into an ethnological museum under Karl Graf von Linden. Its purpose-built building opened in 1911.
- 1882Regional business leaders founded the predecessor society to promote geography, trade and German interests abroad.
- 1884The association decided to establish a museum focused on goods traded in markets.
- 1889Karl Graf von Linden gave the collection an ethnographic focus and organized it as a museum.
- 1909–1911The purpose-built museum was constructed and opened on 28 May 1911, when its collections numbered about 63,000 objects.
- 1917The museum received part of the collections of Berlin’s former colonial museum.
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- 1950sAfter severe damage in the Second World War, the building was restored and the museum passed into municipal ownership.
- 1973The city of Stuttgart and the state of Baden-Württemberg took over public sponsorship.
- 2016The museum began active provenance research and restitution work.
How to get there
- BusBuses 40 and 42 stop at Hegelplatz/Linden-Museum.
Accessibility
- Barrier-free access project Developed with people who need barrier-free access, it combines listening and touch for an inclusive museum experience.
Sources: Linden Museum - Wikipedia · Stuttgart - Wikivoyage (see) · Start - Linden-Museum Stuttgart · Start - Linden-Museum Stuttgart · Leichte Sprache - Linden-Museum Stuttgart · Linden-Museum - Wikipedia · Musée Linden - Wikipedia · checked 4 Oct 2026
- Website
- lindenmuseum.de/
- Phone
- +497112022
Questions and answers
Can I explore the Linden Museum collection online?
Yes. Its digital collection provides access to holdings, object stories, background information, and provenance research.
Do public guided tours at the Linden Museum require advance registration?
No. Public guided tours are available without advance registration.
What can children do at the Linden Museum?
Children aged four and older can join hands-on, play-based exhibition activities. A family tour is for visitors aged six and older.
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