The library of anthropology is situated in a historic villa on the banks of the River Main and currently holds some 42,000 volumes and 90 subscribed periodicals. These are publications in German and other languages on anthropology in general, especially scholarly publications relating to the departments of the museum - Africa, America, Australia/Oceania, South-East Asia and Europe. Publications on modern non-European art and children’s and youth books addressing ethnological issues are also available, as are original editions of children’s and youth books from countries represented in the museum collections. Audio recordings and grey literature are also collected and archived here.
Regional and specialist bibliographies, periodicals and reference works can be consulted freely in the magnificent reading room with its period cornicing, parquet flooring and fireplace.
How to get there:
U1-U3 to Schweizer Platz,
U4 and U5 to Willy-Brandt-Platz,
bus 46 to Untermainbrücke,
trams 15 and 16 to Schweizer-/Gartenstraße
