The Museum of Ethnology in Vienna is one of the most significant ethnological museums in the world.  Its collections comprise more than 200,000 ethnographic objects, 25,000 historical photographs, 136,000 printed works, and over 300 kilometres of film on the history, culture, and quotidian life of predominantly non-European peoples.

In addition to the special exhibition „James Cook and the Exploration of the South Pacific“ you can also visit the permanent collection “South-, Southeast Asia and the Countries of the Himalayas: Images of Gods”.