Both the Museum of Musical Instruments and the Ethnology Museum are great! The Ethnology Museum is in a very interesting situation, as they transition how the present and discuss the past. Definitely thought provoking and great discussions about what a museum can and should be.

The New Display of the Ethnology Museum seems to have more to do with moder day politics than with culture. I was lucky to see a small part of the old Display about Asian cultures, hence the two stars.

Nicely presented view of cultures from around the world .

A fascinating collection of historically interesting instruments! Enjoyed the interactive sound system (you can select short sound clips of a piece and have it play for the whole room). There are no english panels in most rooms but not a big deal since you can translate things easily by smartphone.

Second time I'm here, with a year gap inbetween, and it's great to return. Although I had a fast round through the permanent exhibition this time, I still saw some stuff I missed last time, but mainly I enjoyed the current exhibitions, one about Bauhaus in Sachsen and the other about vases. They have a garden and a nice café, so you can really bring a wonderful half a day here and get a lot of inspiring images. Highly recommended

Beautiful exhibitions in three distinct parts. You can visit each one independently, or buy combined ticket for two or three parts. The main exhibition is quite large (takes more than three hours if you are thorough), so plan accordingly.

This is my favorite museum in Leipzig!!! Great building, great collection!!! Love it!!! And i can learn a bit of deutsch worte there because not everything is translated in English but i prefer to see things in their original language!!

Almost nothing is written in English,maybe its only for German speaking people.

Awesome relaxing museum with a great variety of arts

Must visit when you are in #Leipzig , great collection music instruments

We were so happy that we visited during late opening. Between four and six pm on a Thursday, there were parts of the museum that we almost had to ourselves. The exhibits are eclectic and the design of the halls makes you feel like the explorers who first laid eyes on the artifacts. As you navigate through turns and into niches there is one amazing surprise after another.

Beautiful museum, truly inspiring. It shows an evolution of musical instruments and human innovation. This would've been 5 stars if it wasn't for the poor choice of not including English descriptions. To exclude anyone that doesn't speak German from additional information on these beautiful instruments truly is a shame.

One of the best if not the best museum in Leipzig. I would highly recommend going there if you are even a bit interested in ethnology and other cultures. Great collection of cultural artifacts from India, China, Japan, Russia, Indonesia, Tibet, Brazil, Mexico and many others. It’s totally worth visiting.

Great museum with lots to see. I will say you probably couldn't see everything in a day, I know I'll have to go back again to see some exhibits I couldn't get to the first time. If you like music, or musical instruments they have an incredible exhibit featuring really unique pieces.

It was one of my most interesting museum visits lately! The museum building is stunning, it houses amazing collections and - most interestingly - is now undergoing a process of reinvention of how they are presented. The effects are really impressive! Highly recommended both for museum geeks as well as regular visitors!