Museum of Ethnography of Geneva
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The Museum of Ethnography of Geneva is a cultural institution in Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated to exhibiting and preserving ethnographic collections from diverse societies around the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Museum of Ethnography of Geneva canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10331890 — 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 of Ethnography of Geneva Context triple: [Plainpalais, hasNearbyAttraction, Museum of Ethnography of Geneva]
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A.
Geneva History Museum
The Geneva History Museum is a local institution in Geneva, Illinois that preserves and showcases the city’s historical artifacts, stories, and cultural heritage through exhibits and educational programs.
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B.
Musées d’art et d’histoire de Genève
Musées d’art et d’histoire de Genève is a major public museum institution in Geneva that oversees several art and history museums and collections in the city.
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C.
Musée Jenisch Vevey
Musée Jenisch Vevey is an art museum in Vevey, Switzerland, renowned for its collections of works on paper, including prints and drawings, as well as Swiss and international paintings.
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D.
Swiss National Museum
The Swiss National Museum is Switzerland’s largest cultural history museum, showcasing the nation’s art, artifacts, and historical heritage from prehistoric times to the present.
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E.
Musée d’histoire du Valais
Musée d’histoire du Valais is a regional museum in the Swiss canton of Valais dedicated to preserving and presenting the area’s archaeological, historical, and cultural heritage.
- 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 of Ethnography of Geneva Target entity description: The Museum of Ethnography of Geneva is a cultural institution in Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated to exhibiting and preserving ethnographic collections from diverse societies around the world.
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A.
Geneva History Museum
The Geneva History Museum is a local institution in Geneva, Illinois that preserves and showcases the city’s historical artifacts, stories, and cultural heritage through exhibits and educational programs.
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B.
Musées d’art et d’histoire de Genève
Musées d’art et d’histoire de Genève is a major public museum institution in Geneva that oversees several art and history museums and collections in the city.
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C.
Musée Jenisch Vevey
Musée Jenisch Vevey is an art museum in Vevey, Switzerland, renowned for its collections of works on paper, including prints and drawings, as well as Swiss and international paintings.
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D.
Swiss National Museum
The Swiss National Museum is Switzerland’s largest cultural history museum, showcasing the nation’s art, artifacts, and historical heritage from prehistoric times to the present.
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E.
Musée d’histoire du Valais
Musée d’histoire du Valais is a regional museum in the Swiss canton of Valais dedicated to preserving and presenting the area’s archaeological, historical, and cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnographic museum ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
MEG
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Musée d’ethnographie de Genève NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature | contemporary extension building ⓘ |
| city | Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionSize | over 70,000 objects ⓘ |
| collectionType |
anthropological collections
ⓘ
archaeological objects ⓘ ethnographic objects ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ photographic archives ⓘ ritual objects ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultures from all continents
ⓘ
indigenous cultures ⓘ non-European societies ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionType |
permanent exhibitions
ⓘ
temporary exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
auditorium
ⓘ
café ⓘ educational spaces ⓘ museum shop ⓘ research library ⓘ |
| hasMission |
preservation of ethnographic collections
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public education about world cultures ⓘ research in ethnology and anthropology ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.meg.ch ⓘ |
| inception | 1901 ⓘ |
| languageOfInstitution | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
canton of Geneva
ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Geneva
Geneva ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | City of Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | City of Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Geneva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
cultural history
ⓘ
ethnology ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Museum of Ethnography of Geneva Description of subject: The Museum of Ethnography of Geneva is a cultural institution in Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated to exhibiting and preserving ethnographic collections from diverse societies around the world.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.