It's purely a gem. Great space for global ethnological representation. Very modern and interactive museum with a lot of information. The arrangement and decision of the museum is truly admirable.

I was extremely impressed by the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum and thoroughly enjoyed my 3+ hour visit. All staff were extremely friendly and welcoming from the very start. The various exhibitions were presented very effectively and I very much enjoyed the ability to view exhibits "up close and personal". I personally found many of the stories being told to be very moving and the various elements of interactivity to be very novel and effective. Overall I can say this is one of the best museums I have visited in a long time.

A most interesting museum! I loved, that the exhibited pieces weren't categorised by geographic region, but by theme of general circumstances of life, like human depiction, living quarters or clothing. A modern twist of this museum is, that you are able to download all mp3 files of the audio guide beforehand. So you can listen to the whole audio guide on your phone with your choice of headphones. While being there a special exhibition showed items from the Benin kingdom, which were about to be returned.