I know some readers are too young to remember Imelda Marcos, but she is probably the most famous shoe collector of all time. Did you hear that, Kanye? ALL TIME!!! Between 1965 and 1986, Ferdinand Marcos reigned over the Philippines, while his missus managed to buy nearly 3000 pairs of...
In a former jailhouse in the middle of Switzerland is one of the world’s most unusual museums. The Henkermuseum (only press that link if you want to hear the sounds of some weird science fiction movie gone wrong) has a collection of antique torture and execution instruments that would drive...
I vaguely remember the Pokémon craze, but I think I was too old for that shit. Besides the fact it took off in the 90s and anything associated with that time period is buried in the back of my brain next to some mixed tapes, flannel shirts and the beeper...
With North Korea’s recent attack on South Korea, I thought this would be a good time to mention the Owl Art & Craft Museum in Seoul. Located in a one-room residence with more than 3,000 items bearing owl motifs collected from over 70 countries, the owner Bae Myung-hee has only...
With the exception of a random post from almost two years ago, would you believe this tumblr has never been to Argentina before? Don’t cry for me, cry for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s face. Anyway, south of the capital city of Buenos Aires is the town of Quilmes, home to outsider...
Don’t know where you are in the world, but here in Chicago it is boiling. Not my cup of tea (iced, please?), but I have a funny feeling “Thermometer Man” Richard Porter would like the 90 plus temps. For 35 years, Porter has collected over 5,000 thermometers at flea markets,...
This picture has nothing to do with museums, but it should be. Yes, the building should be moved to the nearest museum and people should stare at like they do with all the other crap in museum collections. Visitors can ask questions about what it means to live free and...
Cross in the Woods is a National Catholic Shrine located in Northern Michigan. Hundreds of thousands visit every year to see what is considered the largest crucifix in the world (31 feet high to be exact). During theses pilgrimages, I hope people also pay their respects to the Nun Doll...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is known for its period rooms; an 18th century dining room from London and a living room designed by Frank Lloyd Wright are just a few examples of the many rooms on display there. They’re meant to show “how people lived”, even though the rooms...
There is a saying that “if something exists in a variety of types, sizes, shapes or colors, you can be sure that somebody, somewhere, collects it.” In a world awash in material goods, it is pretty difficult to not be a collector. And I applaud anyone who doesn’t collect anything,...
