Since I started this tumblr I’ve written a lot about taxidermy. But I can’t believe I haven’t written specifically about Russian taxidermy before. What’s wrong me? The Museum of the Zoological Institute in St. Petersburg is one of the largest of its kind in the world and Russia’s most popular...
Ever since I started this blog, I have made sorry attempts to highlight a spooky museum or weird collection/site during the month of October. It begins with promise, but then ends miserably. Well, this time I am really going to try to cover some strange and unusual places every weekday....
This is basically just part 2 (or a photo dump post) from a July visit to Obscura Antiques & Oddities in New York City’s East Village, which is also a television show on the Discovery Channel. I’m sure some of you guys have seen it. If you’re huge fans, then...
Jul 30, is #MuseumCats Day…no joke. I don’t know about you but I am a cat lady myself so I’m excited museums are celebrating all things kitty cat. I have written quite a few posts about cat-related museums, like the Moscow Cat Museum, Amsterdam’s Katten Kabinet, the “guard cats” at...
I’ve never been to Austin, Texas but apparently East Austin is on the list of “America’s Best Hipster Neighborhoods”…well, at least according to Forbes magazine so it must be true. And when it comes to hipsters, one shouldn’t be too surprised if something “eclectic” makes an appearance. Jen and Scott...
Who doesn’t love a tiny museum, especially in a remote place like the South Coast of Iceland? The Skógar Folk Museum preserves the cultural heritage of Iceland through its collection of fishing tools and equipment; decorative arts and handicrafts; as well as books, manuscripts, and documents. It is the collection...
LOOK! DINOSAUR TRACKS! Hitchcock Ichnology Collection Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College, Amherst, MA (taken Aug. 17, 2013) Several pictures I took while wandering around the Beneski Museum of Natural History. (more to come later!) These pictures are of slabs that caught my eye in the Hitchcock Ichnology Collection,...
A Dog Collar Museum spanning five centuries from Medieval Times (no, not the restaurant) to the Victorian Era can be found at Leeds Castle in Kent. Some would say this is pointless and somewhat ridiculous, but it can be really interesting to learn the history of a particular object through...
Usually I’m telling you about some strange museum that no one ever visits. But this time I thought I’d turn things around and share a picture with you that belongs in its own museum. As you try to think of a name for our new museum, let me get busy...
A Penguin Museum in a Box from the Australian Museum This might be for the kiddies, but I want one.
