In a tiny jewelry store in the middle of Shanghai you’ll find what is probably the world’s smallest museum. Lan Xiang, who lives upstairs, displays his collection of chopsticks in one of the store’s cabinets. If you happen to speak the Mandarin dialect of Putonghua, then you’re in luck. Xiang...
With Chicago’s heat index reaching anywhere from 98 to 103, I really want to stick my head in a bucket of ice, move into a walk-in cooler and drink lots of cold lemonade. While doing this, I’ll try to take time out of my comatose-like state to thank the man...
I’m a bit busy at the moment, so busy I can’t devote one minute to researching and writing about a new scary museum. So many thanks to museumwork for this old post on one of the creepy dolls at the Fort East Martello Museum in Key West. Robert the Doll...
I see that my queued post has been gobbled up and is now forever missing in the world of the interwebs. Hey, that was the most important post I’ve ever written! (sarcasm) The only thing that could make this day better is a picture of the World’s Largest Snowman. The...
Anyone following this blog for the last three years has probably noticed my obsession with teeny tiny things. FromPrague’s Museum of Miniatures to Zarifa Salahova’s collection of miniature edition books in Azerbaijan, we’ve seen a lot of small stuff from all over the world. Well, there’s another museum to add...
Which Came First? (After Haim Steinbach), 2010, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center So what is it…Peeps or Cadbury Eggs?
Skulls Unlimited is not the name of the newest, coolest band; it’s the world’s largest supplier of bone specimens to museums and medical colleges…and to little old you. Hey, if you want to buy a one-of-a-kind reptile skeleton, that’s none of my business. It’s your money! Anyway, right next door...
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...
Nearly one hundred Vladimir Lenin statues have been toppled in the Ukraine since anti-government protests began in December. A Lenin statue that doesn’t appear to be going anywhere is the most random one of all. On the corner of N. 36th Street and Evanston Avenue N in the Fremont neighborhood...
Happy Boxing Day! In some parts of the world, this is like a second Christmas. Its origins supposedly come from the practice of giving “Christmas boxes” of money or presents to the poor. Unfortunately, we do not have a Boxing Day Museum, but there is a Music Box Museum in...
Here’s a pic of wintry Seattle back in 1880. It’s from the Digital Snow Museum (yep, there’s such a thing).
I can’t think of a better way to lighten the mood than with a visit to the Burt Reynolds & Friends Museum in Jupiter, Florida. Besides all the endless fan paintings, there’s autographed pictures, personalized notes, movie posters, honorary sheriff’s badges, Burt’s horse carriage made by Dolly Parton, Burt’s baby...
