Strange Museums

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 7:06 pm

Meguro Parasitological Museum

Exhibits can get a little creepy:

What strange museums have you visited, or would like to visit, or just think are noteworthy?

JStep · Post by **JStep** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 7:44 pm

I went to The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices in Minneapolis and picked up all kinds of nifty quackery swag, great stuff. I first saw it on some documentary on cable years ago. Unfortunately they have since closed. Not enough geeks and weirdos appreciate that kind of awesome bulldada I thought. I just did a little search and apparently Bob, the founder, died. I hadn't heard that till now. I'm guessing they closed when his health started to fail.

I have a print from a 1900's ad for tapeworms in a jar (Eat all you want sand still lose weight!) and the Rectorotor (The Ultimate cure for Piles, Constipation and Prostate Troubles!) as well as weird UFO ads, a printout of my phrenology reading, etc etc. It was a great place and the owners, a little old couple, were fantastic. The world lost a great little gem in that place.

http://www.museumofquackery.com/

http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/95284089.html

Thanks for leading me to revisit this little trove, I wonder what they did with the huge trove of stuff, it was amazing how much they had crammed in their little space.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 7:52 pm

I love that sort of stuff.
I also love this sort of stuff:

(Oh this next one is really tacky)

Austrians are a lot more Slavic than Prussian. I have got to wonder about the quality of the grain in the old days.
(Actually, the folk museum in Innsbruck was pretty fucking weird, too.)

Post by **Sham** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:36 pm

The Museum of Bad Art in Massachusetts.
http://www.museumofbadart.org/

Post by **Elderberry** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:57 pm

Interesting stuff. The closest I can remember is that plasticine man exhibit that travels the international circuit. Also very interesting, and a little creepy.

Jk

flatlander13 · Post by **flatlander13** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:43 am

The MÃ¼tter Museum at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia is REALLY cool.

I visited the Museum of Bad Art in Novemberâ€¦â€¦â€¦it lived up to its name.

weirdscience · Post by **weirdscience** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:12 am

http://www.museumofdeath.net/

http://www.hobo.com/Museum.htm

Post by **Sham** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:04 am

The World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things Traveling Roadside Attraction and Museum is an interactive mobile environment devoted to the exploration and celebration of World's Largest Things.

http://www.worldslargestthings.com/mobilemuseum.htm

[youtube][/youtube]

Erika was on the Conan show recently and she is an art car person as well.

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:06 am

We went to "Ripley's believe it or not" museum in Chattanooga, TN in 1991 or 1992.
The most interesting thing, to me anyways, was an alleged section of the Berlin wall.

mudpuppy000 · Post by **mudpuppy000** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:12 am

I went to the science museum in Amsterdam (NEMO) and they had a section of deformed animals in jars. I remember some monkey Siamese twins sitting in a big jar of formaldehyde with their mouths wide open like they were screaming. Makes me kinda nauseous just thinking about it, lol.

I was surprised how open and informative the "sex" section was too. You'd never see anything like that here in the US, at least not in a museum geared towards kids.

Homiesinheaven · Post by **Homiesinheaven** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:04 pm

The Museum of Jurassic Technology:

http://mjt.org/

one of my favorite places in Los Angeles.

oneeyeddick · Post by **oneeyeddick** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:24 pm

The Icelandic Phallological Museum

http://www.phallus.is/

one-click translation is on the left side of the homepage.