The 7 Most Curious Museums In The World: What Is Exhibited In Them?
When we talk about museums, the first thing that comes to mind is an art museum and, secondly, one of natural sciences. There are numerous examples of these types of museums around the world, and the reader is most likely familiar with a few.
But, if we tell you that there is a museum dedicated to hair, you’ll probably think we’re kidding you (pun intended). And if we go further and tell you that there is a museum dedicated to excrement, you will definitely think that we are laughing at you. However, nothing could be further from the truth We invite you to continue reading. What you will find in the following lines will surely leave you speechless… And below we list 7 of the most curious museums in the world that, without a doubt, will not leave you indifferent.
They are spread all over the globe and each one is more strange and curious. Some of you will doubt if they have visitors, but the truth is that, to a greater or lesser extent, all of these museums have their audience. We give you the cities where they are located in case, after reading the reviews, you feel like going to see them too.
As is, as you read it. In the capital of the misty island of Iceland there is a museum dedicated exclusively to the male member, which is also known by the bombastic name of the Icelandic Phallotheque. And what does the collection consist of?
This museum contains not only works of art inspired by the penis, but also phalluses of various and varied species of mammals from Iceland, preserved in formaldehyde, and (attention!) also three human penises, donated by their “owners” to the museum after their death. As a culmination, you can go to the museum’s restaurant and try its dishes, all inspired by this part of the male anatomy.
2. Poop Museum (Tokyo, Japan)
Well as is. There is no need to define too much what this more than curious museum located in a shopping center in the Japanese capital holds. Its founder, Masaru Kobayashi, aims to end the taboo that Japanese society apparently has about feces (if only it were Japanese…).
But what is this museum’s collection based on? Don’t worry, these are not little jars of excrement or anything like that. The Tokyo Poop Museum invites visitors to touch representations of human feces in all formats and colors and take photos with them. Goodness.
3. Hair Museum (Avanos, Türkiye)
Perhaps the most surprising thing about this museum is its location: an underground cave in the beautiful Cappadocia region of Turkey. Its story is also worth mentioning: it seems that its creator asked in marriage a young woman who, unfortunately, was leaving Avanos permanently, so the man asked her for a lock of hair as a souvenir
The guy left the strands of hair on one of the walls and, since then, the tourists who come, given the unusual story, also leave their own locks as a souvenir. The result is more than 16,000 strands of hair from women around the world, which the museum has entered into the Guinness Book of Records.
4. Dog Collar Museum (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Again, one of the biggest attractions of this curious museum is its location, an impressive English fortress from the Norman period that housed none other than Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. The collection is nourished by numerous dog collars from various periods; The oldest is no less than the 15th century! The tour is worth it for its historical curiosity, which also allows us to understand the relationship that people from other centuries had with dogs. From medieval iron necklaces to the refined and flirtatious ones of the Baroque era, without forgetting some recent ones that are a real waste of imagination
5. Pérez Mouse Museum (Madrid, Spain)
In reality, it is the house-museum of this peculiar character from Spanish folklore, the one in charge of distributing gifts to children who lose their first teeth. Located within a commercial place, it is a small place where the little mouse lives and retires after his enormous dental work…
6. Museum of Bad Art (Massachusetts, United States)
The goal of the MOBA (Museum of Bad Art) is none other than to show artistic works that would not be shown or appreciated anywhere else. Irony, perhaps…? The point is that, in 1993, an antiques dealer took out of the trash a painting that someone had thrown away (probably because it was bad). The idea then arose to found a museum that would collect works of art that no one valued. Its creators are especially proud, since the MOBA is the only space in the world dedicated to “bad art”, which makes it a unique place
The requirement to enter the collection of the Massachusetts Museum of Bad Art is that the work has considerable defects, which in no case must be made expressly, as stated in the foundation’s motto: “art too bad to be ignored.”
7. Museum of Short Relationships (Zagreb, Croatia)
The true love of this museum is the love relationships that have not been successful and have not lasted too long. The collection is nourished by objects donated by broken couples that include photographs and messages, and is so original that, in 2011, the museum was awarded as the most innovative in Europe.
