A group of Islamic clerics upset with an exhibit of supernatural artifacts at a Malaysian museum had it shut down after alleging it violated their faith. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

You know, the ones that are hanging all over advertising their latest exhibit. Even Elizabeth Taylor has these recycled artworks in her living room.

The nice thing is that a portion of the sale goes back to the museum. Cool pieces. Wish I could afford one. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Artist Allyson Mitchell is opening an exhibit at Hamilton's McMaster Museum of Art. The figures in her tableau are described as anatomically correct female sasquatch and are meant to evoke a sort of imaginary, utopian, dystopic community of lesbian, feminist, half-beast, half-women monsters. picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

Visitors to Warner Robins will discover the "Crown Jewel" of Middle Georgia -- the Museum of Aviation, now the second largest museum in the United States Air Force. Displaying 93 aircraft and hundreds of exhibits on a beautiful 51 acre site, the museum has grown into a significant exhibit, education and cultural center drawing more than 500,000 visitors a year. Great intro. picked by Turtle 2 years ago

In an attempt to collect artifacts that represent life from modern times, the Finnish National Museum and the Helsinki City Museum are keeping a box for a frozen pizza as one of their several new collectibles. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

An off duty security at the Seattle Art Museum named Amanda Mae was fired when she removed papers museum visitors had put on a work by Yoko Ono. It is a public participation piece entitled, "Painting to Hammer a Nail." After working for about a half hour, the museum's curator came into the gallery and told her to stop. She was fired the following day when she came in to work. The museu... read full post picked by jasontho 2 months ago

Amsterdam's Hash museum - or Museum of Hash, Marijuana and Hemp, to give it its full title, is to be found on one of the canals running through the city's red light district. Tourists of all ages and nationalities are drawn to the area by its reputation as a haven of easily accessible sex and drugs. picked by kissmenow 2 years ago

A Houston museum is offering 25 cents per cockroach to fill an exhibit about the wonders of insects that eat decomposing things. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The Icelandic Phallological Museum is probably the only museum in the world to contain a collection of phallic specimens belonging to all the various types of mammal found in a single country. *NSFW* picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

The chief operating officer of the National Children's Museum in Washington was arrested Tuesday on child pornography charges, accused of using his work computer to send explicit images to others — including an undercover New York City detective. picked by wags273 2 years ago

And goes on display in a museum.

The diary was found two months after Columbia exploded in 2003; The diary survived extreme heat in the explosion, extreme atmospheric cold, and then "was attacked by microorganisms and insects" in the field where it fell. picked by lynxears 1 year ago

A cat that has become a regular visitor to a museum for famous haiku poet Issa Kobayashi (1763-1827) here has been made a special director of the museum.
The cat, Sora, makes daily visits from his owner's house nearby to the town-run Issa Memorial Museum in Shinano. picked by kakana 8 months ago

The butterfly exhibit at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County more popular than ever as it opens for its ninth season. The exhibit features an open air hall in which hundreds of butterflies and moths fly freely about. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Some are made with clay, others with colourful tin foil, and a few carved in wood. One includes human teeth, and two of the rarest were worn by revellers who often collapsed dead after days of dancing, drinking and sex. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The witness described the creature as oddly shaped; very large with arms that reached nearly to its knees, a conical head and what he had initially thought to be a light golden brown parka was instead hair. picked by DaftGretel 3 years ago

Gold artworks worth $2 million stolen from University of British Columbia after caller tells campus security there is a problem with the system and to ignore any alarms that might go off. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Photo Gallery and information about the Grand Deutsches Museum in Munich. The German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology. picked by xarj 2 years ago

A strange museum with a collection of deformed human remains, old school medical instruments and other bizarre items. It includes over 300 skulls, the skeletons of two-headed people, a woman whose flesh turned to "soap" and much more.

Lot's of pics, some NSFW, some a bit disturbing picked by bingo 5 months ago

"Unfortunately, they don't come with instruction manuals," smiled Matt Lamanna, a paleontologist at the museum. Skeleton by skeleton — in fact, bone by bone — he and his colleagues are overseeing the rebuilding of their dinosaurs. picked by suebe 3 years ago

On September 30, 2006, for one day only, museums across the country will join the Smithsonian Institution in its long-standing tradition of offering free admission to visitors. For the first time, Museum Day is open to the general public as well as Smithsonian magazine’s subscribers. Please go to the "What is Museum Day page" and click on the link to print your Museum Day card. Thi... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago