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 1 year 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 1 year 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 12 months ago

The largest water gun museum on the Internet. I have been collecting waterguns for over eighteen years now, and there are more than a 1000 different items in my collection. picked by doggylives 6 months ago

In the 14 years since it opened, the Museum of Tolerance has become an international sensation, attracting millions of visitors with its message of compassion and mutual respect. But to Sharron Lerman, who lives two blocks away, the landmark has become something more: a bad neighbor. picked by tragluk 7 months ago

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 1 year ago

A new museum in Moscow is attempting to draw in tourists by offering them a taste of the Cold War fears that once gripped most of the world. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year 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 10 months ago

Photo Gallery and information about the Grand Deutsches Museum in Munich. The German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology. picked by xarj 6 months ago

Want to see Elton John's, Elvis' and Marilyn Monroe's shoes? Fashion history?

This is a real girly experience. I visited not long after the museum first opened. picked by suebe 6 months ago

For decades, it was just another empty building in Chinatown. But first thing Saturday morning, the lines began to form. The long-neglected East Kong Yick Building had been transformed into the new Wing Luke Asian Museum picked by bingo 3 months ago

In London's new Wellcome Museum, you can view Da Vinci sketches of the heart while listening to Hank Williams' "You Cheatin' Heart", hear audio commentaries about a lock of King George III's hair, or check out a wax sculpture of an AIDS victim infused with a dose of her meds. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year 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 1 year ago

“Kuntzkamera” is a museum in St. Petersburg founded by Russian Tsar Peter the First. He collected different weird stuff from all over Russia such as freaky people, animals preserved in alcohol, torture instruments, strange paintings and much more. Here are photos: picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

"This is the farthest thing from a hippie museum that anything could be," declared Harold Russell, a dairy farmer who is the town supervisor -- and a reelection-seeking Republican -- in Bethel. "I personally take a little offense to that."

Follow up to DEP's post here. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

Paintings by Paolo Picasso and Candido Portinari, the most valuable pieces in the Sao Paolo Museum of Art collection, were thieved. These paintings had not gone to auction therefore it was difficult to estimate their value. picked by KateHadson 8 months ago

Some images from The Sex Machines Museum in Prague. Lots of kinky stuff that only show how sick and perverted the human mind has always been. NSFW Warning picked by kamaloo 7 months ago

Museum in Sweden will be dedicated solely to the music, clothing and history of ABBA and is expected to draw 500,000 visitors a year. picked by Wingnut 2 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 2 years 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 1 year ago