Gary holds the record for the longest gum wrapper chain. Someone needs a life!
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A blog devoted to online museums, both old and new. I plan to include a lot of the stranger ones.
Saturday, June 29, 2002
The UPM has a large classical collection as well as Near Eastern material. Their publications are excellent.
UPM Home: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
UPM Home: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
This is a GREAT living history museum near Santa Fe, New Mexico. I have been there and had a lot of fun (especially since it is the period I am most interested in).
El Rancho de las Golondrinas - a Spanish Colonial Living History Museum in Santa Fe
El Rancho de las Golondrinas - a Spanish Colonial Living History Museum in Santa Fe
Tuesday, June 25, 2002
The Canadian Museum of Civilization is a wonderful web site. Don't miss the Vikings exhibition!
Civilization.ca - Canadian Museum of Civilization
Civilization.ca - Canadian Museum of Civilization
Wednesday, June 19, 2002
Another real museum with an online presence. I enjoy looking at all the various Pez figurines.
Welcome to the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia
Welcome to the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia
The American Highway Project seeks to preserve in photographs the vanishing U.S. highways and byways.
American Highway Project
American Highway Project
The Museum of Dirt has dirt collected from sites around the world and posted here. There is also a section on dirt rejection letters, vanity dirt (dirt from celebrity homes, and famous places), how to submit dirt, etc. Each bottle has full proveniance and information on the importance of the person, place, or thing.
Run your mouse over the pictures to find the sections. The gift shop is not yet up.
museum of dirt
Run your mouse over the pictures to find the sections. The gift shop is not yet up.
museum of dirt
Tuesday, June 18, 2002
And, one of my all time favorites! The Museum of Hoaxes follows fakes through the centuries.
The Museum of Hoaxes
The Museum of Hoaxes
And people think I am nuts because I decorate old CDs!
Unusual Museums of the Internet - Toilet seat museum
Unusual Museums of the Internet - Toilet seat museum
Don't take any wooden nickels! Except here at the Wooden Nickel Museum.
Wooden Nickel Historical Museum - Wooden Nickel Network
Wooden Nickel Historical Museum - Wooden Nickel Network
Monday, June 17, 2002
A Ouija Board museum! I never got a chance to play with one of these, but they looked neat.
Museum of Talking Boards: An Online Museum of Ouija Boards
Museum of Talking Boards: An Online Museum of Ouija Boards
Another general site for starting a museum search.
MuseumSpot.com: Museums, aquariums, zoos, art museums, national parks & more.
MuseumSpot.com: Museums, aquariums, zoos, art museums, national parks & more.
Sunday, June 16, 2002
MOBA's, The Museum of Bad Art, slogan is " Art too Bad to be ignored." A great site, that started out as a parody, but is now a going concern. :)
The Museum of Bad Art
The Museum of Bad Art
This is from the Library of Congress's American Memory Project. A digital collection of photographs and text related to Indians of the Pacific Northwest.
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest (American Memory, Library of Congress)
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest (American Memory, Library of Congress)
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