Monday, April 17, 2006

Musematic is a museum blog all about museums and and trends. It has several authors and contributors, all experts in the field.


Musematic

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Pongo appears to be a type of clay. This site features a collection of figurines made out of pongo. Great fun.


pongomania

Saturday, November 12, 2005

The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles has an exhibit on American comic books.

UCLA Hammer Museum: Masters of American Comics

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Would you believe that there is a National Museum of Dentistry? It is apparently the official museum of the dental profession in the U.S. and has a special exhibit on saliva (oh, goody!).


Dr. Samuel D Harris National Museum of Dentistry

Monday, September 12, 2005

It's the OZ Museum! This is a real museum dedicated to all things Oz, including all the Baum books, information on earlier movies (would you believe Oliver Hardy as the Tin Man?). They have a great online gift shop!


The OZ Museum - Wamego, Kansas

Thursday, August 18, 2005

From the official Time.gov site, here are a series of exhibits (that look like they are links to other sites) all about time.


Educational exhibits about time, clocks, daylight saving, and calendars

Sunday, July 10, 2005

A collection of vintage cigarette lighters (along with his want list).


Lighters

Saturday, May 07, 2005

An excellent guide to all the museums of Greece, ranging from history and archaeology, to art, science, and fashion. A well designed web site, that really makes it a joy to use.

Greece Museums Guide - An online guide for Greek museums and cultural institutions of Greece

Sunday, February 27, 2005

NNDB could be called the Who's Who for the rest of us. A wonderful guide to people both alive and dead, famous, infamous, and not so famous, and all their connections.


NNDB: Tracking the entire world

Saturday, February 19, 2005

This site has a short history of the vacuum cleaner and has exhibits and information on specific types and manufacturers of vacuums.

The Vintage Vacuum Cleaner Museum
MuseumSpot is a fun site that covers museums, trivia questions, exhibits, top museums, and spotlighted museums. In addition, you can search museums by speciality, artist, country, state, city, and name.


MuseumSpot.com: Museums, aquariums, zoos, art museums, national parks & more.
The Annapolis Maritime Museum is located in Maryland. They are asking for help in identifying a 1930s (?) truck.


Annapolis Maritime Museum - Home

Saturday, February 12, 2005

The Antique Boat Museum is in Clayton, New York, and has a lot of wonderful pictures. They also have a calender of events and an excellent collection of links.

museum - antique boat - antique boat museum

Friday, February 11, 2005

The San Diego Natural History Museum is hosting a traveling exhibit on CHOCOLATE!! Not only do you get the history of the sweet, but on Sundays they have a chocolate tasting!


SDNHM: Chocolate exhibition
Here is the Museum of Oranges in Spain. it covers the history of the orange/citrus industry in Valencia.


Museo-Archivo de la Naranja

Thursday, February 03, 2005

MuseumsToday is from the same person who crafted the wonderful MuseumStuff.com site. MT lets you see all the current news and links for museums.


Museum News and Resources - MuseumsToday.com

Thursday, December 09, 2004

AltaMira Press is selling some of its older local history and Museum Studies titles for just $10!


Welcome to the AltaMira Press Website

Sunday, September 19, 2004

Plimoth Plantation is a wonderful living history museum. The re-enactors take on the roles of the original Pilgrims and cannot be shaken from them. The village itself has a slight ammonia smell to it, as if it was lived in year around.



Plimoth Plantation

Monday, August 30, 2004

The Israel Museum has a comprehensive site. Run your mouse along the banners and you can find everything from their collections, current exhibits, the archaeology wing, and basic information. The site is in Hebrew and Russian as well.
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Cuyamaca College in El Cajon, California (near San Diego) has a museum devoted to the Americas.


Heritage of the Americas Museum: Anthropology, Archaeology, Art, Natural History, Education