Museums of the Weird | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/museums-weird/RSS feed for Museums of the WeirdenTue, 28 Oct 2025 18:03:21 +0000These Creepy Dolls Are on the Loose, Haunting the Halls of a Minnesota Museum This Halloweenhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-creepy-dolls-are-on-the-loose-haunting-the-halls-of-a-minnesota-museum-this-halloween-180987580/To mark its seventh annual Creepy Doll Contest, the History Center of Olmsted County is inviting its vintage toy dolls to act as "amateur curators" and roam freely through its collectionsTue, 28 Oct 2025 18:03:21 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-creepy-dolls-are-on-the-loose-haunting-the-halls-of-a-minnesota-museum-this-halloween-180987580/The Museum of Bad Gifts Is a Celebration of Outlandish Objects, From Ceramic Clowns to Cat Nail Clippingshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-museum-of-bad-gifts-is-a-celebration-of-outlandish-objects-from-ceramic-clowns-to-cat-nail-clippings-180985759/Presented like pieces of fine art, the peculiar presents are mounted on the walls of a gallery in Toronto. Many of them will ultimately be sold at auctionFri, 03 Jan 2025 15:23:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-museum-of-bad-gifts-is-a-celebration-of-outlandish-objects-from-ceramic-clowns-to-cat-nail-clippings-180985759/The Creepy Doll Contest Is Back—and It's Time to Cast Your Vote for the Most Terrifying Toyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-creepy-doll-contest-is-back-and-its-time-to-cast-your-vote-for-the-most-terrifying-toy-180985315/Step right up and see the spooky circus dolls—from creepy clowns to frightening fortune-tellers—in a Minnesota museum's vintage toy collectionThu, 24 Oct 2024 17:08:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-creepy-doll-contest-is-back-and-its-time-to-cast-your-vote-for-the-most-terrifying-toy-180985315/Admire the World's Largest Collection of Fossilized Poop at the New 'Poozeum' in Arizonahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/admire-the-worlds-largest-collection-of-fossilized-poop-at-the-new-poozeum-in-arizona-180985309/Owner George Frandsen has some 8,000 coprolites from dinosaurs, sharks and other creaturesTue, 22 Oct 2024 17:39:21 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/admire-the-worlds-largest-collection-of-fossilized-poop-at-the-new-poozeum-in-arizona-180985309/Museums in Paris That Surprise and Delight, From Medical History to Magic to Marie Curiehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/museums-paris-surprise-delight-from-medical-history-magic-marie-curie-180984640/These eight institutions, from the Museum of Perfume to the Museum of Fairground Arts, fly under the radar in the French capitalFri, 05 Jul 2024 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/museums-paris-surprise-delight-from-medical-history-magic-marie-curie-180984640/The World's First Cryonics Museum Finds a Perfect Home in Estes Park, Coloradohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/worlds-first-cryonics-museum-finds-perfect-home-in-estes-park-colorado-180983891/The town’s historic hotel magnifies its mastery of the macabre with a chilling new attractionTue, 05 Mar 2024 16:10:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/worlds-first-cryonics-museum-finds-perfect-home-in-estes-park-colorado-180983891/The History of the Internet, From MP3s to MySpace Tomhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-now-visit-a-museum-about-the-history-of-the-internet-on-the-internet-180983197/A new online museum explores the digital artifacts that defined the internet's early daysTue, 07 Nov 2023 19:52:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-now-visit-a-museum-about-the-history-of-the-internet-on-the-internet-180983197/Which of These Vintage Dolls Do You Find the Creepiest?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/creepy-doll-contest-2023-180983168/Now in its fifth year, an annual contest spotlights a Minnesota museum's historical doll collectionTue, 31 Oct 2023 20:06:46 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/creepy-doll-contest-2023-180983168/Museum of Censored Art Opens in Barcelonahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-spanish-museum-is-devoted-to-banned-art-180983136/The new Museu de l'Art Prohibit serves as a monument to freedom of expressionThu, 26 Oct 2023 20:06:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-spanish-museum-is-devoted-to-banned-art-180983136/See Tables Crafted From Human Tissue, a Toad With Eggs on Its Back and More at This London Museumhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/londons-surgical-museum-is-back-to-bring-you-organs-in-jars-with-a-dose-of-medical-ethics-180982181/The newly reopened Hunterian Museum acknowledges the ethical quandaries posed by its collection of anatomical specimensTue, 16 May 2023 16:08:31 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/londons-surgical-museum-is-back-to-bring-you-organs-in-jars-with-a-dose-of-medical-ethics-180982181/