A museum collection is not just made up of classics. […]
A museum collection is not just made up of classics.
More than a space for research, conservation and exhibition of heritage, the museums below are an invitation to different experiences dedicated to themes that are not always foreseen in these places.
In the following list you can find curious addresses, such as scenic museums dedicated to motor sports, another with a collection that pays homage to figures such as the band Queen and the creator of Alien, and even one that recreates everyday human scenes with… stuffed frogs.
The subject is taken seriously, even underwater, such as the submerged art of Englishman Jason deCaires Taylor, known for his sculptures under the sea.
MUSEUMS DIFFERENCES IN THE WORLD
UNDER WATER
(various addresses)
The Englishman Jason deCaires Taylor is known as the most famous underwater art sculptor in the world and considered the first artist to bring the concept of Land Art to the seabed, when art integrates with the environment and its evolution takes unpredictable directions, according to the dynamics of each natural environment.
With works open to the public in Cancún (Mexico) and Cannes (France), Taylor opened the MOUA (Museum of Underwater Art) this year, on a coral reef 70km off the coast of Townsville, Queensland, in Australia.
It is worth mentioning that, for obvious reasons, visitors must dive or do mouthpiece to visit the exhibitions.
FORD MUSEUM
(Dearborn – United States)
This museum in Henry Ford’s hometown near Detroit is home to this beautiful museum with a collection that covers the evolution of the industry with displays of automobiles, airplanes and race cars.
Highlights in the museum include an 1896 quadricycle, Ford’s first attempt at a gasoline-powered automobile, and the classic Model T, one of the most emblematic cars of the last century, known in Brazil as the “Bigode Ford.”
CAR MUSEUMS
(Germany)
In the absence of one, the country has at least three major museums dedicated to motorsports and featuring classy exhibits.
Among the addresses for car enthusiasts there are BMWin Munich, and those of Porsche and Mercedes, both in Stuttgart.
MUSEUM OF FAILURE
(various addresses)
Exhibited for the first time in Sweden, the collection of over 130 failed inventions was designed by psychologist and innovation researcher Dr. Samuel West, with the aim of inspiring visitors to innovate without fear of failure.
The unusual collection houses pieces such as the “Doll with no name”, a little girl with no shoes and a canvas bag as her only item of clothing, and a face mask that promised to tone the muscles of the face with… electric shocks.
IMPERIAL COFFINS
(Vienna, Austria)
Under the historic buildings of the center of Vienna lies one of the most funereal addresses in the Austrian capital: the “Imperial Crypt”a sequence of imposing coffins displayed like museum pieces.
Since 1618, the site has housed the remains of emperors and empresses of the Habsburg dynasty, the family of rulers who, for more than 600 years, ruled parts of Europe.
ALIEN MUSEUM
(Grueyéres – Switzerland)
The Alpine clichés on the outside don’t seem to match the surreal and disturbing world displayed inside this museum, 147km from Zurich.
OR HR Giger Museum is a small and impressive Swiss museum that houses the works of Hans Ruedi Giger, the artist responsible for the Alien figure for the cinema, with which he won an Oscar for the visual effects of the first film in the series.
QUEEN MUSEUM
(Montreux – Switzerland)
Between 1979 and 1993, the band Queen owned Mountain Studios, a collection of recording studios in Montreux, Switzerland.
The space currently houses a small museum with a collection of costumes on display, such as the trousers worn by Freddie Mercury at Rock in Rio in 1985, in Brazil; lyrics scribbled on paper by drummer Roger Taylor; and the golden circle on the floor marking the exact spot in the studio where Mercury recorded his last vocals, in May 1991, on the song “Mother Love.”
SAPO MUSEUM
(Estavayer-le-Lac – Switzerland)
His collection features mid-19th century amphibians posed in scenes representing humans in their daily activities on miniature furniture that refers, in a humorous way, to the society of the time.
There are 108 stuffed frogs that, since 1848, have occupied positions that satirize daily human life.
Source: Terra
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