An off duty security at the Seattle Art Museum named Amanda Mae was fired when she removed papers museum visitors had put on a work by Yoko Ono. It is a public participation piece entitled, "Painting to Hammer a Nail." After working for about a half hour, the museum's curator came into the gallery and told her to stop. She was fired the following day when she came in to work. The museum's spokeswoman, said, "The intent of the piece does not include taking things away, only adding things." tags museum guard seattle seattle art museum interventionAmanda called her intervention, "Yoko Ono Excavation Survey" (Y.E.S.}. picked by jasontho 2 months ago |
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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 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
Visitors to Warner Robins will discover the "Crown Jewel" of Middle Georgia -- the Museum of Aviation, now the second largest museum in the United States Air Force. Displaying 93 aircraft and hundreds of exhibits on a beautiful 51 acre site, the museum has grown into a significant exhibit, education and cultural center drawing more than 500,000 visitors a year. Great intro. picked by Turtle 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
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 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A cat that has become a regular visitor to a museum for famous haiku poet Issa Kobayashi (1763-1827) here has been made a special director of the museum. 1 comments edit related share worldThe cat, Sora, makes daily visits from his owner's house nearby to the town-run Issa Memorial Museum in Shinano. picked by kakana 7 months ago |
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The offical website of the Sci-fi musuem and HOF in Seattle. I've visited twice and the museum is just stunning picked by sholom22 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Alamo may attract millions of Arizona visitors each year, but a little museum in Alamo Heights ranks higher than both of them when it comes to off-the-wall attractions. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
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 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share politics |
New York photographer Zach Hyman, who been making news by shooting nude models in public places, could only watch as his shoot at the Metropolitan Museum of Art turned into a worst-case scenario. 2 comments edit related share plime.comFollow up to this story. picked by tigertony 3 months 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 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
You know, the ones that are hanging all over advertising their latest exhibit. Even Elizabeth Taylor has these recycled artworks in her living room. 2 comments edit related share artsThe nice thing is that a portion of the sale goes back to the museum. Cool pieces. Wish I could afford one. picked by suebe 1 year ago |
Gold artworks worth $2 million stolen from University of British Columbia after caller tells campus security there is a problem with the system and to ignore any alarms that might go off. picked by tigertony 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share arts |
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 2 years ago 10 comments edit related share plime.com |
In conjunction with The Intellectual Property Office, Wallace & Gromit will be taking over the London Science Museum from 28th March with an exhibition of inventions and other Cracking Ideas picked by pocksucket 8 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The same creationist museum recently visited by palaeontologists turns out to actually agree with evolution. Well, microevolution, and mainly just to make some sense of the Noah's ark story. picked by Doggylives 5 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
A strange museum with a collection of deformed human remains, old school medical instruments and other bizarre items. It includes over 300 skulls, the skeletons of two-headed people, a woman whose flesh turned to "soap" and much more. 15 comments edit related share plime.comLot's of pics, some NSFW, some a bit disturbing picked by bingo 5 months 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 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |