the Museum of Savings
Many of us are keen on breaking the traditional museum stereotype, when one always expects to see objects of arts and cultural heritage, prehistoric monuments, kept and cherished for centuries.
However, the 21st century museums are beyond these stereotypes and compile not only those ancient and valuable historical exhibits, but also showcase innovative approaches, solutions, reflection of contemporary ideas and science, why not, even unusual and quirky phenomena.
The list of traditional museums is gradually being enlarged with more fascinating and innovative ones, where you can track interesting and curious exhibits of art. One may come across those strange museums in different countries of the world. Below are listed some of them.
It makes sense to start just with the recently opened museum; the Museum of Savings in Turin, Italy, which doesn’t have its precedent in the world. With its unique interior design and thematic nature, the museums is already ranked to one of the most unusual museums. The necessity for such a museum was really essential because of its mainstream line – the museum provides certain outline of economy, what’s more important, it helps to master the skills of saving, reasonable spending, backgrounds of economy and even economic collapses. Audiences of different age groups will acquire interesting literacy in this field. The museum is divided into several thematic sections, where visitors are invited to learn about history of economics through interactive scales and graphics, thematic literature and even money-related clips and screening. Thematic games and entertainment programs are also organized in the museum.
Museum of Toilets
Perhaps the most extraordinary among the list of unusual museums is the International Museum of Toilets, which uncovers the development of water closet history. Located in New Delhi, India the museum displays different types of decorative chamber pots and bidets to more unique thrones.
Mechanique Museum in San Franciscowon’t leave indifferent any of its visitors: antique mechanical games, collections of mechanically operated instruments, tools, private collections and original rare exhibits from various countries in different price ranges.
The Bunny museum in Los Angeles showcases more than 27,351 types and exhibits of bunnies, real and stuffed and even made from roses.
Mechanique Museum
Along with the museums of best exhibits you can also visit the Museumof Bad Artwhich is located in American city of Somerville, MA. The museum is dedicated to bad art, and visitors may take a chance to compare and judge the worst forms of art.
GiantShoeMuseum inWashington will unveil to its visitors the world’s largest collection of giant shoes.
German city of Cologne tempts the visitors with its biggest Chocolate museum, where one may witness Chocolate art and culture; learn the history of cocoa production, techniques and taste it.
And the last but not the least in the list of most unusual museums is the Museumof Laughterin Wiesbaden, Germany, which features oddball items of fun, collected from all over the world. More than 2000 exhibits of the museum guide museum visitors through fun-packed rooms and grant hilarious moments. By the way, this is the only museum in the world where you should buy a ticket not for entrance but for getting out of it.
