#museumsandcollections — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #museumsandcollections, aggregated by home.social.
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After being told Black cowboys didn’t exist, Paul Stewart set out to prove they did—and found enough evidence to fill a museum.#museumsandcollections #museums #history #history&culture #cowboys #blackhistory #civilwar #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The Black American West Museum Celebrates the Black Cowboy -
Museo Arquidiocesano de Arte Sacro (Archdiocese Sacred Art Museum) in Monterrey, Mexico
Its collection features not only Christian-themed art but also works made by members of the clergy.#artmuseum #catholic #christianity #museumsandcollections #museums #section-Atlas
Museo Arquidiocesano de Arte Sacro (Archdiocese Sacred Art Museum) -
Cliff’s Museum of Car Memorabilia in Harrisville, West Virginia
A lifetime collection of thousands of automobile and vintage gas station items at no charge to view.#museums #museumsandcollections #automotivehistory #cars #section-Atlas
Cliff’s Museum of Car Memorabilia -
David Livingstone’s Shaving Mirror in Livingstone, Zambia
Combing through this David Livingstone tribute will escort you on adventures through the looking glass.#mirrors #museums #museumsandcollections #section-Atlas
David Livingstone’s Shaving Mirror -
Diamond Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands#jewels #museumsandcollections #mining #diamonds #section-Atlas
Diamond Museum -
Perarignar Anna Memorial in Chennai, India
The largest funeral ever held was for one of Tamil's most influential politicians.#museumsandcollections #museums #monuments #graves #memorials #section-Atlas
Perarignar Anna Memorial -
Shakespeare Society of America in Moss Landing, California
An archive and museum with a mind-boggling collection of Shakespeare-related objects.#museumsandcollections #theater #shakespeare #section-Atlas
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Le Bunker De La Rochelle in La Rochelle, France
Under the streets of La Rochelle, a former wartime bunker holds some surprising secrets.#warhistory #submarines #u-boats #underground #museumsandcollections #museums #nazis #worldwarii #bunkers #section-Atlas
Le Bunker De La Rochelle -
Street Posts Museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands
An unexpected public exhibit showcases the diversity of Dutch street posts.#infrastructure #public #publicworks #roads #roadsideattractions #urbanplanning #streetart #oddities #museumsandcollections #museums #section-Atlas
Street Posts Museum -
Vikram Pendse Cycle Museum in Pune, India
In a Pune bungalow, a quirky museum showcases over 150 vintage bicycles.#transportation #biking #cycling #museumsandcollections #museums #section-Atlas
Vikram Pendse Cycle Museum -
New York Sign Museum in Brooklyn, New York
A labor of love by laborers in the sign-making business.#museumsandcollections #americana #signs #section-Atlas
New York Sign Museum -
20 Cola Museum in Kragujevac, Serbia
A unique museum documents pop culture and bicycles from the 20th century Serbia.#youth #toymuseums #toys #transportation #museumsandcollections #museums #popculture #bicycles #section-Atlas
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Manchester Jewish Museum in Manchester, England
A Victorian synagogue-turned-museum chronicles centuries of Jewish life.#judaism #religion #history&culture #history #synagogues #museumsandcollections #museums #jewishart #jewish #section-Atlas
Manchester Jewish Museum -
Jesse Owens Museum in Danville, Alabama
A fascinating museum near the birthplace of the greatest track and field athlete of all time.#sports #museumsandcollections #museums #olympics #section-Atlas
Jesse Owens Museum -
A San Francisco collector's unlikely herd of taxidermy cows will have you seeing double.#oddities #animals #taxidermy #twoheadedanimals #cows #museumsandcollections #freelanceinternal #section-Articles
Inside the World’s Largest Two-Headed Calf Collection -
NASA Goldstone Visitor’s Center in Barstow, California#museumsandcollections #exhibit #spaceexploration #section-Atlas
NASA Goldstone Visitor’s Center -
Dutch Pinball Museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands
This museum features over 100 playable pinball machines, some dating back to the 1850s.#museumsandcollections #museums #pinball #section-Atlas
Dutch Pinball Museum -
Museum of Encaustic Art in Los Cerrillos, New Mexico#waxmuseum #museums #museumsandcollections #section-Atlas
Museum of Encaustic Art -
Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room in England
A historic seafront building established as a refuge for sailors to promote moral living and literacy.#museumsandcollections #peace #navy #sailors #section-Atlas
Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room -
Swansea Bus Museum in Winch Wen, Wales
A Swansea industrial estate hides a sanctuary to that most humble mode of public transport: the bus.#transportation #bus #museumsandcollections #museums #section-Atlas
Swansea Bus Museum -
The Oddities Museum in Chamblee, Georgia
A celebration of one man’s obsession to collect the strangest items imaginable.#museumsandcollections #taxidermy #oddities #section-Atlas
The Oddities Museum -
'Seek Knowledge Even as Far as China' in Durham, England
A tile mosaic displaying a saying from the prophet Muhammad presents the mission of Durham University's Oriental Museum.#tiles #language #museumsandcollections #universities #museums #section-Atlas
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Mount a mechanical corn dog, feast on roast goat in a downed Soviet Plane, and more.#alcohol #beverages #food #museumsandcollections #cafe #bars #restaurants #section-Articles
Our 24 Favorite New Places to Eat and Drink in 2024 -
We added nearly 2,000 places to the Atlas this year—these are 24 of our favorites.#atlasobscura #history&culture #architecture #nature #museumsandcollections #archaeology #naturalwonders #section-Articles
Our Favorite New Places of 2024 -
Brooklyn Seltzer Museum in Brooklyn, New York
Try an original egg cream at this museum located inside one of the last surviving old-fashioned seltzer factories in America.#foodmuseums #factories #jewish #museumsandcollections #museums #section-Atlas #section-GastroPlace
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Puppetry Art Center of Taipei in Taiwan
A museum of puppets and puppetry covering all Asian styles.#museums #museumsandcollections #puppets #section-Atlas
Puppetry Art Center of Taipei -
Dwarf Car Museum in Maricopa, Arizona
One man spent decades making these working scale models of antique cars.#museumsandcollections #transportation #miniatures #cars #section-Atlas
Dwarf Car Museum -
Ghost Lore Museum in Jiufen, Taiwan
A museum about rituals, ghosts, and demons from around Asia, set in the middle of the peaceful Jiufen.#ghosts #museumsandcollections #museums #section-Atlas
Curious and Wondrous Travel Destinations - Atlas Obscura -
Nussknackermuseum Neuhausen in Neuhausen, Germany
Home to the world's largest collection of nutcrackers.#museumsandcollections #collections #holidays #miniatures #dolls #christmas #section-Atlas
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Latvian Railway History Museum in Riga, Latvia
A collection of historical engines and rolling stock from throughout Riga's rich railway history.#trains #museumsandcollections #transportation #railroads #section-Atlas
Latvian Railway History Museum