If traditional museums of paintings, sculptures, and ancient treasures bore you, one of these museums will undoubtedly fascinate you. Throughout Europe, quirky and odd museums are springing up, enabling tourists to partake in unique and enjoyable experiences. These ten museums in European cities will make you fall in love with museum-going all over again.
The Museum of Broken Relationships displays artefacts related to failed relationships and recounts the narrative behind the piece. In that sense, it is a highly lyrical museum with a strong emphasis on narrative and authenticity. People may contribute their own things and tales to the odd collection by sending them in.
When their own relationship ended, two artists, Olinka Vištica and Dražen Grubišić came up with the idea for the museum. The museum quickly grew popular, and it now has permanent locations in Zagreb and Los Angeles. According to their website, "the Museum of Broken Relationships is a real and virtual public venue designed with the express goal of cherishing and sharing your sorrow tales and symbolic objects." It's a museum about you, about us, about how we love and how we lose."
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This museum is great for bringing those who dismiss art galleries, claiming that they can do it themselves because this museum will demonstrate that they can't. A bicycle with a diameter of only 1.2 mm, a pair of camels going through the eye of the needle, and miniature paintings are drawn only between heartbeats to keep the hand steady. This is the museum where the only way to see the exhibits is through a microscope.
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Germans are known for their sausages, especially the famous currywurst. They adore it so much that they have a museum dedicated to it! This museum is fantastic because it is completely interactive; you can touch and try everything. Smell the various spices, build a virtual sausage, or unwind on the special ‘sausage sofa.' Finally, at their Snack Lounge, you may sample their famous currywurst sausage.
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You can count on open-minded Amsterdam to have a museum that will make you feel like you're having an out-of-body hallucinogenic experience. Electric Ladyland is an immersive experience for the surreal wonder of fluorescent light, created by artist Nick Padalino. Explore the technicolour, acid space by descending into the basement installation. There's also some science to be learned, such as the history of black lights and naturally reactive rocks. Make an appointment in advance.
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This museum will make video game enthusiasts' eyes sparkle. Take a virtual stroll down memory lane. The Computerspielemuseum in Berlin is Europe's first "computer game museum," and it has the greatest collection of games, consoles, and memorabilia. Learn about the history of computer games, play Pacman on a large joystick that requires two people to manoeuvre, and see classics like the Commodore C 64. Some of the consoles are even playable during the visit.
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The hearse museum, known locally as the 'Museu de Carrosses Fnebres de Barcelona,' is a celebration of Spanish burial customs dating back to the 19th century. They like their hearses to be much more flashy, with lots of Baroque and Rococo decorations.
The museum is only open on weekends. The collection's focus is on horse-drawn funeral carriages. Each is a piece of great beauty that demonstrates the expertise of the artisan who created it. The Spanish, it appears, are determined that their final voyage in life is also the greatest.
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The Neon Muzeum in Warsaw has, as the name suggests, a collection of vintage neon signs. The history of neon signs is shown immediately at the entry, from their origins at the turn of the twentieth century to the present day. The signs in the show are all originals that were hung over store displays or on roadways. Each is accompanied by a card that details its origins and history. They compose one of the world's greatest collections of neon signs.
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A long time ago, a young girl sat in front of a shop, mending damaged dolls. Every child who passed by would leave their "patients" for her to heal. And so the Doll Hospital was born.
The "Hospital de Bonecas" has been in operation since 1830. On the inside, they mostly repair dolls and sell toys, but there is also a small but quite interesting museum on the second level. Shelves with eyeballs, shattered legs, severed heads from bodies, and even an "operating table"
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Esperanto, invented in the 1870s by Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof, is a synthesis of Slavic, Germanic, and Romance languages. It was intended to become the universal language, allowing us to converse with one another in real-time, and it had over two million speakers at its peak.
This museum chronicles the history of the language as well as other 'co-langs,' or created languages, used across the world. The collection of Esperanto products is particularly noteworthy, with tubes of toothpaste, soft drink bottles, and great literary works translated into the language among the items on show. Your ticket also includes access to The Globe Museum, which houses the world's largest collection of globes.
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Did you know that an early type of marzipan was used as a medication in the Middle Ages? Visit Tallinn's Marzipan Museum Room to brush up on your almond-themed pub quiz knowledge. It also has exhibit cases of exquisitely created edible miniatures and a resident marzi-maker who will paint you a customised piece of your own design. You might not want to spend the entire day here, but it's a free-entry sweet treat worth a visit.
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