Extraordinary museums of the world. The strangest and most unusual museums in the world

When we hear the word museum, the names immediately come to mind - the Hermitage, the Tretyakov Gallery, the Louvre... However, there are many strange museums in the world that are very different from these, which are familiar to the common man. Here are just a few of them.

Sewerage Museum in Paris, France

The Paris Sewerage Museum, located on the Quai d'Orsay near the Pont Alma, traces the history of the city's sewerage system from the first Aubrio tunnels under Charles V to the Belgran sewer network in use today. It is quite logical that this museum is located in an underground tunnel, going down into which visitors will be able to get acquainted with the history of city drains and the development of the sewerage network, as well as walk on foot both through the wide main tunnels and narrow secondary ones.

Ventriloquist Museum in Fort Mitchell, USA

At the Ventriloquist Museum in Kentucky, dummies tell funny stories, roll their eyes at cues and have their own opinions on everything. What makes the Fort Mitchell Museum unique is that it is the only one of its kind in the world. It seems that there are endless rows of wooden dolls lined up within its walls. With their “eyes” they follow all the movements of visitors, as if trying to hypnotize them and subjugate them to their own will. In this eerie place, many have to really hold back so as not to scream in fear.

Cesare Lombroso Museum of Criminal Anthropology in Turin, Italy

The famous Museum of Criminal Anthropology in Turin was founded in 1898 by the criminal physiognomist Cesare Lombroso. This museum houses a collection of about four hundred skulls of a wide variety of people. All this is a consequence of the museum’s founder’s obsession with the idea that criminal tendencies and various behavioral deviations are determined by the shape and size of a person’s skull. It was for this reason that the doctor collected the skulls of madmen, criminals, soldiers and ordinary citizens. His collection consists of life-size skeletons, human brains and images of dissected bodies. The main feature of the museum is the head of Lombroso himself, which is perfectly preserved and stored in a glass chamber.

Museum "Psychiatry: Industry of Death" in Los Angeles, USA

A scary museum called “Psychiatry: The Industry of Death” was founded in 2005 by Scientologists who criticized the current methods of treating psychiatric illnesses and mental disorders. The exhibition of this museum consists of materials telling how a worldwide conspiracy of doctors and pharmacists contributed to the destruction of American Indians and Australian Bushmen, which was a consequence of the beginning of apartheid and the Holocaust. The Los Angeles building also serves as the administrative center for the Citizens' Commission on Human Rights.

Barbed Wire Museum in La Crosse, USA

The original Barbed Wire Museum opened in 1971 in the US state of Kansas. He tells all visitors about the history and evolution of barbed wire, which is often popularly called the “Devil's Rope.” Today, the museum's exhibition consists of more than 2 thousand types of barbed wire; the most valuable exhibits date back to the 19th century. The sightseeing tour includes a visit to the Barbed Wire Hall of Fame and the Scientific Library. Most visitors also visit the cinema room, where an educational film about the history of this unusual but very profitable industry is shown.

Mutter Museum of Medical History in Philadelphia, USA

The Mütter Museum of Medical History is a museum of human diseases and pathologies, antique medical equipment and biological exhibits, located in an ancient medical complex in the United States. Most of all, this museum is “famous” for its unimaginable collection of skulls, but that’s not all - within the walls of this creepy establishment are collected all sorts of unique exhibits, for example, the corpse of a woman turned into soap in the ground where she was buried, Siamese twins with one liver , the skeleton of a newborn baby with two heads and much more. Entry to this terrible museum is prohibited to all faint-hearted and impressionable people, as well as pregnant women and children.

Rabbit Museum in Pasadena, USA

An American couple managed to get into the Guinness Book of Records thanks to rabbits - Candice Frazee and Steve Lubanski converted their house into a real museum of cute rodents. Their mansion in Pasadena has a collection of 28.5 thousand different items, one way or another related to rabbits and hares. It all started with an innocent gift, when a couple in love exchanged toy animals on Valentine’s Day. After that, they began to constantly give each other rabbits and everything connected with them - postcards, clay figurines, toys, dishes, lamps, furniture, bathroom accessories, and, in the end, they decided to have live rabbits. All this led to the museum opening in 1999.

UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, USA

The New Mexico UFO Museum and Research Center is one of the five most visited museums in the United States. This fact is quite logical, because people have always wanted to get their hands on the solution to the mystery of the supernatural, flying saucers and aliens. Most of the exhibits presented in the museum are ordinary images on a screen or on pieces of paper, but among them there are exceptions, such as the lid of a sarcophagus from Mexico or a container of dirt collected after a UFO accident that occurred in one of the local deserts in 1947. Obviously, it was this incident that became the starting point for the creation of a thematic museum in the southwest of America.

Hearse Museum in Barcelona, ​​Spain

It is noteworthy that the gloomy hearse museum is located in the building of the main funeral home of Catalonia. Anyone can get into the dark basement of this establishment and absolutely free of charge, although, as a rule, there are very few people interested. In several halls of the museum you can find ancient funeral carriages, upholstered in black velvet, mourning wagons, carriages and modern hearses, on which Barcelona residents were seen off on their last journey from the 18th century to the present day. In the Barcelona museum there are also the world's first mourning cars of the famous Studebaker brand and more modern vehicles intended for these mournful purposes.

Museum of Bratwurst and Currywurst in Berlin, Germany

In the capital of Germany in 2009, the grand opening of a thematic museum dedicated to fried sausages with curry powder and a special ketchup-based sauce took place. The reason for the appearance of such an unusual object is the sixtieth anniversary of the dish adored by the Germans. An introduction to the German delicacy takes place within the framework of an interactive exhibition, which includes a story about the history of the origin and role of Currywurst sausages in the culture of the country, as well as an introduction to the most delicious and unusual recipes for this dish. It is worth recognizing that in terms of popularity the museum itself is significantly inferior to the café operating next to it, where you can try the legendary dish in combination with a variety of sauces.

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Another confirmation of the uniqueness of the Russian capital is the huge number of museums covering various aspects of history, science and art. Particularly noteworthy are the largest cultural institutions, which are custodians of exceptional, extensive collections and are deservedly considered a national treasure of the country. Our guide contains 20 main Moscow museums, a visit to which will allow you to touch the rich intellectual, spiritual and material heritage of the Past.

The most famous museum of national art in Russia and one of the best art museums in the world - the Tretyakov Gallery - traces its history back to the 50s of the 19th century. It was then that the hereditary merchant, entrepreneur and philanthropist P.M. Tretyakov begins collecting works by Russian artists, envisioning in the near future creating the first public museum of fine arts in the country. For this purpose, Pavel Mikhailovich rebuilt and expanded his own house on Lavrushinsky Lane, which in 1892, together with the collections in it, transferred to the city. Today this is the main building of the Tretyakov Gallery, where ancient Russian icon painting, Russian painting, graphics, sculpture and art products of the 18th - early 20th centuries are presented.

The museum's exhibition consists of several thematic sections dedicated to individual periods in the history of the development of Russian fine art. The legendary creations of Andrei Rublev and Theophanes the Greek are exhibited here, as well as famous paintings by great masters - I.E. Repina, V.I. Surikova, I.I. Shishkina, V.M. Vasnetsova, I.I. Levitan... No less interesting is the bright and diverse collection of works by outstanding Russian painters of the turn of the 19th-20th centuries.

In addition to the historical building in Lavrushinsky Lane, the museum association “State Tretyakov Gallery” includes: Museum-Church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi, House-Museum of V.M. Vasnetsov, A.M. Apartment Museum Vasnetsov, Museum-workshop A.S. Golubkina, House-Museum of P.D. Korin, as well as the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val.

The museum building with huge exhibition halls was built on Krymsky Val in 1983 and, according to the original plan, which arose back in the 60s of the last century, was intended for the State Art Gallery of the USSR. And already in 1986, the institution, which concentrated within its walls the works of domestic artists of the 20th century, became part of the All-Union (and later All-Russian) association “State Tretyakov Gallery”.

Today, in addition to the permanent exhibition “Art of the 20th Century,” which represents the entire wide range of artistic movements of a bygone era, in the Gallery you can visit rotating exhibitions that most fully highlight the work of a particular author, or dedicated to a specific topic or movement in the fine arts of a given historical period. In addition, large exhibition projects are carried out here at the intersection of philosophy, art and science, which do not have a strict chronological and geographical framework; master classes are held with outstanding figures of our time. Since 2002, a Creative Workshop has been operating in the Tretyakov Gallery building on Krymsky Val, implementing educational programs for both children and adults.

Cost of visiting: adult ticket - 400 rubles, benefits available

The most complete visual representation of the centuries-old history of the Russian State is provided by the large-scale exhibition of the Historical Museum. The beginning of the formation of a unique collection was the decree of Emperor Alexander II of 1872 on the creation of a museum, especially for which a new red-brick building in the pseudo-Russian style was built on Red Square. The project was carried out by the outstanding Russian architect V.O. Sherwood, in collaboration with engineer A.A. Semyonov. In 1883, the Imperial Russian Historical Museum opened its doors.

Since then, the institution has repeatedly changed its name and internal content in accordance with historical and political events taking place in the country. The global restoration of the museum was completed by the early 2000s, as a result of which the building was returned to its original appearance and the historical interiors were restored. Today, the museum collection includes more than 5 million items illustrating the politics, economics, and culture of Russia from ancient times to the beginning of the 20th century. In the Main Entrance Hall of the museum, on the ceiling, visitors will be able to see the “Family Tree of the Russian Sovereigns”, made by the famous mid-19th century master F.G. Toropov. The exhibition, which occupies two floors, is distributed according to a chronological principle: each room is dedicated to a specific era. Among the historical relics are tools and household items, ancient manuscripts and early printed books, visual materials and written sources, clothing and weapons, ancient seals, coins and much more. The country's past appears here in all its diversity and grandeur.

The entrance ticket price for adult visitors is 350 rubles, there are discounts

The keeper of the largest collection of foreign fine arts is the State Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin, which opened in 1912 as the Museum of Fine Arts. Emperor Alexander III. Its founder was the philologist and art critic, professor at Moscow University I.V. Tsvetaev, who led the institution in the first years of its existence. The museum acquired its current name in the 30s of the last century.

Modern museum complex of the Pushkin Museum named after. A.S. Pushkin is formed by several branches occupying different buildings: Gallery of European and American Art of the 19th–20th centuries, Museum of Personal Collections, Memorial Apartment of Svyatoslav Richter, Educational Art Museum named after. I.V. Tsvetaeva. We will dwell in some detail on the main exhibition located in the main building of the museum.

The building itself is in the neo-Greek style, erected according to the design of the famous architect R.I. Klein, is an architectural monument of the early 20th century. The two-story building has 30 halls, whose exhibits will introduce visitors to the art of the Ancient World, the art of the Western European Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and paintings by European artists of the 17th - early 19th centuries. One of the beautiful halls of the museum is the Greek Courtyard, where casts from surviving ancient statues and reliefs are collected. No less interesting is the Italian courtyard, the architecture of which reproduces the courtyard of the Palazzo Bargello in Florence: here you will see masterpieces of European sculpture from the 13th to 16th centuries. Separate rooms are dedicated to the greatest creators - Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

In addition to tours of the permanent exhibition, the museum hosts changing thematic exhibitions, lectures, concerts and other cultural events.

The cost of an entrance ticket for adults is from 300 to 600 rubles, there are benefits

One of the main symbols of the capital - the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Moat, also known as St. Basil's Cathedral - is not only a famous architectural monument of the 16th century and a functioning Orthodox church, but also one of the largest museums in the country.

The Intercession Cathedral was erected in 1555–1561 by order of Ivan the Terrible in honor of the capture of Kazan. There are many legends associated with the history of its creation, and the exact authorship of the project of the unique architectural ensemble has not yet been established. The cathedral, whose height reaches 65 meters, has a complex and at the same time clearly thought out structure. Initially, eight churches were erected on a single high foundation, culminating in colorful patterned onion domes and grouped around the towering Church of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary, crowned with an octagonal tent. In 1588, a tenth low church in honor of St. Basil was added to the building, giving the cathedral its second name. All churches are united by two galleries - an internal and external bypass. Due to the scale and complexity of the configuration of the “museum building”, visiting the cathedral is recommended accompanied by a guide, with the help of which you will not only not get lost, but will also learn interesting details of the creation of the ancient temple and get a more complete understanding of the numerous relics stored in it.

The cost of admission for adults is 350 rubles, there are benefits

The beginning of museum activities on the territory of the Moscow Kremlin was marked by the opening in 1806 of a museum-treasury - the Armory Chamber. After the revolution, the list of museums in the country was supplemented by the Kremlin cathedrals - the Assumption, Archangel, Annunciation, as well as the Patriarchal Chambers, the Ivan the Great Bell Tower Ensemble, and the Church of the Deposition of the Robe.

The buildings housing the museum's exhibitions are significant historical and architectural monuments, the oldest of which date back to the end of the 15th century. In many religious and secular buildings, the interior decoration of the 16th - mid-19th centuries has been preserved. The collection of the Kremlin museums includes works representing a variety of genres of art and one way or another telling about the ceremonial ceremony of the Russian autocrats, as well as monuments of icon painting, ancient manuscripts, early printed books, and rare photographs. Among the especially valuable collections are a collection of Russian and foreign artistic metal, a collection of state regalia, a collection of historical horse equipment, and a collection of ancient carriages of Russian rulers.

The Moscow Kremlin Museum-Reserve is also a major cultural, scientific and educational center. All-Russian and international conferences and seminars are held here, lectures and educational programs are implemented, creative competitions, concerts and music festivals are held.

Cost of visiting for adults - from 250 to 700 rubles

The building of the Armory Chamber houses the country's richest museum - the Diamond Fund of Russia. His collection included items from the Gokhran fund, the federal body that manages state treasures. The modern institution (Gokhran) was founded in 1920, but the formation of a valuable collection began at the beginning of the 18th century under Peter I, who issued a decree on the storage of “things belonging to the state.” Throughout the subsequent reign of the Romanov dynasty, the Russian treasury was replenished with a variety of products that today represent not only material and artistic value, but also historical significance.

Guests of the museum have a unique opportunity to see the regalia of supreme power (imperial crown, scepter, orb, orders and signs) and real masterpieces of jewelry, amazing in their magnificence, and admire the natural beauty of nuggets of precious metals and rare samples of precious stones.

The cost of admission for adults is 500 rubles, there are benefits

Russian literature, as the greatest phenomenon of Russian culture, became the main object of the State Literary Museum, founded in 1934. Currently, the institution is one of the largest museums of its kind in the world. Its activities are aimed at a comprehensive and deep presentation of Russian literature, its history, from the moment of its origin and formation to the present day. The successful achievement of this task is facilitated by an extensive collection, including original manuscripts and archives of writers, rare examples of books, works of fine art, personal belongings of outstanding writers, documents, photographs, sound recordings and much more. Based on the GLM museum collection, 11 memorial departments were created, located in separate buildings in Moscow and the Moscow region, and one branch in Kislovodsk.

The work of the museum is not limited to exhibition projects. Its departments often become venues for creative meetings, literary evenings, concerts and performances.

The cost of visiting for adults is 250 rubles, there are benefits

In the second half of the 19th century, as well as today, one of the most pressing social needs of Russia was the dissemination of natural science and technical knowledge, which was what the All-Russian industrial exhibitions were aimed at. Exhibits from the departments of the Polytechnic Exhibition of 1872 formed the basis of the collection of the Museum of Applied Knowledge, which was later transformed into the Polytechnic Museum.

Every year, the institution expanded the scope of its interests, ceasing to be just a collector and custodian of numerous instruments and devices that illustrate the evolution of technical thought, and becoming a popularizer of science in a variety of fields. Soon the museum is ready to appear before visitors in an updated form. Three thematic galleries will open in the main building: “Energy”, “Information”, “Matter”. Not only the historic building was renovated, but also the very concept of the institution, open to experimentation and striving to combine the technical achievements of the past, modern research and scientific perspectives.

During the reconstruction of the main building, a temporary exhibition of the museum was opened on the territory of VDNKh.

The cost of visiting for adults is 300 rubles, there are benefits

The traditional concepts of “West” and “East” contain not only geographical affiliation, but entire worlds, with their own special perception of the surrounding reality, with their own unique culture. We will leave the solution to the eternal problem of Russia’s attitude to this or that world to historians and philosophers, but for ourselves we note that, unlike the extroverted West, the closed East has always attracted us with its mystery, wisdom and sophistication. One of the best ways to understand the secrets of eastern civilizations remains art, to which this Moscow museum is dedicated.

The State Museum of Oriental Art (originally Ars Asiatica) appeared in 1918. During his almost century-long life, the largest collection of archaeological exhibits, works of various types of fine arts and decorative arts from more than 100 countries was collected. The art of the Far and Middle East, Central Asia, the Caucasus and Kazakhstan, Southeast Asia, Buryatia, Chukotka, etc. is presented here. Ancient scrolls, ancient jewelry, household items and tools from different eras, medieval sculpture, traditional and modern painting - this is far away This is not a complete list of items stored in the museum. A special place in the exhibition is occupied by the legacy of Nicholas and Svyatoslav Roerich - outstanding Russian artists and public figures who made a great contribution to the large-scale study and creative development of the culture of the East.

The cost of the entrance ticket for citizens of the Russian Federation is 250 rubles, for foreign citizens - 300 rubles; there are benefits

The achievements of the Soviet Union in space exploration were immortalized soon after the first human flight into space: in 1964, a monument to the “Conquerors of Space” was erected next to the main entrance of VDNKh. And in 1981, on the 20th anniversary of this significant event, the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics was opened at the base of the monument. Its funds consisted of samples of space technology, documents, photographic and film materials, memorial items of designers and cosmonauts, numismatic and philatelic collections, works of fine art corresponding to the direction of the institution.

In 2009, a large-scale reconstruction of the museum space was completed, increasing its area and radically transforming its appearance with the help of modern museum technologies. Among the latest innovations are interactive exhibits: a spacecraft simulator, a full-size model of a fragment of the space station, the Buran-2 interactive cockpit, as well as a miniature Mission Control Center, from where you can observe the movements of the ISS. In addition, those interested can take part in the virtual excursion-quiz “Kosmotrek”.

The entrance ticket costs 200 rubles, there are discounts

The first museum in Russia entirely focused on contemporary art appeared in Moscow in 1999. Its creator was the famous sculptor and painter, President of the Russian Academy of Arts Zurab Tsereteli, whose personal collection served as the basis for the museum’s collection, which was actively expanded in the future.

Today, the museum’s very representative collection covers the period in the development of domestic and foreign art, from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. The permanent exhibition is located in the main building of the museum on Petrovka - in a former estate mansion of the late 18th century, built according to the design of the famous architect Matvey Kazakov. The institution has four more open exhibition areas (branches): in Ermolaevsky Lane, on Tverskoy Boulevard, on Gogolevsky Boulevard and on Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Street.

The historical part of the collection consists of works by classics of the Russian avant-garde - K. Malevich, M. Chagall, V. Kandinsky, D. Burliuk and many others. One of the sections of the exhibition reflects the further development of the “advanced” movement, namely the work of non-conformist artists of the 60–80s of the 20th century. Along with paintings by domestic authors, in the museum you can see works by foreign masters - P. Picasso, F. Léger, H. Miro, S. Dali and others. Much attention is paid to representatives of “contemporary art” - innovative modern artistic creativity. In addition to traditional genres - painting, graphics, sculpture, the museum contains installations, art objects and photographs.

The cost of an entrance ticket depending on the exhibition site: from 150 to 500 rubles, there are benefits

The first mention of the settlement dates back to the second quarter of the 14th century. In the 16th century, Vasily III and then Ivan IV built churches here that have survived to this day. Kolomenskoye flourished during the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich (1629–1676). Then palaces, chambers appeared here, and gardens were laid out. Later, young Peter I lived in a country residence, who staged the famous “funny fights” nearby. Subsequent rulers made their own changes to the appearance of the palace and park ensemble, many of the buildings of which were not lost. In 1923, a museum was founded on the territory of the estate, marking the beginning of the research and restoration of ancient monuments.

The former royal residence and village near Moscow, and now the historical, architectural and natural landscape museum-reserve "Kolomenskoye" invariably attracts tourists from all over the world. The museum amazes with its scale, a large number of unique historical and architectural monuments, a rich multidisciplinary collection of artifacts, and the beauty of the surrounding nature. In recent years, an ethnographic complex has been formed in Kolomenskoye, including a stable and a forge, the estates of a Kolomenskoye peasant and a beekeeper with an apiary, and a water mill. The leading direction of the modern institution is the creation of interactive forms that help immerse visitors in the historical atmosphere.

Entrance to the territory of the museum-reserve is free. The cost of visiting a separate exhibition is 100 rubles, there are benefits

It is the first museum in Europe specializing in architectural heritage. The institution was founded in 1934 by Honored Architect of the USSR, Academician of Architecture A.V. Shchusev, who at that time was one of the most sought-after architects in Moscow. Since 1945, the museum has been located in the former Talyzin estate. The building itself, recorded in the “Architectural Albums” of M.F. Kazakov, is an outstanding monument of Russian classicism.

The main object of research, collection and exhibition of the museum was the thousand-year history of Russian architecture. His collection included numerous drawings and models, engravings and lithographs, works of fine and decorative art, interior items, samples of building materials, small architectural forms, fragments of lost monuments and much more. Of particular value are the author's models of architectural structures, unique negatives and positives of urban planning monuments, and a collection of furniture from the mid-19th century.

Excursions are conducted both around the exhibitions and museum complex, and through the streets of the capital. The museum has a lecture hall offering various options for studying or getting acquainted with the history and theory of world architecture. Meetings with outstanding contemporary architects who demonstrate their creative concepts are regularly held here.

The entrance ticket costs 250 rubles, there are discounts

Not just one museum, but an entire association, including five different departments, is dedicated to the history, archeology, and cultural traditions of the Russian capital. Since 2009, the main site of one of the oldest cultural institutions in Moscow has become the Provision Warehouses complex, an architectural monument of the first half of the 19th century.

The museum's exhibition allows you to look at the legendary city from various angles and trace its rapid evolution from ancient times to the present day. Archaeological finds, household items and clothing of Muscovites in different historical eras, works of art, archives of outstanding city historians, rare book editions, photographs and documents are presented here. Along with exhibition activities, the institution organizes lectures and educational creative activities for children.

Festivals, concerts and festive events take place in the courtyard of the complex. The museum has opened a Documentary Film Center, where documentaries, educational and popular science films are shown, and performances are broadcast.

The cost of an entrance ticket is from 200 to 400 rubles, there are benefits

On the day of the 50th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, a museum glorifying the Feat of the great people was opened at the Victory Memorial Complex on Poklonnaya Hill. The central place in the museum is occupied by monumental halls where the names of war heroes are immortalized: the Hall of Glory, the Hall of Memory and Sorrow, the Hall of Generals.

The military-historical exhibition, located on a territory with a total area of ​​more than 3 thousand square meters, consists of nine thematic sections that detail the main stages of the path to Victory. Among the exhibits are weapons and military equipment, military equipment, awards and letters from the front, historical documents and photographs. The museum's art gallery contains paintings, sculptures and graphic works. Of particular interest are dioramas dedicated to the main strategic operations of the Second World War and recreating the atmosphere of wartime. The exhibition, located outdoors in Victory Park, also consists of several sections: “Engineering structures”, “Military highway”, “Artillery”, “Armored vehicles”, “Aircraft”, “Navy”. Here visitors will see over 300 samples of heavy equipment and weapons of the USSR and its allies, captured equipment of enemy countries.

In 1984, the Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts of the Peoples of the USSR was founded here. However, the failed imperial residence truly received a rebirth in the 2000s. During the large-scale restoration, not only the historical facades of the architectural structures were restored, but their interior decoration was also re-made in the style of the 18th century, and the Orangery complex was recreated. Today, in addition to the collection of decorative and applied arts, the institution has a rich collection of works of Russian and Western European artistic heritage of the 18th - early 20th centuries. The museum-reserve includes the following objects: Great Tsaritsyn Palace, Small Tsaritsyn Palace, Opera House, Bread House (Kitchen Building), Cavalry Buildings, Greenhouses, gates and bridges. The museum buildings regularly host changing thematic exhibitions, concerts and music festivals.

The cost of a comprehensive ticket for all exhibitions is 650 rubles, there are benefits

Currently, work is underway to update the permanent exhibition, which by 2016 will be supplemented by another section “Russia 21st century: challenges of the time and prospects for development.” A large-scale exhibition project aimed at understanding the revolutionary events of the last century is being prepared for the 100th anniversary of the NCMSIR.

In addition to the main building, the museum association includes four branches in Moscow - the Presnya and Underground Printing House 1905–1906 museums, the memorial apartment of G.M. Krzhizhanovsky, the museum-gallery of E. Yevtushenko, as well as two memorial complexes in the Smolensk and Tver regions.

Cost of visit: 250 rubles, benefits available

We would like to complete our “journey” through the main capital museums with a story about such a unique phenomenon of Russian culture as the State Central Theater Museum named after A.A. Bakhrushin. This is the oldest and largest organization in the country specializing in the history of the development of performing arts and attracting theatergoers from all over the world.

The museum was created in 1894. The collection was based on the personal collection of entrepreneur and philanthropist A.A. Bakhrushin, who strives, with the help of relics of theatrical life, to present the history of the national theater from the moment of its inception. The museum's modern collections contain over 1.5 million items illustrating the main stages in the history of the theater's development. What can you see here? Sketches of costumes and theatrical outfits from different eras, sketches and scenery models of famous stage designers, portraits and photographs of legendary performers, programs and posters for performances, rare publications and handwritten materials on theatrical art, theatrical household items and much more.

In addition to tours of the permanent exhibition, the museum offers its guests to visit numerous exhibitions, fascinating lectures on the history of the theater, concerts, creative evenings and meetings with famous artists.

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In our world there are a huge number of museums that display various exhibits, mainly cultural values. But there is also unusual museums of the world, in which visitors will find not quite simple works of art, but rather extravagant ones. It is precisely such museums that will be discussed here.

Any person is always interested in seeing something original and unusual, something that you cannot find everywhere. This is exactly why unusual museums attract visitors. Lovers of sweets will be interested in visiting the chocolate museum, and lovers of psychology will be interested in visiting the Sigmund Freud Museum of Dreams.

Even though such museums do not open often, there are already quite a large number of them, and over time there will be even more of them. On the pages of this site we will try to give as much information as possible about unusual museums in the world.

Having visited Lisbon, you can’t help but visit the most popular museum in the capital of Portugal - the National Carriage Museum. The building in which it is located is organically connected with the history of this transport that has sunk into oblivion. Back in 1787, Prince Juan, later King Juan VI, began construction of the Royal Riding Hall for horse riding training. The building itself was built according to the design of the architect Giacomo Azolini in the neoclassical style, but the subsequent decoration of the exterior and interior continued for more than 40 years.

These are unusual museums where visitors find themselves in a real tropical paradise, filled with beautiful butterflies that flutter everywhere. It maintains a tropical climate: temperature + 28 degrees and humidity - 70%. Often in such museums you can also see exotic birds, fish, and a large number of living tropical plants. This magical corner of the tropics will not leave anyone indifferent!

In the center of Stockholm there is an unusual museum dedicated to dance. In addition to permanent exhibitions, the museum also hosts temporary exhibitions that change from year to year. These exhibitions feature live performances. Many tourists even plan dates specifically, since the dance museum hosts various events depending on the time of year.

There is a kamikaze museum in Japan. It was opened in 1975 in the village of Tiran. Since 2007 it has been the city of Minamikyushu. The museum was opened on the site of a former Japanese Air Force airbase. As the name implies, all museum exhibits are dedicated to Japanese kamikaze pilots who gave their lives for the prosperity of their homeland.

Everyone knows about the tragedy that happened on August 9, 1945 in Japan, when the US military dropped an atomic bomb on that city. But few people know that in the city itself there is a museum dedicated to this tragic event. Today we will tell you about the atomic bomb museum.

Winter is a wonderful, beautiful time. Everything around is white and snow is falling. A piece of all this beauty is a snowflake. How interesting and fun it is to watch snowflakes fall from the sky. As you probably already guessed, in this article we will look at the snowflake museum, which is located in Japan on the island of Hokkaido. It should be noted that this is the only museum of its kind in the world, so it is doubly interesting.

If you find yourself in Hungary, you simply must visit the marzipan museum. Yes, you heard right - this is a very interesting, unique and “sweet” museum. All exhibits presented in the museum are made of marzipan!

This incredible underwater museum features dozens of life-size sculptures and is used as artificial coral reefs for local flora and fauna.

2. Hermann Boerhaave Museum. City of Leiden, Netherlands

Before it became a museum dedicated to human mutation, before mutation became a great discovery in medicine, botany and physiology, this building was a simple hospital. Now in it you can see the collection of Sebald Justinus Brugmans, which includes jars, test tubes and various kinds of mutations in them.

3. Momofuku Ando Instant Noodle Museum. Osaka city, Japan

5. Museum of Divorces. City of Zagreb, Croatia

Each element in this collection - be it a wedding dress or even an ax - has its own story in the final stage of a failed relationship.

6. Museum of Bad Art. City of Beston, Massachusetts

This museum features works by famous artists who went wrong, as well as strange copies of paintings by other artists.

7. Paris Sewerage Museum. City of Paris, France

Believe it or not. But this museum, dedicated to the sewers of Paris, was founded in the Paris sewers in 1800, and it is still in operation. It features many historical exhibits and not necessarily the theme of its name.

8. Mütter Museum. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This museum boasts hundreds of specimens of skulls and skeletons, demonstrating numerous pathologies in the human structure.

9. Museum of Dog Collars. City of Kent, England

This museum contains accessories for man's best friend over five centuries.

10. Museum of Death. City of Los Angeles, California, City of New Orleans, Louisiana

According to its creators, the museum was founded in 1995 “so that visitors could learn the whole truth hidden from them in the media regarding certain events related to the death or murder of people.” The museum does not conduct tours. Each visitor can explore everything on their own, which will take about an hour.

The museum itself, in addition to numerous autopsy documents, videos and photographs from crime scenes, also contains the head of Bluebeard, the French serial killer.

11. Vent Haven Museum. City of Fort Haven, Kentucky

This museum has an incredible collection of posters and photographs that describe the history of talking dolls. It is worth visiting only if you are not confused by the gaze of hundreds of dolls watching you from the very beginning to the end of your entire visit to the museum.

12. Museum of paintings "Cat House". City of Amsterdam, Netherlands

This museum has collected an incredible collection of sculptures, paintings and other utensils about cats. All of them indicate that these furballs are an integral part of human life.

13. Museum of Bread Culture. City of Ulm, Germany

Despite the fact that this museum has collected 16,000 relics related to baking, there are almost no examples of baking or recipes for it in this museum.

14. Winchester House. City of San Jose, California

In 1884, the house was purchased by Sarah Winchester, widow of William Winchester, son of Oliver Winchester, inventor of the famous rifle.

After her husband's death, Sarah had an audience with a medium in Boston who "communicated with the spirit of her late husband." The spirit of the deceased allegedly reported that Sarah's misadventures (the death of her only daughter shortly after birth, the relatively early death of William) were connected with the fact that the family was cursed with those killed by a rifle created by his father. In order to avoid further problems, a woman must build a special house in which spirits cannot harm her. The widow purchased this house and spent almost all her millions on its reconstruction.

15. Museum of British Lawn Mowers. City of Southport, England

Not only does this museum have 200-year-old lawn mowers, but visitors are also allowed to try out the lawn mowers used by Princess Diana and Prince Charles.

16. Museum of Jurassic technology. City of Los Angeles, California

The name of the museum has nothing to do with dinosaurs. A whole collection of scientific and artistic rarities is presented here.

According to the head of the Smithsonian Institution, “museums like this, unlike most others, are very important because they show the history of the development of scientific technology, thereby kindling people’s interest in science.”

Despite the fact that some of the exhibits, such as the decaying bones of the Russian dogs Belka and Strelka, are fake, the guides still present them as genuine. Visitors have a lot to discuss among themselves.

17. Barney Smith Art Museum. City of San Antonio, Texas