A selection of interesting, strange and slightly creepy exhibits from different museums around the world (15 photos)

The mere word "tour" or "museum" evokes a person boredom. But don't generalize like that. We invite you to take a look at the curious exhibits from different museums of the world. Some of them look extremely strange, others can amuse, and the rest can even scare. But these exhibits definitely can not be called boring!

Gripsholm Castle Museum, Sweden





In 1731, an Algerian dey gave the king of Sweden a living lion. When the lion died, they stuffed him and made a stuffed animal. But there is a nuance. Local the taxidermist had never seen a real lion before.

Fear and Wonder Museum, Alberta, Canada



This exhibit belongs to the beginning of the 19th century and represents wax head of a child, Germany. The mannequin was kept face down for many years. in a heated attic, because of this, facial features were flattened and turned into a snout. Please enjoy.

North American Bigfoot Center, Boring, Oregon



This is a copy of the first imprint of the buttocks of Bigfoot, who was sitting on bank of Dry Creek in the Blue Mountains near the town of Walla Walla in state of Washington. Printed by Paul Freeman in May 1993. Pay attention to the texture of the hair.

Tokyo National Museum, Japan



Cursed doll (straw doll).

National Toy and Miniature Museum, Kansas City, Missouri



This cute automaton doll lectured people about the dangers of drunkenness. Made by Character Display Co.

Helsinki University Museum, Finland



This is a piece from our collection of Ylpö baby wax figures. The doll is currently in poor condition.

Paris Museum of Fine Arts, France



One of the strange sculptures by Jean-Joseph Carriès from 1891 is a frog with rabbit ears.

Shetland Museum and Archives, Shetland Islands



A whale's eyeball turned into a lampshade.

Vent Haven Museum, Fort Mitchell, Kentucky



This ventriloquist is made from real human hair and teeth.

Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania



This jar was sent to Warhol along with a fan letter. Frederick P. Vigneron in 1977. "Jar of nail clippings, paper and dead bees, 1977, from Time Capsule 190.

Museum of Natural History in Venice, Italy



Another creepy little mermaid from the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh



Queensland Museum, Australia



This body box was created by funeral director Philip Stitt of Stitt & St George Funeral Directors. Its length was 2.6 meters. It was also equipped with a small generator. cooling, and when he was not busy with "clients", the undertaker used its like a beer fridge.

Collection of TMHC Inc. Ontario Heritage and Archeology Assessment, Canada



Absolutely creepy two-faced puppet head. At our exhibit which is on the left, a mustachioed man is depicted on one side, and on the the other side is a woman. There were many such dolls, depicted them differently. As an example, on the right we show a more innocuous, but no less creepy representative of such toys.

Yaroslavl Art Museum, Russia



Painting by an unknown artist "Etudes of a cat's head". Created during second half of the 19th centurybased on the work of the same name by Frans Snyders, which is located in the Hermitage.