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Re: Niche Museums

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Post by jonstewart » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC

boredinstapanda wrote: post #5

I really liked the American Precision Museum in Windsor, Vermont when I went to visit. https://americanprecision.org/

It's a fantastic museum and featured a bit in Stewart Brand's Maintenance of Everything (https://books.worksinprogress.co/book/maintenance-of-everyth...).

Re: Niche Museums

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Post by bookofjoe » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

jonstewart wrote: post #11

boredinstapanda wrote: post #5

I really liked the American Precision Museum in Windsor, Vermont when I went to visit. https://americanprecision.org/

It's a fantastic museum and featured a bit in Stewart Brand's Maintenance of Everything ( https://books.worksinprogress.co/book/maintenance-of-everyth... ).

Can't wait to read this. His 1995 book, "How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built," is excellent.

https://www.amazon.com/How-Buildings-Learn-Happens-Theyre/dp...

Re: Niche Museums

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Post by Brajeshwar » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC

My friend from school days, who is into a digging up lot of WWII stuffs, have a museum in a remote corner of India. Backed by Japan, and the local government, it is located near to other Japanese related location in Imphal, Manipur (INDIA).

Here are some pictures I took while visiting it some time before the official opening. I think I got some of the Indian Currency printed by the Japanese during the war. I might also have copies of some videos from during that time (I think the 40s-50s).

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gao3hq1qYsgNBnzy6

Official Website https://imphalpeacemuseum.com/

Re: Niche Museums

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Post by robertclaus » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC

If you're ever in Wisconsin - House on the Rock and the Mustard Museum.

Re: Niche Museums

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Post by jeffrallen » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC

The UK entrant to Eurovision Song contest, Look mum, no computer, runs a museum!

Re: Niche Museums

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Post by dmd » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC

I'm a bit surprised that here in Boston, the nearest museum listed is in New York.

Re: Niche Museums

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Post by oulipo2 » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC

There's also the beautiful harp museum in Bruges https://www.visitbruges.be/en/things-to-do/culture-and-herit...

Re: Niche Museums

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Post by ecshafer » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC

Corning NY has a Glass museum that is run by the Corning Glass Company (company that makes iPhone glass). Which is pretty cool, if you are ever in that area.

Re: Niche Museums

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Post by sidharthrath » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC

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Re: Niche Museums

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Post by da-bacon » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC

in_a_hole wrote: post #2

I would like to signal boost The Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles. https://www.mjt.org/ I've never been anywhere quite like it. My friend once described it as "an art piece that uses museum curation as its medium" and that's the best description I've come across. To get an idea of what that means, understand that it's fully laid out as a museum with exhibits featuring various objects and artifacts and exp…

The book "Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder" about the museum is a good read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Wilson%27s_Cabinet_of_Wond... Recommend reading it after visiting, don't want to spoil the first journey into the Jurassic.