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Re: Niche Museums

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Post by madcaptenor » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC

dmd wrote: post #16

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

I think the site is compiled by one person. If you look at the map (https://www.niche-museums.com/map) it's heavily biased towards the southern UK and the SF Bay Area.

Re: Niche Museums

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Post by contingencies » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC

Museum of World Religion https://www.mwr.org.tw/mwr_en

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Post by simonw » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC

dmd wrote: post #16

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

It's only museums I've visited myself. I actually do have a draft entry in the works about the Glass Flowers at the Harvard Natural History Museum, I should finish and publish that!

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Post by simonw » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 2:22 PM UTC

jeffrallen wrote: post #15

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

And it looks perfect for the site, I'm hoping I can visit next time I'm back in the UK.

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Post by SideburnsOfDoom » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 2:27 PM UTC

dmd wrote: post #16

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

There is or was a Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) in Boston.

https://museumofbadart.org/history/

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Post by arnorb » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC

I believe the Icelandic Phallological Museum fits the bill! https://www.phallus.is/

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Post by mcphage » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC

dmd wrote: post #16

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

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is in Amherst, MA and quite excellent.

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Post by FuriouslyAdrift » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC

robertclaus wrote: post #14

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

The Red Room at HOTR is my happy place (along with the Don Q Inn cheese vat bathtubs)

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Post by heyitsmedotjayb » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC

Adding my nomination for the Manitoba agriculture museum - https://mbagmuseum.ca/

They have 'Big Roy', one of the largest tractors ever built. It came into existence during a progressively competitive era of building super large tractors in the 60s. They also have several operating steam tractors and a workshop that restores them.

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Post by Bridged7756 » Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC

There is a Cuba museum in my hometown, Tuxpan, Veracruz Mexico. History goes that, Fidel Castro, after exiling, organized and trained men and then sailed from the port to Cuba, ultimately this starting the Cuba revolution and his regime's start.