Museums are not just halls with paintings and statues in which you have to tiptoe and speak in a whisper. These are places where you can get lost in time, look into the most unusual corners of history and even... Take part in the deception! The world is full of museums where exhibits make you think, laugh, feel nostalgic or even rethink your own life. We have collected for you a selection of museums that will definitely not leave you indifferent. Get ready to be surprised!
Museum of Lies (Germany, Radebeul)
If authenticity is valued in all museums, then here it simply does not exist. This is not a joke! In this museum near Dresden, the exhibits are deliberately fake, and its main principle is "Don't believe your eyes." Here you can find Van Gogh's ear, Hitler's mustache and even a radio allegedly raised from the bottom of the Titanic. All these are masterfully made fakes, and the more the visitor believes in their authenticity, the stronger they hint to him: "Maybe everything in life is not as it seems, either?"
The creator of the museum, Reinhard Tsabka, apparently decided that the world is already full of deception, so why not laugh at it?
Museum of Unhappy Love (Croatia, Zagreb)
This museum is about broken hearts, broken dreams and what remains after partings. Created by a former couple, the exhibition collects pieces that have become symbols of love that has not stood the test of time. Among the exhibits are a coffee machine left over from a relationship that ended before the capsules, an axe that was used to smash furniture in anger, and even a wrecked scooter that symbolizes a failed trip to meet love.
The most interesting thing is that here you can leave your personal "artifact" and say goodbye to the past! In a sense, it's even therapy.
International Spy Museum (Washington, USA)
Spy passions, double agents, and secret devices can all be seen in the museum dedicated to the world of intelligence. Here are real items used by spies: miniature cameras hidden in lighters, button-down listening devices, cipher machines, and more.
The first director of the museum, by the way, was former KGB Major General Oleg Kalugin. If you want to test your spying skills, in the summer you can sign up for a real scout camp - for children, of course.
Although adults probably wouldn't refuse either!
Momofuku Ando Instant Noodle Museum (Osaka, Japan)
Who would have thought that ordinary noodles deserve an entire museum? Meanwhile, this product has changed the gastronomic habits of millions of people!
The museum is dedicated to the man who was the first to figure out how to make noodles quickly brew with boiling water. Here you can trace the evolution of packaging, see old samples and even create your own unique look of noodles! But the most interesting thing awaits in a special area where visitors can make their own ramen. So if you suddenly catch hunger, you can not only admire the exhibits, but also have a meal.
Nobel Prize Museum (Stockholm, Sweden)
Usually, we learn about great scientists only from textbooks, but this museum allows you to look into their world. Each laureate, coming here, leaves a personal object that was important in his work or inspired discoveries. Here you can see pens from which great theories began, notebooks with the first formulas, and even things that would seem completely ordinary, but played a role in history.
And there is also a café where Nobel Prize winners leave autographs on chairs. And who knows, maybe you sat on the one on which the future genius once drank coffee?
Dance Museum (Stockholm, Sweden)
Do you like to dance? Then this museum is definitely for you! Here you can not only tell the history of dance - here you can see posters of the first ballets, learn how choreography developed in different countries, and even sign up for master classes. If you are lucky, you can get to a live performance: the museum regularly invites dance troupes from all over the world. So if after the visit you want to go dancing, this is absolutely normal!
Conclusion
Such museums are a reminder that art, history and science can be not only useful, but also amazing: they help you see familiar things from a new angle, make you laugh, sad and admire.
And who said that museums are boring?
