Museum Visits

A break from the norm: a random list of some (very) odd museums in Europe.

by leics

Europe has so many truly wonderful museums to explore, full of glorious art and artefacts. And yet, sometimes, they can be just a little….well, 'overwhelming' might be a good word. Of course, if it's beautiful weather you can sit in the sun and people-watch, wander the markets, gaze at the architecture, enjoy a drink at a pavement café………but what if it's pouring with rain, or freezing cold? Everything has a history, and there are plenty of people who enjoy making collections (often of the oddest things). So there are some very strange museums dotted about Europe and this page gives an entirely random selection.

Perhaps an hour or so investigating a strange museum might provide an antidote to serious-museum-overload?

If you are visiting the beautiful English Lake District why not pop into the Cumberland Pencil Museum? You never guessed pencils could be so interesting, did you?

Or what about the British Lawnmower Museum, not too far away in seaside Southport?
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Rome Things To Do
	CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS-V. Conservator's Apartment. by breughel The museum is much more than a display of antique statues. On the first floor are richly decorated rooms used for the meetings of the Conservators (magistrates). The decoration of these apartments consist of frescoes, carved ceilings, stuccoes, tapestries and has for main theme the history of Ancient Rome, from its foundation to the Republican Age. The earliest frescoes go back to the 16th century. The most imposing room is that of the Horace's... [read more]
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