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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Interesting and Strange Museum Facts of World

 

Underwater Museum

Jason deCaires Taylor  a biologist and an artist worked together to create Cancun's Underwater Museum. Divers become more interested in marine life as a result. In Azure Waters  near Cancun, it was constructed in 2009. More than 500 sculptures that have a strong connection to the seashore make up this collection. Only 5 of these 500 sculptures were created by Mexican  Mexican  sculptors, while Jason created the majority of them. Three different kinds of underwater galleries can be found at a distance of 3 to 6 meters in Cancun National Marine Park.

Coral reefs are protected and grown by artificial reef  which enhances the beauty of the sea. Human activity is responsible for the creation of this lovely environment and appealing landscape. Jaime Gonzalez Canto, the director of Cancun National Marine Park, provides  Scoba Diving or Underwater Boarding for visitors to use as a tour guide. With Jason's assistance, he made the plan to construct this park a reality. Beginning in 2009  the park was formally opened to the public in 2010.

 

The Mummies Museum

Because of the dead in this museum in the Mexican city of Guanajuato  a heartbreaking scene is displayed. These men are kept in good condition with the aid of various chemicals. As you enter the museum, a dead baby is on display  drawing visitors. In the 20th century, Guanajuato was a tiny mining community. In the middle of the nineteenth century, hundreds of bodies were interred in the  Santa Paula Pantheon's Crypts. There was therefore less room for the bodies to be buried. The city imposed a tax on the burial of dead bodies in this regard.

This tax was beyond the means of the families. The family members  bodies were naturally mummified using a variety of chemicals. These bodies were preserved because of the l climate  and they are now on display in the museum. While many visitors come here purely out of curiosity  some visitors dislike seeing men in museums like this for amusement.      

You are advised that due to the presence of some men here who are completely naked, this museum is not at all a good place for family entertainment. You must pay 50 pesos, or roughly 2.61 US dollars, to enter this museum. Every day from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, it is open.

Museum of Toilets

A number of prehistoric baths from 2500 BC can be found at the Sulabh International Museum in New Delhi, India. A Roman sultan used a gold bath in addition to this. It is valued as one of the world's strangest museum according to Time magazine. Baths from the middle of the fifteenth century exist as well as contemporary baths. In other words, baths come in all shapes and sizes. In addition to this, the exhibition includes new bathroom technology social customs and poetry about using them.

In 1992, this museum was founded. The founder is Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak. He is a social activist who oversees the social reform and hygiene movement. In 2009 he also received  Stockholm Water Prize International Award. Toilets are not accessible to more than half of India's population. After 1970, a non-governmental organization called Solaba emerged to address India's health issues, and its members contributed significantly to the cause. This includes building new public bathhouses and spreading public awareness of baths' value. People's attention is primarily focused on British medieval baths and the gold and silver tubs used by Roman sultans.



Vent Haven Ventriloquist Museum

The first Tommy Baloney puppet was purchased by William Shakespeare Berger in 1910. The puppet collection of William Shakespeare started here. This collection grew significantly in size in the 1930s and 1940s. William Shakespeare installed puppets in his home's garage in 1947. Later  this collection expanded to the point where William Shakespeare had to construct a separate puppet theater in 1962.

The only museum in the world, "Vent Haven Ventriloquist Museum," is home to more than 900 ventriculitis including puppets from 20 different nations. Numerous hundred photographs, monuments, and historical books are also present. You can see a variety of puppets together here. They look at you while seated in chairs. The location of this museum is Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.

Torture Museum

Have you ever questioned the Middle Ages' system of punishment so you have good news. A museum in Amsterdam houses a wealth of knowledge regarding torture and punishment devices. It is close to Amsterdam's flower market. Just picture it. how torture was used as a form of punishment during the Middle Ages. Numerous tools were employed in the punishment process.

The guillotine, rack and stock, thumb screws flute of shame skull crusher, iron maiden  etc. are a few of them. More than 40 weapons are available. The criminals were brutally beaten using all of these tools.

Here, in 8 different languages, is the background and information on these historical tools of violence. In Europe during the Middle Ages, when the executioner's work was regarded as an honorable profession, this museum offers information about the atrocities and the tools used to punish people. 

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