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 Of Sea and Shore |
 Bailey Art Museum |
 The Marcus Kelli Collection |
Personal Museums
Bailey Art Museum, Crockett, California
Features the work of Clayton Bailey, whose Wonders of the World Museum and its Kaolithic curiosities were an early inspiration for the Zymoglyphic Museum. More here
The Lincoln Street Kayak & Canoe Museum, Portland, Oregon
Harvey Golden studies canoes, kayaks, and other indigenous watercraft in the world's museums, then builds meticulous, seaworthy reproductions for display in his own museum
The Marcus Kelli Collection, Portland, Oregon
Artist Danielle Schlunegger's ongoing project is dedicated to the conservation and display of the collections and fieldwork of an underrated amateur naturalist. Photos here
MusZËe PatamZËcanique, Bristol, Rhode Island
"an intimate and mysterious museological experience that combines augmented reality, automaton theater, immersive installation and performance art."
The Museum of Jurassic Technology, Culver City, California
David Wilson's spectacular "specialized repository of relics and artifacts from the Lower Jurassic" is recognized as "the grandparent of modern fictocryptic establishments." More info here
Of Sea and Shore, Port Gamble, Washington
Tom Rice's huge personal collection of shells and marine animals, displayed on the upper floor of a quaint town's general store. Photos here
The World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things Traveling Roadside Attraction and Museum, Lucas, Kansas
Erika Nelson's fascination with the roadside attraction theme of "The World's Largest" inspired her to create tiny models of them and display them in a mobile museum with the world's longest name
Virtual Museums
"the life's work of Crypto-naturalist, Fringe Zoologist and Xeno-Archeologist Thomas Merrylin"
"Providing sanctuary for the misplaced, the forgotten and the misbegotten since 2006." Acquired the Zymoglyphic Museum for its Wunderkammer collection
Jeff Hoke's museum in book form, dedicated to rediscovering the "muse" in "museum" through the stages of alchemical transformation
"a collection of ephemera, some authentic, some fabricated, to dedicate and honor what we, meaning humanity as a whole, became at middle school."
Esoteric Societies and Institutions
Atlas Obscura, Brooklyn, New York
"A compendium of the world's wonders, curiosities, and esoterica", of which the museum is one. Atlas Obscura has sponsored annual "Obscura Days" with the museum serving as one of the destinations.
The Elsewhere Philatelic Society, San Francisco, California
A shadowy organization of stamp-makers and stamp-seekers. The museum has been one of its stamp-seeker destinations. Eyewitness acount on this page
Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists
Creative uses for mortal remains. The museum's mascot, Jenny Haniver, was created by member Sarina Brewer
Odd Salon, San Francisco, California
Annetta Black curates a twice-monthly series of talks on a wide range of topics of interest to museum patrons
The Order of the Good Death, Los Angeles, California
Caitlin Doughty's creative ideas on what to do with your own mortal remains
Prelinger Library, San Francisco, California
A personal research library in San Francisco, open to the public for the benefit of artists, independent scholars, and interested browsers.
The Residents, San Anselmo, California
Long-running anonymous experimental art and music project. The curator lived some of his formative years in their old haunts on Sycamore St. in the heart of San Francisco's Mission district. Homer Flynn, spokesman for the group, visited the museum in San Mateo in 2014.