My first update to Niche Museums in a while... the Vincent and Ethel Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection in Durham, North Carolina!
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My first update to Niche Museums in a while... the Vincent and Ethel Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection in Durham, North Carolina!
I went with a group of five during this year's DjangoCon US 2024 - it was utterly delightful https://www.niche-museums.com/112
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Stefan Bohacekreplied to Simon Willison last edited by
@simon This site is awesome!
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Simon Willisonreplied to Simon Willison last edited by
... just spotted they have a photo of us on their Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/p/DAZRx-QSVZK/
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Simon Willisonreplied to Simon Willison last edited by
This one really was peak Niche Museum: by appointment only, laser focused on one specific topic and the person who built the collection gives you a comprehensive hour and half tour
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@simon I do love this project!
This teeny very specific museum might be up your alley next time you find yourself in NYC:
“Our exhibitions aim to engage and educate the public about the potential and diversity of scent as an artistic medium. By presenting scented objects, olfactory experiences, and smell performances as well as works of multisensory art in which odor is essential, we hope to normalize the use of scents in contemporary art.”
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@dunzo that sounds excellent, thanks!
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@simon if you ever find yourself near York on a (alternate) weekend, Jim Austin's Computer Sheds is a delight https://www.computermuseum.org.uk/
I spent many hours on trains last Saturday to get there and back as part of a five person retro computer meetup group, but it was totally worth it to meet Jim and Pete and the other volunteers and hear their stories.
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@cpswan that looks fantastic! Will absolutely keep it in mind
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@simon did you ever make it to this one? I must admit that after years in and around Evanston, I never have.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/27/the-american-toby-jug-museum-in-evanston-is-closing-what-does-one-do-with-8500-toby-jugs/ -
@JoeGermuska oh no! I hadn’t heard about that one
The golden rule of niche museums is to always go as soon as possible, because they are often not long for this world