Museum Obscurum

 I recently saw a news story about a place in Denmark called Museum Obscurum.  During the story they showed all kinds of creepy artifacts, including a werewolf-looking thing that was partially mummified.  They also had all kinds of preserved dead things floating around in big jars and a ton of different artifacts that are supposed to be haunted.  Apparently the Danish take this shit pretty seriously because the curator and a few random people on the street were all super excited about it and they kept proudly saying that people came from all over the world to see this collection of haunted and macabre items.  Ok.

I decided that I better check it out and find out what's going on over there.  Rather than getting on a plane and going directly to Nykobing Falster, Denmark, I opted for Plan B and just opened my computer's browser.  A lot of interesting info popped up and I began to diligently sift through it.

Although Museum Obscurum is the actual name of the museum in Denmark, the term can also be used to describe a type of creepy and sometimes haunted museum containing strange artifacts.  I never knew this.

After a little scrolling I had a surprise.  There is a Museum Obscurum right here in Omaha, Nebraska.  In fact, it's located less than a mile from my house.  The business name is Museum of the Shadows.  They also have a second location in Pensacola, Florida.  There is another, but unaffiliated, one in Oklahoma City and another in Allergan, Michigan that recently closed permanently.  When the one in Michigan closed I wonder what they did with all the stuff inside.  Maybe they auctioned it all off or maybe they just opened the front door and released it into the night.

From what I can see on the web sites, the one in Denmark looks like the best one.  I can't see paying several thousand dollars to fly to Denmark and see that one, but we may try out the one here in Omaha.  Admission is $25 per person, which isn't too bad I guess.

It seems like those Nordic countries really like their museums.  There are many different ones in the larger cities and some of them are pretty unique.  And then there's the penis museum in Reykjavik, Iceland.  That's right.  They have the world's largest collection of penises from all kinds of living creatures.  Elephants, mice, chickens, dogs, cats, and even a few from famous or infamous humans.  I wonder what one would have to do for his penis to be worthy of display in a museum? Mine has served me well but I don't think it belongs in a museum after I'm gone.  It's never been remarkable in any way and it certainly isn't famous.  Nevertheless, I'm happy with it.

The link to the Museum Obscurum in Denmark is https://museumlollandfalster.dk/en/museum-obscurum/

If you're ever planning a trip to Omaha then you can check out this link before your trip and see if you want to visit Museum of the Shadows.

https://www.museumofshadows.com/

There are probably many more Museum Obscurums throughout the world, but I just wasn't interested enough to keep looking for them all.