Curio: History, Museums, and the Things We Put in Them

001 - The Museum of Jurassic Technology


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Shan tells Jaybee all about the fascinating and bizarre Museum of Jurassic Technology in Culver City, California: the museum's history, accordion-playing curator slash director David Wilson, and a few of the most puzzling exhibits. 

 

Sources:

Weschler, Lawrence. (1995). Mr. Wilson's cabinet of wonder. New York :Pantheon Books.

http://www.mjt.org/

http://articles.latimes.com/1989-12-31/entertainment/ca-109_1_museums-jurassic-technology

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-museum-of-jurassic-technology-160774366/

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/arts/design/museum-of-jurrasic-technology-shows-its-wild-side-review.html

https://www.npr.org/programs/watc/features/2001/macarthur/011027.macarthur.html

https://www.economist.com/node/14397777

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/inside-las-strangest-museum-180954803/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/an-afternoon-in-the-museum-of-jurassic-technology-the-strangest-museum-in-america

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC1nSF9v3RA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=recdbJpkxt4

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Curio: History, Museums, and the Things We Put in ThemBy Shan Gilbert