As the pandemic took over the world, museums, galleries, and other cultural institutions closed their doors to adhere to new social distancing regulations. But don't worry. Bored Panda is here to help. We put together a list of cool museum exhibits so you could get your fix of culture even before these places open up again. And we included something for every taste as well. We're talking a WWII mannequin that looks like Bruce Willis. A miniature Volkswagen Beetle that found its way into a beetle collection. You name it. So continue scrolling and check out the entries. They should please your inner snob in no time.
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This Powerful Quote At The End Of The Holocaust Museum In Washington
How often do we fail to speak and act? Jews, Uyghurs, Rwandan Tutsi genocide, genocide over Bosnian Muslims, Kongoan genocide, ISIS genocide of Yazidis, Myanmar genocide of Rohingya...the list goes on, and this is ONLY in the last 100 years or so. I wonder what did the animals do to be punished to live in a world with humans.
2020 was a time of crisis, innovation, anxiety, and introspection for all businesses, and museums were no different. Large galleries in cities which rely on international tourism found travel bans nearly ruinous to their business models. Some smaller regional museums, however, discovered a surprising upside as their institutions emerged as symbols of good, collaborative creativity in their communities.
Nearly every museum in the US has upped its digital offerings with online exhibits, curator video chats, and virtual kids’ activities. Many are also re-thinking their reach and collections in a time of accelerated technological change and turmoil in the U.S., debating how racial and social injustice are reflected in their art.
Art Museum That Was Closed Due To Virus Outbreak Rearranged Exhibition So It Can Be Seen From Outside - Day Or Night. Salo, Finland
From a practical, COVID-fighting standpoint, directors and staffers have learned everything they could about the mechanics of their workplaces, including ventilation and airborne virus transmission. Such knowledge tipped many institutions to open back up in the summer with safety precautions (masks, social distancing) and to close down again when coronavirus infections surged in November.
The Two-Sided Statue Of Mephistopheles And Margaretta (19th Century) At The Salar Jung Museum In India. The Sculpture Is Carved Out Of A Single Log Of Sycamore Wood. Artist Unknown
Someone In This Museum Has A Sense Of Humor
“With decision-making, we are trying to be as clear, fair, and transparent as we can. Everyone was looking at the infection rate and knew it was a matter of when, not if we closed again,” Hayley Haldeman, the Mattress Factory’s interim executive director, told National Geographic. “It’s a double-edged sword, both sides blunt and painful. There’s not much more we [could have done] in 2020.”
There Is A Tiny Museum In Kyoto, Japan With Some Very Unusual Opening Hours
This Tiny UFO That Crash Landed On The Wall Of A Technology Museum
Dips and spikes in virus cases meant galleries in London, Paris, and Rome reopened at the start of summer and closed again in the fall during new coronavirus waves and lockdowns. In the U.S., the American Alliance of Museums found that a third of the 850 museums surveyed were still shuttered in October and more than 10 percent were worried about never reopening. In some smaller U.S. cities, the crisis has spurred museum directors to spearhead bold and creative efforts to survive.
Took A Trip Out To Peabody Essex Museum Last Weekend. This Exhibit Didnāt Disappoint
This Museum Taking A Shot At FedEx In One Of Their Displays
Pittsburgh, a city of 300,000 people, which has 50 museums and cultural centers, has a legacy of its industrial wealth in the early 20th century. Steven Knapp, the new executive of the four Carnegie Museums, started February 1, 2020, just weeks before a government-mandated shutdown hit Pennsylvania.
During the early days of the pandemic, Knapp and leaders from other local institutions jumped on twice-a-month Zoom calls to discuss safety standards and reopening protocols.
āExplodedā Ford Model T At The Henry Ford Museum Of Innovation
This Museum In Berlin Has āTouchableā Versions Of Their Paintings For Blind People
“For a city of its size, Pittsburgh is one of the richest cultural cities in the nation. We wanted people to come back and to feel they had a good experience,” Knapp explained.
This meant that, when museums began letting tourists back in during the summer, with social-distancing stickers on the floors, guards enforcing mask-wearing, and, at most venues, timed-entry tickets.
This Sign At An Outdoor Exhibit For A Museum
The Henry Ford Museum In Detroit Is Home To The Actual Bus That Rosa Parks Protested On
"In July we were seeing a quarter of the normal flow. [At the end of December, we were] seeing 40 to 50 percent and are up to 80 percent of the participation of 2019,” said Knapp. “It’s just been a question of managing the flow and keeping those one-way traffic patterns.”
Autism Sign At The History Of Miami Museum
Many people on the Autism Spectrum find many of these tools very helpful for self - regulation, calming, soothing. They should have these at all schools.
I sure do love fidget toys they calm me down but the noise cancelling headphones make me feel weird
Load More Replies...I love this! I have autism and it makes me happy to see people trying to accommodate us. Be like this museum!
AWWWWWWWW DUDE I WOULD BE SO HAPPY TO HAVE THESE EVERYWHERE! At aquariums especially! Marine life is one of my special interests and I get very excited and happy whenever I go to aquariums, so I start stimming. Something like this would really help me regulate my stimming so I don't bother people :)
Sam in the TV show Atyipcal uses all of these things. That show is truly a gem!
Thank you to the person that posted this. We've been having trouble getting our son to sleep ever since his plushy toy needed to be shelved because of being worn out. We got him replacements with the same fabric and size, but he still says it's too different. I just realized it's the weight that's different. The new one is too light! Thanks !!
As adults on the spectrum a lot of us carry a selection of these things around with us wherever we go so this is fantastic. It can be the difference between a nightmare of overwhelm or a pleasant outing so I'd definitely encourage lots more places to offer this!
Can't parents or grown Autism adults create their own backpacks to have whenever they need them? That would prob be very helpful based on their needs. But this is awesome for the museum to do
This is brilliant . I have three autistic children and it's wonderful seeing more and more people understanding autism
This is great, but the puzzle piece symbol is rejected by the autistic community because of its association with hate groups.
this is amazing. my brother has autism and this would be very helpful for him.
These should be available in all major museums and as many smaller ones as possible
my brother is autistic and this would really help him with going anywhere actually
My two youngest sons and I have sensory issues. Mine have worsened with age. We love zoos and museums, but realized how difficult it became for the boys, even with my Dealing Bags, and had to stop. We viewed museum webpages.
Wow. This is what we need , when we take our son out . Brilliant that someone has also thought about kids/adults with autism
I think this is a fantastic idea, but if you have an autistic child, shouldn't you be packing this yourself for them and making sure they have it with them in public places and at school? When I take my children places I always pack what they need--snacks, toys, activities, in fact many of the items on this list. I don't expect the museum or other public place to do it for me. If I had an autistic child I would pack what he or she needed and be on my way.
or even better, make one for our autistic child and take it everwhere-she wears and its even orange if god forbid she somehow ends up separated from us, it also has id info and how to get a hold of us
I only wish they didn't use the puzzle pieces... a lot of folks on the Spectrum consider it an ableist symbol.
This post reminds me of a summer when I went on a "field trip" to a local museum with a group of special needs kids, one of whom I was friends with. My friend was in a stroller because she can't walk that fast. We were in a certain exhibit and my friend was trying to touch everything that came party her. That includes a little boy. The mom was not happy to say the least. This would've been a great thing to have in that situation. It would've made things easier.
That's cool! My kid is on the spectrum and thankfully - no sensory issues!
I see it more as providing an option for special needs people to keep from spiraling, becoming frightened or similar. Many special needs people might enjoy a trip to the museum, but might start struggling at some point - may it be due to the amount of other people, due to some noise or due to something you and I cannot grasp.
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Our Local Museum Decided To Add A Floppy Disc To The Fossils Section
Museums have a wide range of business models. Some rely heavily on endowments, others on admission fees or special event rentals. And while many museums don’t expect their revenues to rebound to 2019 levels for at least another year, some supported by local taxes or large endowments have less dire financial futures.
This Musical Instrument Museum Has An Air Guitar On Display
Thereās A Replica Of The Moon In The Natural History Museum
Museums Are Different In Denmark
It's ironic that this is shown to the public in Denmark but has to be censored for BoredPanda.
According to a recent survey conducted by the International Council of Museums, about 95% of all museums around the world were closed due to the pandemic, and art institutions reacted differently to having their doors shut. Some had to put staff on leave and others laid off up to half of their employees. Many museums successfully focused on expanding their digital archives and social media activity, and continue their efforts to survive.
A Mummified Dinosaur In A Museum In Canada
This Museum In Japan That Showcases Various Uniquely Shaped Naturally Formed Rocks With Faces On Them
A Museum In Kenya Has Little Funding, So They Improvised And Created Their Dinosaurs With Clay
At The Science Museum In London
Caravan Of Camels In The Eye Of A Needle, Museum Of Miniatures, Prague
I Was At The National Gallery In Slovakia And Noticed They Use Star Wars Wallpaper On One Of The Walls In A 19th Century Art Exhibit
This Display In Ashmolean Museum Shows How Touching Artwork Affects Material
What a wonderful way to show people the consequences of their actions.
Sand Museum In Tottori Japan. How Does Someone Create This Out Of Sand?
The Holocaust Memorial Museum In Detroit Has A Tree Made From The Sapling Of Anne Frankās Tree
Saplings is usually a tiny part of the original tree that is either attached to a other tree or got re rooted
At The Uffizi Gallery In Florence, They Have Versions Of Paintings So That Blind Visitors Can Still Enjoy The Art
Whale Sculpture At The Museum
Knitted Glass At The Glass Museum In Seattle
Passing Through Columbus, Had To Stop By The Cartoon Museum To See The C&H Section
Athens Airport Has An In-House Museum Where Ancient Artifacts, Uncovered During Its Construction, Are Exhibited
The Tardis On This Dinosaur Museumās Wall Mural
Is this from the same museum that had the DeLorean on a mural?
The National Holocaust Museum In DC Puts Screens With Graphic Images Behind Cement Barriers So Children Can't See Them
My great grandmother escaped a work camp, lived off of grass, and helped others escape from the outside. She was an amazing woman.
A Firetruck Crushed By The Collapsing Of The Twin Towers At The 9/11 Museum
visited in 2019 and it was one probably the most heart-wrenching things i've experienced. you can literally feel the weight of everything that happened that day on your shoulders. it feels like you can't stand straight or take a full breath the entire time. exiting into the sunshine and finally taking a full breath almost feels wrong. it was really a heavy experience and so humbling.
At A Da Vinci Exhibition In Italy. Non-Art Pieces Had To Be Labeled
Museum In Vienna Has A Sense Of Humor
This Balloon Dog Sculpture With Organs And Bones, Found In A Museum
The Floor At The London Science Museum Is Made Of Mini-Chromosomes
Tom And Jerry Museum, Japan
wow theres a whole museum dedicated to Tom and Jerry?? Thats so cool T^T
This "Where Are You From" Map At The Aurora Museum In ReykjavĆk, Iceland
These Movie Tickets From The Ghibli Museum Are Made From Frames From Different Ghibli Movies
This Delorean On This Dinosaur Museumās Wall Mural
Oh No - Titanic Artifacts Damaged By Water
This Mannequin From A WW2 Themed Museum In Normandy Looks Like Bruce Willis
The Chair Abraham Lincoln Was Assassinated In The Henry Ford Museum
Museum Reconstruction Of Roman Armor
Japanese Children Wearing Feces-Shaped Hats Slide Into A Giant Toilet
Simulating the magical journey of human waste matter through a virtual sewer world, at a toilet exhibition in Tokyo.
My Hometown Museum Has A Section On Millennial Toys
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