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Museums are so much fun, it’s ridiculous that it’s not against the law. We absolutely love walking (remember, no running!) down the corridors of art galleries, as well as science and history museums. But while we’re absorbing all of that knowledge and human genius, we also remember to have a spot of fun. This article is all about that.

Our team here at Bored Panda has curated this list of those glorious moments when people had tons of fun at museums. Have a scroll and stroll down our digital gallery and remember to touch the art as much as you’d like. Oh, and if you have a favorite museum, why not let us know all about it in the comments? For instance, we’re huge fans of the Natural History Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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I Spotted This Today At The Cleveland Museum Of Natural History

I Spotted This Today At The Cleveland Museum Of Natural History

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    Close Enough

    Close Enough

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    Even though we’re major fans of museums, we also understand that not everyone is. Hopefully, this list will change your mind. Some people find museums intimidating. Boring. Even snooty. But that’s far from the case in our experience.

    Good museums make art, history, and science approachable and enjoyable. There’s nothing to be gained by turning someone away. And there’s everything to gain by sparking joy and curiosity in someone’s heart. In short, learning is a lot of fun. But teaching? There’s something even more magical there.

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    "Kevin? What Have They Done To You?" Decided To Spend Halloween At The Museum Of Natural History. Great Decision

    "Kevin? What Have They Done To You?" Decided To Spend Halloween At The Museum Of Natural History. Great Decision

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    #6

    This Is How To Enjoy A Visit To A Museum

    This Is How To Enjoy A Visit To A Museum

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    One way to spread awareness and interest in art and history is through memes on social media. One successful example of this is the ‘Classical Damn’ Instagram account. Bored Panda recently spoke to the founder of the project who found a lot of success when they mixed classical paintings with modern captions.

    In short, the memes made classical art very relatable because they touched on topics that we all care about. From relationships and coronavirus to politics and religion.

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    Visited A RAF Museum In Cornwall And Saw This Police Statement

    Visited A RAF Museum In Cornwall And Saw This Police Statement

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    Visited The Modern Art Museum Today. Fascinating Stuff

    Visited The Modern Art Museum Today. Fascinating Stuff

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    "Even though the paintings are hundreds of years old, their expressions and captions make it seem they are one of us," they told Bored Panda.

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    "In my opinion, art and art history can be made more accessible by increasing public access to art spaces. Instagram has done a tremendous job in this by providing a platform to artists, content creators, and curators," the creator of 'Classical Damn' said.

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    Went To A Museum Armed With Face App To Brighten Up A Lot Of The Sombre Looks On The Paintings And Sculptures. The Results

    Went To A Museum Armed With Face App To Brighten Up A Lot Of The Sombre Looks On The Paintings And Sculptures. The Results

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    Abraham Lincoln: Dog Walker (Taken Outside NYHS Museum)

    Abraham Lincoln: Dog Walker (Taken Outside NYHS Museum)

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    "More and more people have started appreciating art after seeing them on their feeds and then trying to learn more about their backgrounds. Technology has made its interpretation and access inclusive. The future is going to be an exciting period for art and I'm looking forward to it,” they shared their thoughts.

    However, former art gallery director Shelby Bercume from Florida disagrees that art and history aren’t approachable. She sees art as an intrinsic part of our daily lives.

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    #13

    Historical Figures Lined Up For Reopening Of Museum Of Gloucester

    Historical Figures Lined Up For Reopening Of Museum Of Gloucester

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    A Guest Dropped A Pacifier In The Cypress Swamp Exhibit At The Virginia Living Museum Today. Someone Was Quick To Take Advantage

    A Guest Dropped A Pacifier In The Cypress Swamp Exhibit At The Virginia Living Museum Today. Someone Was Quick To Take Advantage

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    My Little Cousins Wanted To Know Why The Art Museum Had A Painting Of Their Uncle

    My Little Cousins Wanted To Know Why The Art Museum Had A Painting Of Their Uncle

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    "Art is not snooty and complicated. Art is in literally everything we do, it makes the world go round. It is how we market, it’s what we decorate our homes with, heck it is what we decorate ourselves with," she shared her opinion with Bored Panda.

    "You literally cannot turn around without seeing some form of art, in architecture, logos, billboards, television, everything. And that came from somewhere," she said that, from her perspective, the idea that art is unapproachable is archaic.

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    Had An Electric Day At The Children’s Museum

    Had An Electric Day At The Children’s Museum

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    Guy Visits The Museum Of Illusions Alone, Gets A Museum Worker To Help Him With The Pictures

    Guy Visits The Museum Of Illusions Alone, Gets A Museum Worker To Help Him With The Pictures

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Museum workers rule. Be nice to them and they will help you find the ins and outs.

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    "Everything is cyclical. We develop new styles that hold qualities of the old while still addressing and innovating in the now. So do I think there will be an exact regurgitation of the older movements? No. But I do think we can see common themes from what once was," Shelby mused about whether or not we’ll see a renaissance of classical art.

    "I don’t think I could pick one movement that would be my favorite, but I am very fond of the Rococo movement. I love the frivolousness and whimsey of it. It was idealistic and excessive and a bit of an absurd expression of a carefree lifestyle," the art history expert told Bored Panda.

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    Took Kids To A Children's Museum. My Five-Month-Old Fell Asleep Before We Got There But We Didn't Let That Stop Her From Having A Blast

    Took Kids To A Children's Museum. My Five-Month-Old Fell Asleep Before We Got There But We Didn't Let That Stop Her From Having A Blast

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She will "love" seeing these pics on her 18th or when she brings a boy / girl round to meet the parents.

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    My Husband Thoroughly Enjoyed The Science Museum

    My Husband Thoroughly Enjoyed The Science Museum

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    "It definitely shows the disconnect of the French aristocracy from the plights of the common people, but for me, in this day and age, it serves as an idealistic escape into whimsy and a carefree land of nonsense. It just makes me giggle."

    Shelby believes that we can appreciate art without delving too deeply. There isn’t always something “to get” when it comes to art.

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    Rare Statue Of Michael Jackson Spotted At The Field Museum In Chicago

    Rare Statue Of Michael Jackson Spotted At The Field Museum In Chicago

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    When I Was 10, I Also Visited The Lamborghini Manufacturing Plant & Museum. My Dad Was A Little More Creative About Taking A Picture Of Me

    When I Was 10, I Also Visited The Lamborghini Manufacturing Plant & Museum. My Dad Was A Little More Creative About Taking A Picture Of Me

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    "If you don’t care for one style of art, there are plenty others to choose from. I have never really understood why there is such a block. Art is what you make of it, if you don’t like 'x,' move on to 'y.' And if you really want to understand something, do your research and dive into it. Figure out what the beginnings were. What is the artist trying to say? Are they trying to say anything? Is it for aesthetics? Are you supposed to interpret it or are you looking too far into it? You don’t have to understand everything to like it, and you don’t have to like everything to appreciate it. If you can’t get past disliking a particular movement, you can find another one."

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    #25

    The Fire Exit Sign In This Egyptian Museum Is A Pharaoh Running

    The Fire Exit Sign In This Egyptian Museum Is A Pharaoh Running

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    Mr. Bean Has Reach Enlightenment. British Museum

    Mr. Bean Has Reach Enlightenment. British Museum

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mr. Bean taught me one thing in life; enjoy your own company instead of expecting someone else to make you happy.

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    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

    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

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    Went To The Shanghai Natural History Museum Today. I Think The Taxidermist Was Out Sick On Lion Day

    Went To The Shanghai Natural History Museum Today. I Think The Taxidermist Was Out Sick On Lion Day

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    A Butterfly Landed On This Girl's Nose At The Smithsonian Natural History Museum

    A Butterfly Landed On This Girl's Nose At The Smithsonian Natural History Museum

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    Found This Museum In Estonia. Had To Do It

    Found This Museum In Estonia. Had To Do It

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    #31

    So My Drivers Ed Teacher Only Has 3 Fingers On His Left Hand And Took Advantage Of It When He Went To A Museum

    So My Drivers Ed Teacher Only Has 3 Fingers On His Left Hand And Took Advantage Of It When He Went To A Museum

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    My Girlfriend Thought She Lost Me At The Art Gallery Today

    My Girlfriend Thought She Lost Me At The Art Gallery Today

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    #33

    Girlfriend And I Enjoyed The Illusion Museum Very Differently

    Girlfriend And I Enjoyed The Illusion Museum Very Differently

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    #34

    Kelvingrove Museum Getting Into The Christmas Spirit

    Kelvingrove Museum Getting Into The Christmas Spirit

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    Found In Museum Of Earth Sciences In Cambridge

    Found In Museum Of Earth Sciences In Cambridge

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    Spent 2 Hours Looking For This At The Natural History Museum (London): Totally Worth It

    Spent 2 Hours Looking For This At The Natural History Museum (London): Totally Worth It

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    #38

    My Daughter Is At The Ivan The Terrible Torture Museum. I Consider This A Masterpiece

    My Daughter Is At The Ivan The Terrible Torture Museum. I Consider This A Masterpiece

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    Went To Museum And They Had A Working Piano They Had This Sign

    Went To Museum And They Had A Working Piano They Had This Sign

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can play the piano, granted not in tune but I am enthusiastic at hitting the keys.

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    #40

    Me And My Girlfriend At The Trick Art Museum

    Me And My Girlfriend At The Trick Art Museum

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    #41

    We Put Glasses On The Floor At An Art Gallery

    We Put Glasses On The Floor At An Art Gallery

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg don't even get me started on phony art people. You could take a s**t in the corner and at least 10 people will go "oh my stars, what a beautiful piece, the hardness of the poop reflects how tense and stressed the author is and, the singular fly buzzing around the excrement reveals the loneliness of the author, oh my the colour is magnificent, it's the brownest brown my artsy-fartsy eyes have ever witnesses. Oh and the redness-yellowness of that u-rine (yes, they pronounce it like this) means... well it reminds me I should see a doctor, dem kidneys are a-strugglin' youknowhatImean ahahah Francine cancel my 3-oclock caviar tasting mhm, thanks darling." 🤢

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    #42

    So Anyway, I'm Banned From The Children's Museum

    So Anyway, I'm Banned From The Children's Museum

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    Solid Life Advice From The Local Museum

    Solid Life Advice From The Local Museum

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    Vic
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The top 2 holes are for hands.. it's the bottom one that worries me a bit..

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    #44

    Found This At My Local Art History Museum

    Found This At My Local Art History Museum

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    #45

    My Local Museum Is Holding A Star Wars Exhibition On The 5th Of December, And To Promote It, People/Staff Are Dressing Up As Characters From The Series And Walking Through Town

    My Local Museum Is Holding A Star Wars Exhibition On The 5th Of December, And To Promote It, People/Staff Are Dressing Up As Characters From The Series And Walking Through Town

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    Went To The Museum Of Anthropology Today And I Can't Unsee

    Went To The Museum Of Anthropology Today And I Can't Unsee

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    I See The Science Museum Has Made Good Use Of Their 3D Printer. That's A Doorstop

    I See The Science Museum Has Made Good Use Of Their 3D Printer. That's A Doorstop

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Game of Thrones reference. There's a character named Hodor which is a corruption of the phrase "Hold door".

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    #49

    Noticed You Guys Like Accidental Green Screen Pics. My Son Wore A Green Hoodie To A Pompeii Exhibit. We Ran With It

    Noticed You Guys Like Accidental Green Screen Pics. My Son Wore A Green Hoodie To A Pompeii Exhibit. We Ran With It

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    Took A Picture Of My Brother At The Museum Of Natural History (When You See It)

    Took A Picture Of My Brother At The Museum Of Natural History (When You See It)

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    #52

    These Dinosaurs Wearing Masks At The Indianapolis Children's Museum

    These Dinosaurs Wearing Masks At The Indianapolis Children's Museum

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    "I'm Henry The 8th I Am"

    "I'm Henry The 8th I Am"

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    #54

    Almost Got Kicked Out Of The National Museum Of The Philippines For This Pic

    Almost Got Kicked Out Of The National Museum Of The Philippines For This Pic

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    First Nations “White Man” Mask Looks A Lot Like Nic Cage

    First Nations “White Man” Mask Looks A Lot Like Nic Cage

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    Ok, Whatever Karen (Sao Paolo Museum Of Art)

    Ok, Whatever Karen (Sao Paolo Museum Of Art)

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    As We're Doing Funny Exhibition Cards, Here's An Old Favorite Of Mine From An Exhibition At The National Maritime Museum

    As We're Doing Funny Exhibition Cards, Here's An Old Favorite Of Mine From An Exhibition At The National Maritime Museum

    No, I don't like going abroad I went to Wales and I cried

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    My Wife Got This Pic Of Me Staring Incredulously At A Whale Dong In The Icelandic Phallological Museum

    My Wife Got This Pic Of Me Staring Incredulously At A Whale Dong In The Icelandic Phallological Museum

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    You Wouldn't Believe It Either

    You Wouldn't Believe It Either

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    #61

    The Unnamed Soldier Was My Guide At The Game Of Thrones Exhibition

    The Unnamed Soldier Was My Guide At The Game Of Thrones Exhibition

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    #62

    Dustin Hoffman Looks Jealous Of My Mom And John Travolta At A Wax Museum

    Dustin Hoffman Looks Jealous Of My Mom And John Travolta At A Wax Museum

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    People Were Asked To Write Down Their Fear At A Museum Exhibit

    People Were Asked To Write Down Their Fear At A Museum Exhibit

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    My Sister's Boyfriend, Admiring The Sculptures At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art In NYC

    My Sister's Boyfriend, Admiring The Sculptures At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art In NYC

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    #65

    This Sign Of Hobo Symbols At Railroad Museum

    This Sign Of Hobo Symbols At Railroad Museum

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    My Local Zoo Has An Empty "Drop Bear" Exhibit

    My Local Zoo Has An Empty "Drop Bear" Exhibit

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    Rijkærd
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    DO NOT what??? Why is it chomped? DO NOT what?? .....am getting out of here

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    This Is Why They Usually Don't Let Me In To Museums

    This Is Why They Usually Don't Let Me In To Museums

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    Wearing Art

    Wearing Art

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    This Museum Has Taxidermised Animals Randomly Hidden About In Odd Places, Behind Other Exhibits And So On

    This Museum Has Taxidermised Animals Randomly Hidden About In Odd Places, Behind Other Exhibits And So On

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    Went To The Museum Today

    Went To The Museum Today

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    #73

    This Happy Guy I Saw On The Rear Of A Museum Aircraft

    This Happy Guy I Saw On The Rear Of A Museum Aircraft

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    Took A Panoramic Photo At A Museum And Ended Up Making It Look Like This Girl Has The Ultimate Selfie Hand

    Took A Panoramic Photo At A Museum And Ended Up Making It Look Like This Girl Has The Ultimate Selfie Hand

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    The WiFi Password At The Museum Of Broken Relationships In Zagreb, Croatia

    The WiFi Password At The Museum Of Broken Relationships In Zagreb, Croatia

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    #76

    So I Found This Dog Portrait In A Museum In France

    So I Found This Dog Portrait In A Museum In France

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    Museum-Goers Touched The "Please Touch" Sign Instead Of The Rock

    Museum-Goers Touched The "Please Touch" Sign Instead Of The Rock

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is actually a sign telling children that this exhibit can be touched! But if you don't catch the legend posted at the beginning of the exhibit you won't know that.

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    #78

    The Natural History Museum In Cleveland Hides Cheeseburgers Around Their Exhibits

    The Natural History Museum In Cleveland Hides Cheeseburgers Around Their Exhibits

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    Wife Made Me Go To Art Museum. I Found A Way To Make It Fun

    Wife Made Me Go To Art Museum. I Found A Way To Make It Fun

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    Spotted In A Gallery In Florence. John Wick: Renaissance Man

     Spotted In A Gallery In Florence. John Wick: Renaissance Man

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    #81

    Funny Countdown At The Smithsonian National Museum Of Natural History

    Funny Countdown At The Smithsonian National Museum Of Natural History

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    #82

    At The Bangkok Museum Of Natural History The T-Rex Is Wearing A Facemask With A Dinosaur Pattern

    At The Bangkok Museum Of Natural History The T-Rex Is Wearing A Facemask With A Dinosaur Pattern

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    #83

    Guy At A Modern Art Gallery