3 Unusual Museums You Can Only Find in Boston

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Robin S
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Boston has many pretty amazing museums in store, but some of them are so strange you probably won’t get to see them anywhere else. We’re bringing you three truly unusual museums from the capital of Massachusetts.

Museum of Bad Art

This unusual museum, housed in the Somerville Theatre, includes a series of pieces of “art too bad to be ignored” and its main mission is to celebrate the labor of the artists who wouldn’t have been recognized nor appreciated otherwise.

Warren Anatomical Museum

If you’re interested in medicine, you should definitely check out this museum during your visit to Harvard University. It features some truly rare and peculiar sights related to the medical field.

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Sweet talked my way past multiple lines of defense into the Harvard Medical School library to the anatomical museum floor (that’s currently closed for renovations) in order to see the skull of my main man Phineas Gage as they were preparing to wheel him off to the archives until 2021. Whew. ⁣ For those who aren’t familiar, Phineas Gage is one of the most famous neurology cases. In 1848, he survived a construction accident during which an iron rod was driven through his skull destroying a large portion of his left frontal lobe. His personality and behavior subsequently changed, contributing to discussion about cerebral localization which is the idea that different parts of the brain support different functions. Thanks for reading this and nerding out with me.⁣ 🧠🤓 •⁣ •⁣ #PhineasGage #Harvard #HarvardMedicalSchool #WarrenAnatomicalMuseum #Medicine #Neurology #TBI #BrainInjury #Physician #Doctor #Residency #AdventuresOfABabyDoc

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Museum of Modern Renaissance

This museum located in Somerville is one of the city’s best-hidden gems, and it deserves your time if you’re a fan of colorful, over-the-top art. It’s filled with vibrant murals that you have to look at up close to notice all the tiny and mythical details they feature.