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'What's it supposed to be?' Visitors to the Museum of Bad Art in Somerville, Massachusetts, admire the awfulness of a series of canine portraits. The museum is looking for a new home. Getty Images
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A lipstick pistol, a button-hole camera, a lethal umbrella and an authentic waterboarding table – the espionage world's heroic, ingenious and sordid sides can all be seen at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. AFP
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Belongings and other items on display during the inauguration of the Avicii Experience Museum, dedicated to late Swedish musician Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii, in Stockholm, Sweden on February 24, 2022. AFP
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The entrance to the Museum of Broken Relationships in Hollywood, California. AFP
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The Museum of Broken Relationships is where memories of broken hearts are put on display. AFP
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Instant noodles packages on display in the Instant Noodles History Cube at the CupNoodles Museum in Yokohama, Japan. EPA
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Staff members prepare instant noodles for visitors at the My Cup Noodles Factory at the CupNoodles Museum. EPA
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A woman prepares instant noodles at the Noodles Bazaar. EPA
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One of the largest underwater museums in the world is in the Caribbean Sea off Cancun, Mexico. AP Images
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Some of the hundreds of sculptures at Cancun Underwater Museum. Photo: Musa
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'What's it supposed to be?' Visitors to the Museum of Bad Art in Somerville, Massachusetts, admire the awfulness of a series of canine portraits. The museum is looking for a new home. Getty Images
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A lipstick pistol, a button-hole camera, a lethal umbrella and an authentic waterboarding table – the espionage world's heroic, ingenious and sordid sides can all be seen at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. AFP
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Belongings and other items on display during the inauguration of the Avicii Experience Museum, dedicated to late Swedish musician Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii, in Stockholm, Sweden on February 24, 2022. AFP
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The entrance to the Museum of Broken Relationships in Hollywood, California. AFP
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The Museum of Broken Relationships is where memories of broken hearts are put on display. AFP
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Instant noodles packages on display in the Instant Noodles History Cube at the CupNoodles Museum in Yokohama, Japan. EPA
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Staff members prepare instant noodles for visitors at the My Cup Noodles Factory at the CupNoodles Museum. EPA
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A woman prepares instant noodles at the Noodles Bazaar. EPA
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One of the largest underwater museums in the world is in the Caribbean Sea off Cancun, Mexico. AP Images
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Some of the hundreds of sculptures at Cancun Underwater Museum. Photo: Musa
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'What's it supposed to be?' Visitors to the Museum of Bad Art in Somerville, Massachusetts, admire the awfulness of a series of canine portraits. The museum is looking for a new home. Getty Images
The world’s unique museums: from espionage to noodles
From Osaka to Washington, the world is filled with fascinating and quirky institutions
Emma Pearson
01 April, 2022
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