May 13 2009
Wax Museums – Historic Realism or Groupie Obsession
Years ago in New York City, I went to a party for retail visual merchandise managers hosted by a mannequin manufacturer in a loft display room. The elevator door opened to a low-light room filled with fabulously dressed people clustered in groups enjoying cocktails. In an effort to mingle, I approached one cluster, only to discover that some among the group were mute and motionless! What was even odder is that no one seemed to notice. It was business as usual! New York Tours and Attractions
That’s the same feeling you get in Madame Tussauds Wax Museums. See for yourself when visiting Madame Tussauds Las Vegas, New York City, or Washington D.C. The historic and contemporary figures are so life-like, for a moment you forget they aren’t. What’s more, by interacting with your favorite celeb as you step into their world cleverly created through high tech accouterments, intellect and fantasy somehow get all knotted up. You know they’re just wax figures, but for a moment you believe!
Museum of Bad Art (MoBA) – Not sure how else to describe this museum… the title sums it up pretty well. The Museum of Bad Art describes its mission perfectly – “dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition and celebration of bad art in all its forms.” Artists that are featured at the MoBA are talented, esteemed artists that have created works that cause fans to say “what was he thinking?”. Founded by Scott Wilson who began the museum with its first masterpiece in 1993, “Lucy in the Field of Flowers”, apparently discovered in a trash pile in 
