Some museums connect us to the past, showing us a world we never knew existed. Others inform us, giving a depth to that which we already know. And then there are the other museums; museums of weird and interesting items that defy normal categorization.

Coudal Partners, a design and advertising firm located in Chicago curate the Museum of Online Museums, has a web site that documents all three. From the usual online museums to the weird and wacky, they have a list that one could spend hours rifling through. Although we have hardly had the time to digest all of the different collections, some interesting places to start include the usual suspects

• The Bauhaus Muesum


• The Art Institute of Chicago


• The Smithsonian


• Museum of Modern Art

For those interesting in more unusual flair check out

• The Gallery of 70s Calculators


• Vintage Cereal Boxes


• Matchboxes from the Indian Subcontinent

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