The first stop on my trip will be St Petersburg in Russia. I thought that since I'll be there in less than two weeks, I should do some research on all the historical buildings. Some proper research because I don't think watching Anastasia counts. Or does it?
Anyway, I was reading up on the Winter Palace when I came across a museum called the Kunstkamera museum. Even though I speak fluent Russian, I still think it's an odd name. But don't worry, it gets even weirder.
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Built in 1727 on the Neva Riverfront (the third largest river in Europe) this museum is dedicated to preserving "natural and human curiosities and rarities". Intrigued? So was I, until I decided to search on Google Images.
At first, my intention was to find images depicting the building exterior but instead I found mutated babies in jars. I guess this is what they meant by "curiosities and rarities". After some further reading I found that the museum holds a large collection of human and animal foetus's with anatomical deformities.
What do you guys think, very cool or very gruesome?
Anyway, I was reading up on the Winter Palace when I came across a museum called the Kunstkamera museum. Even though I speak fluent Russian, I still think it's an odd name. But don't worry, it gets even weirder.
At first, my intention was to find images depicting the building exterior but instead I found mutated babies in jars. I guess this is what they meant by "curiosities and rarities". After some further reading I found that the museum holds a large collection of human and animal foetus's with anatomical deformities.
What do you guys think, very cool or very gruesome?
How's that for a biology class?
ReplyDelete"Good morning class, please turn to page 177 of your text book, and we'll take a vote as to which deformed foetus is most likely to feature in the next horror movie about the Antichrist."
Enjoy your trip, can't wait to see more pics!
-James