I sit next to the sarcophagus and the the stuffed lioness and i drink absinthe whilst. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities, hackney, london. The collection, which includes a shrunken head, twoheaded calf, and unidentifiable worms, is the work of viktor wynd, a selfdescribed pataphysicist, dilettante. As an artist, wynd created the viktor wynd museum of curiosities, fine art.
Viktor wynd s museum of curiosities, or viktor wynd himself. Known for exotic meat burgers and eccentric taxidermy surroundings. Head down a spiral staircase into 2 rooms of the oddest, most. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities, fine art and natural history. The curious collecting life of londons newest museum proprietor. Part of the last tuesday society, it is a museum and bar in london borough of hackney.
Where rioters caused chaos just four years ago, a series of bars and pubs are now springing up for. Unless you hire a car, visiting stonehenge, bath, and windsor castle in one day is next to impossible. Hold tight to the banister, a few more steps, please, please mind that one, and youve landed in viktor wynd s museum of curiosities. Aug 01, 2016 viktor wynds museum of curiosities is pretty much the horniman after a drugfueled 48 hour bender. The londonbased wynd is a character straight out of a creepy blackandwhite movie. Wash it all down with some house cocktails inspired by the museums inventory and you might just have yourself londons most fantastical, but wonderful night out. Its hard to know where to begin when writing about viktor wynd s museum of curiosities as, frankly, it needs to be seen to be believed. A look inside viktor wynd s mindbending cabinet of curiosities cabinet of curiosities viktor wynd museum nice assortment of things in jars that you could pick up and look at. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities diverting journeys. See 36 photos and 5 tips from 288 visitors to the viktor wynd museum of curiosities. Viktor wynd museum of curiosities art by caroline banks. Located by bethnal green and cambridge heath, it is known to be the countrys only museum of curiosities. Viktor wynd, proprietor of the last tuesday cocktail bar, museum of curiosities in east london and eccentric travel agency, gone with the wynd, chats with travel begins at 40 about his new venture an illustrated book, the unnatural history museum, and the impact of coronavirus upon travel. To find out more about viktor wynd, his collection and ongoing events, check out the last tuesday society website.
It presents an incoherent vision of the world displayed through wonder enclosed within a tiny space, a wunderkabinett if you will. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities in pictures art and design. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities in pictures art. Viktor wynds pet delilah, from the new book viktor wynds cabinet of wonders photograph by oskar proctor, all. They certainly dont do things by halves over at mr wynds. Crowe volunteered his excreta and insisted it be displayed, at least according to the crudely scrawled note which sits upon mr. Its also difficult not to just steal quotes from the website, as it. Nothing would have been possible without timisoara. The museum is curated and owned by an artist and collector viktor wynd.
When hes not at the museum, wynd lives in an overflowing house museum he calls fantasy wyndworld, kept company by exotic pets, including gilbert, an african pygmy hedgehog. Mar 26, 2015 some say he was never born, and that he only writes with a fine goose quill pen. Tickets and list of events to the the viktor wynd museum of curiosities london, located in 11 mare street, london at ticketweb. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities photos, pictures of. She is the founding member of observatorya gallery and lecture space in brooklyn, new yorkand annual cocurator of the congress for curious peoples, a 10day series of lectures and performances investigating curiosity and curiosities, broadly considered and taking place at the coney island museum. Viktor wynd is an artist, author, lecturer, impresario and committee member of the london institute of pataphysics. Wynds singular collection of artifacts and absurdities, mr.
Londons strangest museum displays amy winehouses poop. The weird and creepy world of the viktor wynd museum of. Here is a selection of some of my favorites from a visit there a couple of years ago. A subjective and thoughtprovoking collection, its an admirable and. Viktor wynd museum of curiosities london chilean restaurant. Two headed kittens, dodo bones, cocktails, exhibitions, lectures, shrunken heads, taxidermy, human remains, erotica, occult paintings.
Mention the museum to the bartender and you will be shown to a gaping hole on the ground where a staircase spirals down to a redglowing mouth. Hold tight to the banister, a few more steps, please, please mind that one, and youve landed in viktor wynds museum of curiosities. A viktor wynd museum of curiosities, london, england. Sep 03, 2016 located by bethnal green and cambridge heath, it is known to be the countrys only museum of curiosities. The artist viktor wynd is a collector with no apparent filter taxidermy, human remains, giant beans and mcdonalds happy meal toys all form. This is a category for photos of the viktor wynd museum at the last tuesday society bar on mare street, east london. Dec 01, 2014 the curious collecting life of londons newest museum proprietor. The artist viktor wynd is a collector with no apparent filter taxidermy, human remains, giant beans and. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities the carouser. The last tuesday society is raising funds for the viktor wynd museum of curiosities on kickstarter. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities in pictures art and. This east london museum, curated by artist viktor wynd, has an onsite cocktail bar, and absolutely no boundaries whatsoever. The museum will present an incoherent vision of the world displayed through wonder enclosed within a tiny space, no. In saying that, guest exhibitions by everyone from steven wright and alasdair gray have been presented here.
The artist viktor wynd is a collector with no apparent filter taxidermy, human remains, giant beans and mcdonalds happy meal toys all form part of his collection. Anyway, hackney is not really the sort of place that i voluntarily choose to spend my time, which is why its taken me so long to get around to visiting the viktor wynd museum of curiosities, even though you all know how i love weird shit. February 10, 2019 harriet baskas museums, uncategorized curiosity cabinets, london, london tourism, museum of childhood, museums, viktor wynd museum of curiosities. A museum featuring dodo bones, living coral, twoheaded animals and prints by pablo picasso opens in london today. The last tuesday society the chancellor viktor wynd presents. Viktor wynds museum of curiosities london the art of. I was delighted when a friend invited me here for a drink as id been meaning to visit for ages. The last tuesday society the viktor wynd museum of curiosities. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities was one of the most surprising and pleasant discoveries of the last months. Hackneys finest cocktails are served in the museums tiny.
The viktor wynd museum of curiosities is a thoroughly bizarre museum that houses an eclectic collection of oddities and artifacts inside a tightly packed basement in londons hackney neighborhood. There will be a series of exhibitons, lectures and curious events from viktors last tuesday society, and a bar serving light food has also been added to the premises. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities in pictures museum of. Viktor wynd museum of curiosities is currently closed as the present time falls outside of the opening hours below. See more ideas about museum of curiosity, museum and natural history. Designed specifically for travelers with limited time in. Nearest station to the viktor wynd museum of curiosities. Viktor wynd museum of curiosities talissa mehringer. The most recent art exhibition at the viktor wynd museum of curosities it opened a couple of weeks back capitalises on its wonderously. Please note parts, and indeed the whole of the museum are sometimes hired out for private events and filming if travelling far please ring 02079983617 to check. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities, fine art and.
Nov 17, 2016 viktor wynd s museum is filled with shrunken heads, objects of magic, mummified fairies, and much much more. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities presents the first all encompassing museum to open in london since the horniman in 1901. Viktor wynds museum of curiosities is certainly peculiar and as it states on the front door this isnt a place for the easily offended but its a must and one of those hidden finds within. Found at the bottom of mare street, just by the canal, you enter the museum of curiosities by the friendly bar. It is operated by viktor wynd and part of the last tuesday society and was funded on kickstarter in 2015. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities, fine art and natural history claims to be. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities the countrys only curiosity museum open wednesday to sunday 12pm10pm. We take a trip down to london to explore the weird and the wonderful viktor wynd s museum of curiosities an eyeopening and incredible experience. Viktor wynd s cabinet of curiosities, published by prestel, is out now. Meet viktor wynd and his museum of curiosities british. Enter into a wunderkammer of the rare, curious and wonderful, displayed in carefully themed groups. Media in category viktor wynd museum the following 29 files are in this category, out of 29 total. The artist viktor wynd is a collector with no apparent filter taxidermy, human. The viktor wynd museum is contained within four rooms the upper galleries presenting two to three art historical exhibitions annually the spare room dedicated to the work of english occultist austin osman spare the wunderkabinett which is divided into two chambers.
The revolt that broke out on 16th of december 1989 in the west of the country was not just the triggering event of the revolution, it was the founding act of todays romania. Photos of the viktor wynd museum of curiosities, hackney, london. From the outside of this small london museum, its hard to tell what exactly is on display and if you thought the taxidermy and skeletons on the ground floor were unusual just wait until you. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities london, tickets the. Sarah stewart seek out oddities among the alreadyodd. Tower hamlets tower hamlets is the heart of londons east end and takes its name from the tower of london, located within the boroughs boundaries. If youve been to london more than once, youll want to start exploring the neighborhoods and attractions beyond the british museum, the victoria and albert museum and the like.
Museum of creepy curiosities opens in london london evening. The last tuesday society presents the first all encompassing museum to open in london since the horniman in 1901. Viktor wynd museum of curiosities, london opening times. Weirder than weird viktor wynds museum of curiosities. Charles bronson charles darwin museum of curiosity london places weird and wonderful museum collection london city victorian era the incredibles. Viktor wynd projects viktor wynds little shop of horrors. The bbc featured the museum in a video editorial entitled viktor wynd. Viktor wynds museum of curiosities is an experience like. Viktor wynd museum of curiosities archives stuck at the. I guess, and those captions really did crack me up, so even though it was pretty teeny and. The viktor wynd museum london, united kingdom art museum.
Described by some as a strange reinterpretation of renaissance wunderkabinett, this museum is ran by artist and author viktor wynd. Another one for those who like a little twisted allure on their london excursion, the viktor wynd museum is more curiosity shop than highly curated exhibits. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities, fine art and natural. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities the carouserthe. Museum of creepy curiosities opens in london london.
The viktor wynd museum of curiosities pictures, the viktor wynd museum of curiosities photos. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities, a collection of. Viktor wynds cabinet of curiosities, published by prestel, is out now. The museum is owned by the last tuesday society, an interdisciplinary art movement run by benign dictator chancellor viktor wynd. Viktor wynds museum of curiosities london on the inside. Viktor wynds little shop of horrors, or the last tuesday society shop as its more generally known, is a 21st century take on the classic victorian cabinet of. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities the last tuesday. London museum purportedly contains celebrity poop mtv. Viktor wynd s museum is filled with shrunken heads, objects of magic, mummified fairies, and much much more. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities art museum in london. His museum is just as bizarre, featuring everything from animal skulls and mcdonalds happy meal toys to condoms confiscated from a. Three years in the pipeline with various stalled incarnations, a project that changed every morning, and continues to change. Aug 05, 2015 so this is just a normal post, but the 200th one, in case anyones keeping track. Wynds pink vespa parked outside shows he is at home.
The museum also includes unusual items donated by members of the public, along with an eclectic array of stuff from wynds personal collection. Viktor wynds museum of curiosities, wed sun 11am 11pm the last tuesday society, 11 mare street, e8 4rp. Katie strick explores the curious world of local artist and collector viktor wynd its a curious place, mare street. The viktor wynd museum of curiosities hackney menu view the menu for the viktor wynd museum of curiosities london on zomato for delivery, dineout or takeaway, the viktor wynd museum of curiosities menu and prices. The borough is dominated by the white tower, built in the eleventh century and home to the crown jewels, royal armouries, yeoman warders and the famous.
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