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And, speaking of books, what about David MacCauley's Motel of the
Mysteries? That came out about the same time as the blockbuster King Tut
exhibit and even boasts a gift catalog in the back.

Mary Montgomery
Museum of History & Industry, Seattle

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From: Beryl Rosenthal [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 8:11 AM
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Subject: Re: Unusual Museums

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You should check out two wonderful books that never fail to send my 
museum studies students into hysterics:

The Directory of Unique Museums (Oryx Press)
Offbeat Museums (Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers)

Beryl

Jeff Courtman wrote:
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> A little Friday diversion:
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> a friend sent this list to me of '32 Weirdly Specific Museums' -
enjoy!
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> http://tinyurl.com/yla59q
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-- 
Beryl Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Director
Tsongas Industrial History Center
Boott Cotton Mills
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A joint program of UMASS Lowell's 
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