She lived inside someone’s locket
Categories: Curiosities, history • Tags: face, heart, love, nostalgia, photography, vintage
Tag: love
A Map of a Woman’s Heart, 1833-1842
Published by D.W. Kellog between 1833-1842, this amusing Map of the Open Country of Woman’s Heart paints the “fairer sex” in a rather unflattering light. From the mole traps in the Province of Deception, to the city of Moi-meme in the Land of Selfishness, to the Plains of Susceptibility in the Region of Sentimentality, this ever-so-charming illustration certainly demonstrates this Victorian gentleman’s equal taste for maps and disdain for women. I suspect this fellow must have had a recent broken […]
Categories: Curiosities, history • Tags: anatomy, art, humor, love, map, victorian era
The Museum of Broken Relationships
A monument to broken hearts and lost loves, the clever Museum of Broken Relationships features objects related to former romantic relationships, anonymously donated by broken-hearted people all over the world. The museum was originally conceived by Olinka Vištica and Dražen Grubišić as a travelling exhibition, and now has a permanent home in Zagreb, Croatia. Featuring diverse love tokens such as teddy bears, wedding dresses, underwear, and even an axe, the collection becomes a physical manifestation of the heartache, nostalgia and […]
Categories: Ideas, Museums • Tags: humor, institution, love, museum, nostalgia
