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Museum of The Weird – Closing, Or Not

December 5, 2008

The Museum of the Weird in Texas is closing and selling off most of its unique exhibits. No, not that Museum of the Weird in Texas. The other Museum of the Weird in Texas.

“I thought that they were called the Museum of Weird,” said Steve Busti, owner of the Museum of the Weird that isn’t closing.

The Museum of the Weird that is closing is in Houston, and is more of a fringe-art collection than an official museum. But that doesn’t make its stuff any less interesting, and most of it will be up for sale at bargain prices at its “Dumpster Dive” on December 13. The museum’s descent into freak oblivion is not because of its in-state competition, but because its two owners are moving to separate locations (We’ve seen before how break-ups can break up a good museum).

Up in Austin, Steve Busti’s impressive Museum of the Weird is in no danger of falling into a similar limbo. “In fact, we’re getting bigger and bigger,” he told us. “We just added a Texas Bigfoot exhibit!” — complete with footprints and a life-size gigantophitecus sculpture. The museum also has a 3,000-year-old mummy, a FeeJee Mermaid, and a well-stocked (and eerie) Cabinet of Curiosities.

Steve wishes his former fellow abnormalnauts well, and is understandably intrigued by their upcoming garage sale. “It might be worth the trip down there just to introduce myself,” he said, “and see what they’re getting rid of.”

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One Response to “Museum of The Weird – Closing, Or Not”

1. Criss Godzilla Says:
   December 31st, 2008 at 10:08 am

   Ack, I can’t believe I”m just now hearing about this! Do they have anything left? And how can I get ahold of the proprietors?

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