15 Most Unique and Unusual Museums in the World

1. The Kunstkamera

Year it was opened: 1714

The Kunstkamera, which is also known as the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography is the most unique and unusual museum in the world. It is also considered to be one of the oldest museums in Russia. The museum was founded by the great Tsar Peter in 1714. The museum holds the personal collection of Tsar Peter from his travels, which includes anatomical specimens, ethnographic artifacts, oddities, and other scientific instruments. The museum was forest situated in the Summer Palace and was then moved to the Universitetskaya Embankment in 1727. The museum holds around 2 million items today and is one of the biggest collections of ethnographic exhibits. The museum depicts the diversity of cultures across today’s Russia and the historic Soviet Union.

It is also considered a leading research institute with its management participating in extensive research regarding anthropology, ethnography, and other related fields. Despite its unusual nature, the museum attracts hundreds of tourists who are on a quest to discover interesting artifacts and exhibits.

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