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A unique and
meaningful collection.
Every object here is real, and every one was chosen for meaning over value, arranged not by beauty or rarity, but by where it sits on the long shelf of time.
~ The curator’s mark
Chapter 01
Deep Time
Earth, before there was anyone to see it.
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Volcano Rocks
Rocks from Iceland, Hawaii, the Nyiragongo (D.R. Congo), the Etna (Italy) and more. Also micro samples from all over the world for fascinating microscopic studies.Read moreRead less
Chapter 02
The Rise of Life
The first living things, and the seas that filled with them.
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Primitive Life
The oldest stromatolite at 3.49 billion years and the world’s oldest multi-cellular organism (1.4 billion years), life in its most primitive form.
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Cambrian Explosion
When life as we know it started. Fantastic specimens from the Chengjiang biota, China, including Trilobites, Isoxys and even older Nemiana from Ukraine.Read moreRead less
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Older Fossils
Some of the oldest fossils in the world with 300 to 400 million year old Horseshoe Crabs, Ammonites, Orthoceras, Armored Fish, Eurypterus Sea Scorpions and more.Read moreRead less
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Amber
Forests from the Baltic, Myanmar, Indonesia, the Dominican Republic and Colombia are represented by incredibly well preserved insects and flora from as long as 100 million years ago.Read moreRead less
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Paleobotanical Garden
From rare Ginkgo leaves to Lycopod trunk, Cooksonia pertoni and Megaphyton over 300 million years old, there is a wide diversity of plants including Archaepteris, the oldest known tree in the world. Colourful petrified wood, a spider and many insects complete this incredible garden.Read moreRead less
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Fish Fossils
A majestic Phareodus testis from the Green River formation, a Coelacanth from Madagascar, and other interesting fish fossils from China, Scotland, Brazil, and Morocco.Read moreRead less
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Madagascar Fossils
A beautiful Nautilus leads the selection of shells including several varieties of ammonites and bivalves, some iridescent.
Chapter 03
Age of Dinosaurs
The giants, and the eggs they left behind.
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Dinosaur Fossils
An incredible T-Rex tooth and many bones and teeth from Triceratops, Hadrosaurus, Spinosaurus, Edmontosaurus, Pterosaurs, Carcharodontosaurus, Diplodocus and more.Read moreRead less
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Dinosaur Eggs
Impressive giant Hadrosaur and Oviraptor eggs from the Cretaceous as well as eggshells from Saltasaurus, Hypselosaurus, Titanosaur, Tarbosaurus, and more.Read moreRead less
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Bird Fossils
Fossillised feather and an Enantiornithe bird fossil.
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Marine Reptile Fossils
Teeth and vertebrae from Mosasaurus, Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Globidens and more.
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Fossilised Coprolites
The Little Museum of the World has the most amazing toilets you can find around! An interesting selection of sometimes colourful (but odorless!) Dinosaur, Plesiosaur and Sea Turtle fossilized poo is on display there with T-Rex all around!!Read moreRead less
Chapter 04
Megalodons & Mammoths, impressive giants.
After the dinosaurs: mammoths, megalodons, great beasts of the ice and the deep.
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Megalodons
Guarded by two giant 200 cm Orthoceras, the Otodus megalodon cabinets are filled with huge wonders from the USA, Peru, New Caledonia, and Indonesia.
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Mammoths
Teeth (also from the Meridionalis Mammoth), bones, and hairs are on display as well as an amazing piece of skin with hairs from the Siberian permafrost.Read moreRead less
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Ice Age Fossils
A generous selection of wildlife from Gansu province, China, and Florida, USA. Land mammals and aquatic creatures as well as turtles from the Miocene to the Pleistocene. Mastodons and rhinoceroses are also part of the collection.Read moreRead less
Chapter 05
Humans
Tools, cities, and the first civilisations.
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First Humans
A remarkable selection of tools from the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic in Europe and Africa. A mysterious object from a cave in France, tools from the Brazilian Amazon telling us the story of the Rainforest, an astonishing bone needle from Germany, and the first pieces of jewelry on Earth among other wonders.Read moreRead less
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Neolithic Tools
One more display with Neolithic tools (like one for fishing) and the first body representation of ancient beliefs. Here you can feel the beginning of design sophistication.Read moreRead less
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Civilizations
History has so many incredible civilizations. The Little Museum of the World has gathered a few objects showing the diversity of art from Ancient China, the Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Maya, pre-Columbian empires, Incas, Thule, Vikings, and more.Read moreRead less
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Ethnicity
While the world develops, some remote communities from the Markham Valley in Papua New Guinea still have cannibalistic rites symbolized by this wooden serving spoon, while crocodiles play a central part in the art and culture of the Iatmul tribe there as shown by the carved wooden prow of a canoe.Read moreRead less
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Slavery
Slave bracelets and money, an 1854 original pro-slavery book, and the example of Wendell Phillips as a voice against the trade. A sensitive theme close to our hearts.Read moreRead less
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Migration
As one of the most serious problems of the century, the migration theme is symbolized by a life jacket which has really saved people in the Mediterranean Sea. Michael Bond and Walt Disney’s artifacts show us that migration is not a crime, while a Nansen Passport from the early 20th century may give us a glimpse of hope for solutions.Read moreRead less
Chapter 06
Time for sophistication and dreams
What we made once we had time to imagine.
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Literature
Original books of Jules Verne are scattered around the museum due to his outstanding visionary work. St Exupéry is obviously present, Cervantes and his Don Quixote bring a touch of romanticism while a letter signed by Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime, shows her influence on popular literature. Two little silver puppets recount the fantastic story of the Mâhâbhârata and open up to the themes of the huge often unknown diversity of the world’s literature.Read moreRead less
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The Little Prince
Unavoidable, classic, and timeless, The Little Museum of the World could not forget the wonderful character created by Antoine de St Exupéry. A rare The Little Prince edition in Tifinagh, the Tuareg language of the desert where the author met the Little Prince, is on display. There are also two Aéropostale envelopes, one having been transported by St Exupéry himself for the opening of the line between Bahia Blanca and Comodoro Rivadavia in Argentina in 1929.Read moreRead less
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Photography
A history of Photography starting with an 1855 wooden chamber for the collodion process. More 19th-century cameras and a selection of Kodak and other cameras, including some striking models from Russia and Germany. Daguerreotypes are on display as well as magic lanterns and a stereoscope device.Read moreRead less
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Cinema
From a graffiti art representation of “A Trip to the Moon” by Georges Méliès to Star Trek, Star Wars, and Harry Potter memorabilia, the beauty of cinema is also shown here with the important messages movies can carry. The Little Museum of the World therefore shows a puppet of Charlie Chaplin’s “The Dictator”, a Schindler’s List book signed “Remember not to Forget” by Shoah survivor Poldek Pffefferberg, and a signed photo from Jojo Rabbit’s awesome director and actor Taika Waititi.Read moreRead less
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Music
There is no way to forget the importance of music in world history. The 20th century especially has seen a huge diversity of music. Several vintage radios represent musicians and singers who have marked the field of music. A photo signed “Love” by Aretha Franklin, a signed microphone by Paul McCartney, and a commissioned pop art portrait of Edith Piaf by pop artist Tennessee Loveless are some of the artifacts you will see at the Little Museum.Read moreRead less
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Fashion
From the first needles to sew animal hides in the Neolithic time to genuine painted Louis Vuitton and Chanel bags by pop artist Tennessee Loveless, fashion is part of The Little Museum of the World.Read moreRead less
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Comics
A comic book of the Amazing Spider-Man signed by the legendary Stan Lee, a signed Wonder Woman photo by actress, feminist, and activist Lynda Carter, and four hand-signed 2 dollar bills by artist Rency for an art which has taken much more importance in these last decades.Read moreRead less
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Art
There are many paintings, sculptures, and drawings at The Little Museum of the World, and some have been commissioned to match the themes expressed here. Artists from Italy, the USA, France, and beyond have been working on great artworks, and it is a wish for The Little Museum of the World to expand its art collection with more commissions in the future.Read moreRead less
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Sport
How sports are more and more at the center of Peace is obvious. The Little Museum of the World has gathered signed iconic shirts of the Lakers, Kobe Bryant, Barcelona, Manchester United, and Real Madrid. Signed photos and balls by the Williams sisters, Borg, McEnroe, Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic come face to face with gloves signed by the great Muhammad Ali and an original 19th-century child’s penny-farthing. An autographed photo by Jesse Owens brings the Olympic spirit alive while a football recovered from a bombed sports ground in Ukraine called “The Football of Peace” reminds us that nothing should be taken for granted.Read moreRead less
Chapter 07
The Modern World
Inventions, conflicts, and the planet we are shaping now.
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Explorations
A series of documents about the travel explorations with autographs from Roald Amundsen, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, Sir Edmund Hillary, and Thor Heyerdahl. An interesting letter from John Von der Wall from Antarctica, and original maps of Africa and Antarctica showing unknown territories.Read moreRead less
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Automobile
A detailed model of the first modern automobile ever to be driven, the stylish grille of a 1930’s Peugeot 301, the history of cars is celebrated at The Little Museum of the World.Read moreRead less
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Aviation
Models of iconic planes float in the air next to a real Piper Cheyenne tri propeller. Original fabrics from Amelia Earhart, the Wright Brothers, and Blériot’s planes can also be touched. Original parts and photos from the Concorde airplane are also displayed next to a signed X-1 model by Chuck Yeager who was the first pilot to break the sound barrier.Read moreRead less
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Titanic
A large piece of coal salvaged from the Titanic and the original photo of Titanic survivor Ellen Toomey pay homage to the victims of one of the most striking disasters in history.Read moreRead less
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Hindenburg
Another iconic disaster from the transportation hegemony of the first part of the 20th century, two letters transported aboard the Hindenburg and a piece of fabric from its final doomed journey are shown at The Little Museum of the World.Read moreRead less
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Inventions
The end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century saw incredible inventions we now take for granted. A huge street light, an early violin telephone, a comptometer ancestor of the calculator, typewriters, and an automobile model replica of the first car in the world remind us of how times have changed from this particular period.Read moreRead less
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First World War
A very sad page of the world’s history is represented by several meaningful objects like a gas mask, a top secret battlefield map, a soldier’s helmet, trench art items, an arm prosthesis, and a barbed wire cutter among others.Read moreRead less
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Second World War
Another dark page of history with many lessons and values to be remembered. A barbed wire from a concentration camp, a prisoner’s letter from Auschwitz, an anti-personnel mine, a shrapnel, a soldier’s ring, necklace, and bracelet, and many other reminders of a terrible, unforgettable conflict.Read moreRead less
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Cold War
Exclusive hand-written messages for the Little Museum of the World from Kim Phuc, the “napalm girl” from the Vietnam war. The beautiful story of the Mime Marcel Marceau is also told with signed photos of him. Genuine pieces of the Berlin Wall are also on display together with signed photos of Gail Halvorsen aka the Candy Bomber, another wonderful story to remember.Read moreRead less
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War
While past wars have brought horror to the world, there are still too many ongoing wars which bring desperation and suffering to people. Afghan street artist Shamsia Hassani’s signed prints just show the hardship of women in her country during the war even until now. A pillow cover and a ball toy from war zones in Ukraine describe the harsh reality of war for children and their family. We don’t blame anyone, we just think of the stupidity of the concept and ask why children should suffer so much.Read moreRead less
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The Rise of Megacities
New York is shown growing from a stone artifact from the Lenape original people, to Chesapeake Bay trade beads which bought Manhattan for 24 dollars, to an 1885 American Committee Statue of Liberty cast metal figurine and a 1904 original photo book of the main monuments. An original photo of the opening of the Tower Bridge in London and a mesmerizing photo by photographer Bertrand Kulik of lightning over the Eiffel Tower show how European cities thrived as well.Read moreRead less
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Environment
Two strong symbols with a giant tiger plush toy and a massive original elephant photo by Italian photographer Federico Veronesi dominate a table with a signed book by Jane Goodall, a real tiger’s paw print casted in India, a pangolin toy made in the Central African Republic, and several examples of simple solutions that can help communities benefit from their environment.Read moreRead less
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Earth Exploitation
With new territories explored and the world’s new industrialization, the exploitation of the Earth changed the face of the Planet. As reminders, the Museum shows an oil company shares certificate, a gold weighing scale from South Africa, miner’s lamps from the 1930s, and Akan Ashanti weights. An exclusive mix-media frame called “Once Upon a Forest” of prints signed by real Amazon rainforest Chief Raoni, artist Roger Dean, film director James Cameron, and actor Wes Studi shows together the powerful truth behind the Avatar movies.Read moreRead less
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Marine Life
A very blue corner with a mural of manatees and sea turtles by Finnish artist Riita Kuisma, an artwork painted underwater by famed Calypso member André Laban, a Fabrice Guérin photo of sperm whales in Mauritius, and an exclusively signed photo for The Little Museum of the World from the fantastic oceanographer and humanist François Sarano. A 1940’s Italian diving helmet, a 1900’s wood console marine map, and a ship’s navigation binnacle bring even more authenticity to this space.Read moreRead less
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Equality
This important theme at The Little Museum of the World is represented by a Madiba children’s book signed by Nelson Mandela, a commissioned painting by French artist The Blind with braille based on the famous Little Prince’s quote “The most beautiful things in the world are felt with the heart”. Another commissioned photo was done on the same quote by talented French photographer Jennifer Lescouët in sign language.Read moreRead less
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