Museums are sharing their creepiest objects in apparent attempt to digitize ancient curses
Some museums, zoos, and aquariums have responded to the coronavirus quarantine by sharing videos of their cutest residents waddling around the building or offering virtual tours of their facilities for those stuck inside without a way to visit in-person. Through their efforts, anyone with an internet connection has been able to enjoy positive educational opportunities without leaving the house.
Yorkshire Museum has chosen a different path to digital curation, tweeting out an image of the creepiest item in its collection—a “3rd/4th century hair bun from the burial of a Roman lady”—and asking other museums to play along by sharing their own terrifying artifacts with the world.
Eager to pass along the curse by sharing it with hapless social media users, The National Museum Of Scotland chipped in with one of their prized possessions: A taxidermy “mermaid” with the face and arms of a fucked-up child and the body of a fish.
Refusing to pass up an opportunity to share knowledge (or try to unburden their halls of a few more of the demonic spirits clinging to their collections), the NMS went on to show off another type of weird old mermaid statue they have, prompting others to join in with their own examples. Each of these images, we must assume, transfers time-worn hell energy from the museums to the homes of all those who gaze upon them.