Wunderkammer cabinet

A ‘wunderkammer’ is a ‘cabinet of curiosities’ or rather a room in which precious objects are amassed. These rooms are a product of man’s inherent desire to store memories and take possession of all he sees around him.

Curiosity cabinets are usually thought of as antique oddities from another age. But isn’t the internet a bit like a curiosity cabinet? If so, is that a good ...

This from a nineteenth century undertaker’s advertisement recalling ‘wunderkammer’ or cabinets of curiosities. These were collections of bizarre objects meant to instil wonder ab…

A Parisian Cabinet of Curosities - Deyrolle, photo Francis Hammond

The Memory Palace is my primary way of documenting walks. Based on an ancient Greek technique that uses the strength of human spatial memory to record and retrieve memories, memory palaces are not …

Exhibition. Jul 30–Nov 10, 2008. Wunderkammern, or cabinets of curiosities, arose in mid-sixteenth-century Europe as repositories for all manner of wondrous and exotic objects. In essence these collections—combining specimens, diagrams, and illustrations from many disciplines; marking the intersection of science and superstition; and drawing on natural, manmade, and artificial worlds—can be seen as the precursors to museums. This exhibition presents a contemporary interpretation of the…

Ryan Matthew Cohn on Instagram: "Working on some traditional cabinets of curiosities for upcoming projects to be announced shortly. This one turned out nicely. #cabinetofcuriosities #wunderkammer #cabinetofcuriosity #kunstkammer #oddities #naturalhistory #artifacts"

Possibly by Domenico Remps, late 1600s, detail