The Museum of Jurassic Technology
9341 Venice Boulevard (map)
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 836-6131
The Museum of Jurassic Technology is … odd. If its name sounds somewhat contradictory, it is, and you will find no resolution within its confines. According to its web introduction, the museum traces its origins back to a certain genre of “tawdry and specious” 19-century collections featuring natural and historical oddities, the sort of which P.T. Barnum capitalized on. The biggest question here is to exactly what degree the audience is in on it. The curiosities of “technology” in question vary from strange carvings on matchheads to seemingly non-contextual dioramas and drawings, curiously preserved flora and fauna, and unusual contraptions whose purpose raise more questions than are answered. One notable exhibit takes you into the mind of a dog via a holographic image accompanied by the sounds of, yes, barking and yipping. The fewer questions you ask the better.
The haiku version:
Abba gagga goob
Shakka wakka gooby gook.
That is what it’s like
