Feeling like a mad scientist’s ethereal fever dream, the Museum of Jurassic Technology is one of the most wonderfully weird places in Los Angeles.
There, inside of an understated little building, lies one of the strangest collections of curiosities and oddities in all of California.
The exhibits bear no singular category. In one room, microscopic painting made from butterfly wings fill case after case. In another, a series of superstitions are displayed alongside artifacts important to such beliefs, like a baby’s tooth or a vial of urine. And in another, miniature trailer parks line an ominously dark room.
However, the last room is by far the most memorable. Immediately preceded by a room of astronaut dog portraits and a movie beyond all description is a very simple space containing three things: tea, a couple a of chairs, and the sweetest puppy man shall ever pet.
Within all the things this museum presents, the most prominent are its questions: What is this? Is it a social experiment? An elaborate piece of performance art? Just one big joke? Hours of exploration, copious notes, and excessive patience could begin to answer these questions.
However, if you’re simply interested in an absurd evening of pure mystery, there is no other place to go but the Museum of Jurassic Technology.
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