tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post261737075766563446..comments2024-03-13T02:56:40.110-04:00Comments on Morbid Anatomy: Musée Mécanique, San FranciscoJEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12838204584193436515noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-25016290565686708832009-08-29T21:30:10.027-04:002009-08-29T21:30:10.027-04:00I wish I had known about this place during the ten...I wish I had known about this place during the ten years I lived in Los Gatos, visiting San Francisco (only 45 miles away) quite often. Darn! But thanks for showing so many fantastic pictures. You have a wonderful blog!Morna Crites-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434374580665010849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-52852105051410078672009-08-28T21:53:53.513-04:002009-08-28T21:53:53.513-04:00For all of us who cannot visit this museum, they p...For all of us who cannot visit this museum, they published a 68min.DVD ("The Zelinsky Collection")<br /><br />And for all of us who wants discover the very rich british scene I highly recommend the Double DVD<br />from Darren Hesketh (Author of the best book I know about working models "Penny-in-the-slot automata and working model" ) <br />titled "The Old-Tyme Penny Arcade &<br />the Vintage Fairground", 155 min.<br /><br />Falk Keuten, Germany<br />Blogger from "Spiel und Kunst mit Mechanik" http://kugelbahn.blog.de/Falk Keutennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-12541054718234974432009-08-28T16:49:10.924-04:002009-08-28T16:49:10.924-04:00Thanks for this post! The Musée Mecanique was my f...Thanks for this post! The Musée Mecanique was my favorite place when I lived in San Francisco. I lived in the Inner Richmond and went to Ocean Beach often, which was never complete without a visit to the Musée.<br /><br />I'm glad it lives on, but I haven't seen it at the Wharf. For me it will always live in that weird little cave under the Cliff House.ZenMonkeyhttp://newly-nerfed.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-42164543052196696552009-08-28T15:12:40.163-04:002009-08-28T15:12:40.163-04:00There was a place like this that used to be in Cov...There was a place like this that used to be in Covent Garden in London, although all of the pieces were the work of one man and were incredibly intricate, with some of the mechanical shows going on for several minutes. One of the showpieces was a man's upper body whose eyes, mouth and head would move, and then the chest and ribcage opened up to show several miniatures wolves running around inside of him, turning wheels and pulling ropes to make him move. It was incredible. Unfortunately the museum there closed, but they have a couple of permanent locations in the US now, along with a traveling show. If you're interested, here is their website:<br />http://www.cabaret.co.uk/Mike Moultonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-18088290137805652482009-08-28T15:09:26.869-04:002009-08-28T15:09:26.869-04:00The year I lived in SF I would ride my bicycle to ...The year I lived in SF I would ride my bicycle to the old Musee location above the Sutro Baths, you're right it was great there. Still worth the trip to see it at Fisherman's Wharf, plus you can tour the submarine nearby, which I always enjoy too.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047676405648562571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-40069526277044317432009-08-28T14:17:46.135-04:002009-08-28T14:17:46.135-04:00About twelve years ago I shot a black & white ...About twelve years ago I shot a black & white super-8 film of the automatons (mostly the fortune tellers) at the musee, in its old cliff house location. The owner was very friendly and allowed me to bring in my own lighting, which I used to give the figures a stark and sinister look. Seeing these photos inspires me to transfer it to digital and post it on youtube.stexehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12878333751031091867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-21314805132313264132009-08-28T12:10:42.102-04:002009-08-28T12:10:42.102-04:00Hi William Thirteen
Please come up and say hello ...Hi William Thirteen<br /><br />Please come up and say hello if you make it to Dresden. Would you like to write a brief guest-post about the Sepulchural Museum to accompany your wonderful images? Just a few sentences to a paragraph... would you be interested? And how far is Kassel from Dresden? I think I'd like to pay a visit!JEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838204584193436515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-15347748011913606532009-08-28T10:05:26.161-04:002009-08-28T10:05:26.161-04:00Hi JE,
the Museum of Sepulchral Culture in Kassel...Hi JE,<br /><br />the Museum of Sepulchral Culture in Kassel collects all types of objects relating to death, burial and grieving. Gravestones, hearses, urns, skulls and many other items make up their permanent collection and they also mount temporary exhibitions on certain aspects of death and dying. When I was last there they had a delightful exhibition on death in film. Within this exhibit they had lots of film posters and other oddities including Klaus Kinski's costumes and teeth from Herzog's 'Nosferatu'. Definitely worth a visit - here are a few pics<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirm/tags/sepulkralmuseum/show/<br /><br />and their website<br /><br />http://www.sepulkralmuseum.de/<br /><br />(looking forward to the Mummies exhibit!)<br /><br />Kassel in general is a nice place to visit, with large green parks, museums and moldy old graveyards.<br /><br />might be seeing you in Dresden for the Wax Moulage conference!William Thirteenhttp://www.squirm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-38126854913449038972009-08-28T09:14:30.420-04:002009-08-28T09:14:30.420-04:00I LOVE your blog. These photos are great. Love it....I LOVE your blog. These photos are great. Love it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812947506355314858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-35845407715824460022009-08-27T13:28:08.796-04:002009-08-27T13:28:08.796-04:00Hi David
Thanks for your comment, and sorry about...Hi David<br /><br />Thanks for your comment, and sorry about the mis-link. I have now linked to the official site. Thanks again!JEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838204584193436515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-43740937132519070632009-08-27T12:35:40.747-04:002009-08-27T12:35:40.747-04:00Hi Thanks for the post! Really like the animations...Hi Thanks for the post! Really like the animations!<br /><br />However, you should know that the Musee has a new web address. The new site, run by Dan Zelinsky, the owner of Musee Mecanique, is: <br /><br />http://www.museemecanique.com<br /><br />the .org site is outdated and not maintained or owned by anyone affiliated with Musee Mecanique. <br /><br />If you could change the link, we'd appreciate itDavid Gallagherhttp://www.museemecanique.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-12606000098225864432009-08-27T08:02:45.658-04:002009-08-27T08:02:45.658-04:00Willam Thirteen: The Museum of Sepulchral Culture ...Willam Thirteen: The Museum of Sepulchral Culture sounds amazing. Can you tell me more? Do you have more photos?JEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838204584193436515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-75917356379610965352009-08-27T05:04:38.098-04:002009-08-27T05:04:38.098-04:00so wonderful! i saw the English Execution Machine...so wonderful! i saw the English Execution Machine (a non functioning model) at an exhibition at the Museum of Sepulchral Culture in Kassel, DE.<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirm/3567443851<br /><br />http://www.sepulkralmuseum.de/William Thirteenhttp://www.squirm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-28798332185777568222009-08-27T00:58:36.823-04:002009-08-27T00:58:36.823-04:00wow, it looks fantastic. i can't believe i'...wow, it looks fantastic. i can't believe i've never been...this weekend i plan on changing that.<br />thanks for sharing.joel.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07778296146683285398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-53191237542986739382009-08-26T22:18:27.000-04:002009-08-26T22:18:27.000-04:00So glad you posted this. My absolute favorite plac...So glad you posted this. My absolute favorite place in the world. If I could move into a storage closet and live there, I would.mwynn13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582997874621015158.post-81001000512610595542009-08-26T18:42:36.926-04:002009-08-26T18:42:36.926-04:00The musee is great. I love that some of the machi...The musee is great. I love that some of the machines still dispense cardboard tokens/fortunes.<br /><br />Great pictures.Mr. Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872331451645768639noreply@blogger.com