Museum of Natural and Artificial Ephemerata

1808 Singleton Ave, Austin, Texas 78702 USA

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“To preserve endangered modes of collection”

Welcome to the Museum of Natural & Artificial Ephemerata (MNAE), where you have been all along! Located in east Austin, we are one of the few remaining in-home, family-run museums in America. Our mission is to preserve endangered modes of collection, offer a venue where the public can share objects and their stories, and contemplate diverse processes of collecting.

Reviewed by
Gina B.

July 24, 2011

If you feel like Austin is becoming less "weird" and losing what makes it unique, go visit the Museum of Ephemerata. The museum is dedicated to the history of collecting, and it's full of... Read more

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Sara A.

May 28, 2011

Go here! Bring your friends and family! This small museum, housed in an East Austin family room, is a great collection of oddities, mysteries, and jokes. The exhibits are interpreted by the... Read more

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Katherine C.

October 18, 2010

In another life (or, perhaps another economy), I would have gone into museum work. I love discovering places that really care about creating an excellent experience for visitors, and the Museum... Read more

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