Museum of Natural and Artificial Ephemerata

1808 Singleton Ave, Austin, Texas 78702 USA

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Opens Sat 11a

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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
Dan T.

November 14, 2015

Very lovely couple with a unique collection of items and more importantly, the stories behind them! 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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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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