Bright Lights, Wide Eyes: Nostalgic Collections That Speak Volumes

The American Sign Museum and the Vent Haven Museum are two of the more peculiar museums you will come across.  In Cincinnati these two unique establishments are just another part of the museum collection. The American Sign Museum boasts a large collection of signs that celebrate the nostalgia of the American sign heritage.  Some are lit, others are not, but there are over 200 such signs inside the museum in Cincinnati’s Camp Washington neighborhood. The Vent Haven Museum was started by Cincinnati businessman William Shakespeare Berger in  1910 and looks at the trade of ventriloquism with dummies, photographs and more. Read full article here.

The American Sign Museum and the Vent Haven Museum are two of the more peculiar museums you will come across.  In Cincinnati these two unique establishments are just another part of the museum collection.

The American Sign Museum boasts a large collection of signs that celebrate the nostalgia of the American sign heritage.  Some are lit, others are not, but there are over 200 such signs inside the museum in Cincinnati’s Camp Washington neighborhood.

The Vent Haven Museum was started by Cincinnati businessman William Shakespeare Berger in  1910 and looks at the trade of ventriloquism with dummies, photographs and more.

Read full article here.

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