- Tat London
- Sep 3
- 5 min read
A Cabinet of Curiosities: Britain’s Strangest Museums, September 2025
When much of the Western world seems intent on homogenising our wardrobes, our menus and our high streets, we feel compelled to shine a light on the beauty of the odd and the eccentric. And eccentricity, after all, is something Britain does rather well. We are a curious little island, forever carting back curiosities from abroad and insisting they’re part of the national story. For now, that means you might stumble upon shrunken heads in the Pitt Rivers Museum, encounter a collection of shells to satisfy even the most ocean-besotted visitor, or wander through a model village that will leave the most vertically challenged among us feeling like Gulliver. So, here we are, celebrating the oddest of museums and sights.
