Shaving/Barber Shop Museums

[churchilllafemme]

Just out of curiosity, I did a quick search online to see where there are museums of shaving or barber shop items. Here is a list of some I found. It is not exhaustive and probably not complete, but it's a starting point.

National Barber Museum
Winchester, OH
Open by appointment only

Home - National Barber Museum

The National Barber Museum and Hall of Fame.

www.nationalbarbermuseum.org

New York City Barber Shop Museum (and operating barber shop)
New York, NY
Appointments

NYC Barber Shop Museum

NYC Barber Shop Museum

www.nycbarbershopmuseum.com

National Museum of American History (Smithsonian)
Hair Removal section in the Medicine & Science Collections
D.C.
Time-entry passes

Hair Removal | Smithsonian Institution

This section includes products such as razors and depilatories.... Learn more

www.si.edu

Shaving artworks
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA
Open

Search: shaving

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is the cultural heart of a great city—the place for creative play, with a surprise around every corner.

philamuseum.org

History of the Barber Profession exhibit
Johnson County Historical Society Museum
Coralville, IA
Currently closed

Johnson County Historical Society Museum - Johnson County Historical Society

johnsoncountyhistory.org

1930s Barber Shop
The Bundy Museum of History & Art
Binghamton, NY
Open

1930's Barbershop — The Bundy Museum of History & Art

Permanent Exhibits

www.bundymuseum.org

Shaving Collection
National Science & Media Museum
London, UK
Open by pre-booking

Hygiene (shaving) | Science Museum Group Collection

collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk

Mühle Museum
Mühle London Barbershop
London, UK
Open

Take a Deeper Look Inside the MÜHLE Museum

Nestled away in the lower ground floor of our Carnaby nook is the MÜHLE Museum. Adorning the walls of MÜHLE London Barbershop, it’s a homage to the tradition and ritual of shaving. The collection comprises of shaving exhibits that span several centuries, characterised by a fine and luxurious...

www.muehle-shaving.co.uk

Giovanni Lorenzi Collection
G. Lorenzi - 1929 Coltellinaio
Milan, Italy
Appointments, apparently

Giovanni Lorenzi :: Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte

The "Giovanni Collection Lorenzi"

www.fondazionecologni.it

Feather Museum of Razors
Seki, Gifu, Japan
Open

フェザーミュージアム

フェザーミュージアムについて- 企業博物館「カミソリ文化伝承館・フェザーミュージアム」

www.feather-museum.com

 

[MarkB]

Fantastic! Thanks, John.

 

[gobucks5485]

Thanks so much for this.
Wow looks like a day trip for me to the National Barber Museum in Ohio. Only a few hrs away.

I would have never known about this.

GO BUCKS!!

 

[Luecke3262]

That’s awesome, thank you!

I remember seeing the shaving stuff at the National Museum of American History and thinking, “it’s the American history museum but they have a Sheffield blade on display??? Why don’t they have an American razor, and why only one???? OMG!”

 

[Cvargo]

Why don’t they have an American razor, and why only one????

Because you own them all!

 

[dangerousdon]

That’s awesome, thank you!

I remember seeing the shaving stuff at the National Museum of American History and thinking, “it’s the American history museum but they have a Sheffield blade on display??? Why don’t they have an American razor, and why only one???? OMG!”

Last time I went to the American History Museum, I was really was not impressed with the shaving collection they had. I thought at the time that if the shaving community got together and donated just their junk razors, they would have a fine razor collection that would likely span a 100 years or more!

 

[woodpusher]

How come KJ's house isn't listed here?

 

[Spider]

How come KJ's house isn't listed here?

My other collections scare everyone away!

 

[OpusX]

My other collections scare everyone away!

I mean is there not a market for "Creepy clown dolls and straight razor museum". I'd stop if I saw that road side attraction sign.

 

[Spider]

I mean is there not a market for "Creepy clown dolls and straight razor museum". I'd stop if I saw that road side attraction sign.

You and like 2 other people....

 

[Jaro1069]

You and like 2 other people....

Me me !!

 

[heysi]

I mean is there not a market for "Creepy clown dolls and straight razor museum". I'd stop if I saw that road side attraction sign.

Guess what?

THE CLOWN MOTEL, TONOPAH, NEVADA, USA.

The Clown Motel was named “America’s Scariest Motel” due to its clown theme and proximity to the cemetery where many miners were laid to rest due to the Tonopah-Belmont Mine Fire of 1911.

www.theclownmotelusa.com

Yes, there is a Clown Motel...




...Yes, I've stayed there....




...and this is the lobby!!!




Its also next to the original, old west, town cemetery and every room has a painting of a demented clown over the bed.

Its weird and fun.

 

[Scuttlesoap]

THE CLOWN MOTEL, TONOPAH, NEVADA, USA.

The Clown Motel was named “America’s Scariest Motel” due to its clown theme and proximity to the cemetery where many miners were laid to rest due to the Tonopah-Belmont Mine Fire of 1911.

www.theclownmotelusa.com

I'm not proud - I'm a sissy when it comes to these things.

 

[OpusX]

Guess what?

THE CLOWN MOTEL, TONOPAH, NEVADA, USA.

The Clown Motel was named “America’s Scariest Motel” due to its clown theme and proximity to the cemetery where many miners were laid to rest due to the Tonopah-Belmont Mine Fire of 1911.

www.theclownmotelusa.com

Yes, there is a Clown Motel...

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...Yes, I've stayed there....

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...and this is the lobby!!!

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Its also next to the original, old west, town cemetery and every room has a painting of a demented clown over the bed.

Its weird and fun.

Didn't Zak "aka ziplock" Bagans and the Ghost Adventures crew investigate this place? [yes my guilty pleasure of crappy paranormal tv is showing]

 

[Scuttlesoap]

yes my guilty pleasure of crappy paranormal tv is showing

Say it with pride my friend! We're all entitled to a guilty pleasure or two!

 

[heysi]

@OpusX I'm not sure....the real haunted hotel in that town is the Mitzpah. There's at least three ghosts that live there. One of them is a former state senator that died a few days before the election and they kept his body in the bath tub on ice until after he was re-elected. I haven't stayed in that room, but I did stay in the room that a town madam was killed in. Nothing scary happened. But I was charged an extra $20 in the morning. I had to leave it on the nightstand.