Saturday, February 14, 2009

Museum of Broken Relationships


Coming to San Francisco: an exhibition from a Croatian museum dedicated to the relics of past loves lost. The Museum of Broken Relationships.

"The Museum of Broken Relationships is an art concept which proceeds from the assumption that objects possess integrated fields - ‘holograms’ of memories and emotions - and intends with its layout to create a space of ‘secure memory’ or ‘protected remembrance’ in order to preserve the material and nonmaterial heritage of broken relationships.

"Unlike the ‘destructive’ self-help instructions for recovery from failed loves, the Museum offers every individual the chance to overcome the emotional collapse through creation - by contributing to the Museum's collection."


Among the artifacts showcased: a glass horse, a pair of panties, a broken garden gnome, a prosthetic limb (really).

Check out the exhibit or donate artifacts from your own failed love stories.

Happy Valentines Day.