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Looking to own your own museum? <\/p>\n
Has Brian Adoff got a deal for you. <\/p>\n
In a Facebook Marketplace post last week, Adoff \u2014 the founder and creator of the popular pop-up \u201cmicro\u201d Museum of the Philadelphian \u2014 extolled the virtues of potential museum ownership.<\/p>\n
\u201cMuseum, lightly used,\u201d read the listing, which offered the museum\u2019s contents for the \u201cquite frankly bargain price\u201d of $65,000. \u201cWould also make a great Christmas or \u2026 Anniversary gift for that special someone in your life.\u201d <\/p>\n
Reached Tuesday, Adoff insisted that the listing is no joke. <\/p>\n
\u201cDead serious,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The 300-square foot Museum of the Philadelphian<\/a> \u2014 which is located in Fishtown<\/a> and pays homage to such Philadelphia lore as greased poles and murdered robots \u2014 will conclude its six-week pop-up run on Nov. 1, at which point its eclectic collection will be placed into storage.<\/p>\n Unless, that is, Adoff can find a new home for it. <\/p>\n Ideally, that would include some sort of public display, said Adoff, who is currently exploring a variety of options.<\/p>\n He says he can envision the collection in the lobby of a local building \u2014 a hotel or the Comcast Center, perhaps \u2014 or a permanent or long-term venue, if funding were to materialize.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m looking for partners, sponsors, funders that might want to see this somewhere,\u201d he said. \u201cIn a perfect world, it continues \u2014 if possible \u2014 to bring people joy.\u201d<\/p>\n Angela Val, president and CEO of Visit Philly, is among those who\u2019d like to see the museum continue its run. <\/p>\n \u201cKnowing how popular it has become, we\u2019d love to see it become a permanent museum,\u201d Val said. \u201cI think one of the best things about this place is the fact that people who visit here want to see and experience the people \u2014 and this museum gave them a way to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n Indeed, from the moment it was announced earlier this year, Adoff\u2019s museum (tag line: \u201cNo one likes us, we don\u2019t care\u201d) has been a local darling, the subject of news reports<\/a> and social media musings. <\/p>\n Among the museum\u2019s eccentric collection: the rearview mirror of the car tipped by Phillies fans after the team\u2019s 2008 World Series<\/a> title; a \u201cregister\u201d of notable Philadelphians (think Alexander \u201cChicken Man\u201d Tominsky, who once consumed 40 rotisserie chickens in 40 days); and a papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 bust of Jason Kelce<\/a> depicting his 2018 Eagles Super Bowl<\/a> speech.<\/p>\n Already, Adoff says, he\u2019s received one offer for his collection. <\/p>\n \u201cWe didn\u2019t get into (financial details),\u201d he said, but \u201cit was a legitimate offer.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLovely guy,\u201d Adoff added of the potential buyer. \u201cIt just shows people are interested in having this around.\u201d<\/p>\n Whatever becomes of the museum\u2019s contents, it\u2019s been \u201cdelightful\u201d to see the way the venue has resonated with visitors, Adoff said.<\/p>\n There was the local grandmother who brought her teenage grandsons from North Carolina, giving them an education on Philadelphians\u2019 penchant for celebratory pole-climbing.<\/p>\n There were the several people who cold-called Adoff to offer their own pieces of Philadelphia ephemera \u2014 and the ones who, on occasion, introduced Adoff to new pieces of city lore.<\/p>\n One woman, upon seeing a display honoring the infamous courtroom located beneath the old Veterans Stadium, asked why there was no mention of \u201cthe holding area for children, where they gave them lollipops\u201d while they waited for their fathers to be processed.<\/p>\n \u201cIs this firsthand knowledge?\u201d Adoff asked. <\/p>\n It was.<\/p>\n The final days to visit the museum in its current form \u2014 which is free, though advance reservations are recommended \u2014 are Friday from 5-8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from noon-5 p.m.<\/p>\n After that? <\/p>\n Anyone\u2019s guess. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to article \u2022\u00a00:00 min Looking to own your own museum? 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