Museums Are Sharing Their Creepiest Exhibits On Twitter, So Scroll At Your Own Risk

Because museums have been forced to close due to the coronavirus, curators have been virtually sharing some of their favorite works to liven up patrons’ timelines and newsfeeds. However, the Yorkshire Museum in York, England, had a different approach to keeping their patrons entertained during quarantine. They decided to start the #CreepiestObject trend on Twitter, and these truly terrifying exhibits from around the world will absolutely give you nightmares.

“MUSEUMS ASSEMBLE! It’s time for #CURATORBATTLE!” the Yorkshire Museum tweeted on April 17. “Today’s theme, chosen by you, is #CreepiestObject!”

The museum tweeted out a photo of a hair bun from the burial site of a 3rd/4th century Roman woman, “still with the jet pins in place…” and asked fellow museums, “CAN YOU BEAT IT?”

You should be sorry they asked.

Norwich Castle responded with a peapod pincushion that has baby heads replacing the peas.

The Deutsches Historisches Museum shared their very apropos Plague Mask from the late 17th century. Let’s hope this thing doesn’t come back into fashion.

A curator from the Pitt Rivers Museum shared this beautiful 20th century “sheep’s heart stuck with pins and nails and strung on a loop of cord” which was used for “breaking evil spells,” of course.

Any kind of antique doll with missing hair and wonky eyes is enough to send a person spiralling, and the Egham Museum knows that.

And anything claiming to be a mermaid that is so clearly not will do the same.

Although all of the above exhibits are enough to make you want to hide under your covers, never to enter into a museum again, there’s something out there that’s even more disturbing than what you’ve already seen.

Behold…the severed lower leg that “sprouted its own legs and a rather beastly head” from the York Art Gallery.

Though the York Art Gallery Twitter account verified it’s not actually a real leg, the damage has already been done.

If you’re looking to get thoroughly creeped out and question the thoughts and intentions your fellow humans, take a scroll through the #CreepiestObject hashtag on Twitter. You’ll probably regret it, but oh well.