While there are plenty ofmuseums devote to everyday point and objects , this has got to be one of the strangest : In San Antonio , Texas , a retired master plumber has create a bizarre wayside attraction known asBarney Smith ’s Toilet Seat Art Museum .
AsBoingBoing reports , directorWes Platemade a short film about the museum , which open up in 1992 and showcases more than 1200 toilet seat - turned - musical composition of art . The toilet derriere answer as the canvass for Smith ’s work , which rivet on important historic and sporting events , notable famous person tributes , general pop culture , and American nationalism . The 95 - yr - onetime Texan has been an artist for most of his aliveness , but fell into the family business of plumbing as a full - time career . It was during one fateful trip to a local plumbing supplier that Smith recover the inspiration for what would become his aesthetic compulsion .
" I went to a plumbing system supply house one time , and they had about 50 toilet seating area out on the sorrel that they were extend to contrive aside , ” Smith toldRoadside America . “ And I said [ to the guy ] ' What are you conk out to do with those toilet seats . I would like to have some of these crapper derriere to do some artistic production on . ' I ’d been going down to the River Walk and doing a little art on canvas . He enunciate , ' Well , you ca n’t have ‘em , unless you take the flexible joint off , and throw away one-half of ‘em while you ’re here . ' I confuse the rim away and kept the lid . "
Barney Smith ’s Toilet Seat Art Museum is turn up at 239 Abiso Avenue in San Antonio , Texas . It ’s open to the public , and if you donate your own toilet prat , Smith will engrave your name on it as part of his nontextual matter . ( Just make trusted the toilet rear is clear before you pass on it over ! )
you may watch Plate ’s cinema below .
Barney Smith ’s Toilet Seat Art MuseumfromWes PlateonVimeo .
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