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Did you know that the Michelangelo’s David is 17 feet tall? Back in the 1500s, bigger equaled better, and larger than life sculptures were considered the industry standard. Don’t get me wrong, massive sculptures are awe-worthy, but what about a sculpture that can fit on the tip of an eyelash?
In the Nicole Gallery until 22 May, micro-sculptures that fit in the eyes of needles, on the tips of eyelashes and on doll house-size paper flowers are on display and ready to amaze you.
Charlie Chaplin on an Eyelash, seen through a microscope
The amazing artist who creates these tiny 8th wonders of the world is English-born Willard Wigan, and you really have to see them to believe them. The “Hollywood collection” of Wigan’s work is on display and can only be seen through a microscope. He makes his own tools and works in between heart beats.
The International Museum of Surgical Science is not your tired, old museum filled with information on geological formations or re-creations of cave people. Instead, this four-story lakeview mansion-turned-museum is chock full of gizmos, gadgets, information and artwork that will make your stomach turn.
Rare working iron lung in the museum's polio exhibit
If you ever wondered what an early wheelchair looked like, what “Eskimo goggles” are, or what tools used to be use to cut people open, this place is for you.
International Museum of Surgical Science finds…
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