Meaning of wunderkammer | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A cabinet of scientific curiosities, especially during the late Renaissance.
   historical
2. Alternative letter-case form of Wunderkammer.
   alt-of
3. A place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited.
   broadly

Equivalents

Examples

“Despite the frequent bric-à-brac dimension to such collections, these theatres of nature invited an appreciation of nature rather different from the Renaissance Wunderkammer which had preceded them.”

“Tucked into a small storefront on Venice Boulevard, the museum has been called a modern-day wunderkammer and is the subject of a 1995 book, Mr. Wilsons Cabinet of Wonders (Pantheon), by Lawrence Weschler.”

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