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Posted By: davidcycleback

In general I think museums and galleries survive when they are non-profit and receive government and private donations. Otherwise, successful galleries are typically a side show of a bigger profit making venture, like an amusement park or car company. I once visited Kohler's (plumbing manufacturing giant) museum of bathrooms when my dad and I were in the city of Kohler Wisconsin and saw a sign. Both of us agreed it was a most fascinating and enjoyable display of historical bathtubs, toilets, sinks and shower doors. It should go without saying that Kohler didn't have the museum as a profit making venture, especially considering it was free.

And if that's not enough excitement for you, Wisconsin also has a Museum of Mustard.

My sister lived in St. Paul and said the University of Minnesota's Ag School there had a Museum of Farm Accidents. As with the Kohler museum, I don't think it was intended as profit making venture. Nor would I guess that it had a food court.