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Torture museum

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A torture museum is a museum that exhibits instruments of torture and provides an insight on the history of torture and its use in human society. Several museums dedicated to the history of torture are located worldwide, but a higher amount are concentrated in Europe.[1]

Torture museums

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Europe

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Examples of the torture museums in Europe include:

The Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments was opened in 2012 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It uses human size wax figures to increase the interactive learning of what the Dark Ages considered to be torture.[2]

Asia

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Examples of the torture museums in Asia include:

North America

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The largest torture museums in the United States:

Central America

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  • Museo de la Tortura in Mexico City, Mexico
  • Museo de la Tortura Veracruz, Mexico

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Taylor, Tanya (2023-03-29). "Journey Through Time: The Medieval Torture Museum in Chicago". travelsandtreasures.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. ^ "Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments Amsterdam". Torture Museum Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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