THE MUSEUM OF FAILURE

FAILURE IS ONLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME MORE WISELY

The Museum of Failure is a one of a kind international collection of more than 100 innovation failures. For every mega-success like the iPhone, VCR, and Ford Mustang, there’s a couple of Apple Betamaxes and Edsels that crashed and burned before them — and this pop-up experiential exhibition celebrates these marketing missteps in all their glory. Visitors of the Museum of Failure gain insightful and entertaining glimpses into the risky business of innovation. These Instagram-friendly artifacts spanning from the 17th century right up to the present, including Colgate Lasagna, Casio’s tiny color TV, New Coke, and plenty more. This entertaining collection of product blunders, is curated by Swedish-based innovation researcher Dr. Samuel West, and hopes to convey that the acceptance of failure is necessary in order for innovation and progress to truly succeed.

“A Whacky Parade of Rejected Products from Years Gone By.”

The Washington Post

“Surreal Los Angeles: Touring the City’s Strangest Museums”

Tony Perrottet

The Wall Street Journal

“Sweden’s Museum of Failure: A spectacular catalogue of the world’s worst innovations.”

Leah Fessler

Quartz

“At This Museum, Failures Are Welcome”

Christine Hauser and Christina Anderson

New York Times

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Combination of art, culture, science, education, and history
  • Entertaining way to experience business, products, and innovations with a fun point of view.
  • Family friendly exhibition with opportunities for school groups to utilize educational guide for school field trips
  • High appeal for special event hosting, corporate sponsors, brand partnerships, and Public Relations exposure
  • Turn-key installation and hassle free load-out
  • Full support materials provided with branding, merchandising, and advertising

HOSTING THE EXHIBITION

  • LICENSE: All concepts & content are curated by Dr. Samuel West and licensed through SEE LV, Inc.
  • UNIT SIZE: Unit is suited for venue size of 3000-5000 sq. ft. however smaller size pop-up unit is available for short-term exhibits, corporate conferences, lectures, and retail spaces. The exhibit can be adapted to different size venues. For very large venues, exhibit displays can be extended and additional exhibit items can be added to suit the cultural demographic. Smaller venues might necessitate the removal of some exhibit items.
  • VISITOR COUNT: The recommended venue size can host around at least 100 visitors at any given time.
  • VISIT TIME: Average visit time of 1 hour.
  • TICKET PRICE: Average ticket $15
  • EXHIBITION RUN: The recommended run is a minimum 6-weeks, ideally 3-6 months
  • DESIRED VENUES: We are open to multiple types of partners including science centers, museums, galleries, expos, universities, business associations, corporate conferences, entrepreneurs, and/or promoters
  • SHIPPING: The exhibition is a modular unit consisting of items packed into about 8 shipping boxes.
  • BUILD: The load-in and build requires maximum 7-days with a breakdown and load-out at a maximum of 4-days. Production crew installs on-site with supervision of See Global Entertainment
  • FINANCIAL STRUCTURE: We offer a flexible financial structure and pricing varies based on duration of exhibition, venue, and operational requirements
  • EXHIBITION RUN: The recommended run is a minimum 6-weeks, ideally 3-6 months

VENUE REQUIREMENTS

This is a sample floor plan rather than an exact replication. Measurements as shown in image below.

  • 3000-5000 sq. ft.
  • Modular Display Cases/Tables/Lighting
  • Air Conditioning
  • Booking Time- 6 weeks to 3- months
  • Standard Power Outlets Available
  • Sound System
  • WiFi

 

TOUR HISTORY

Helsinborg, Sweden
@ A+D Museum in Los Angeles, CA
@ Hollywood & Highland Center in

Hollywood, CA
@ Shanghai, China

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

TBD in City, China
TBD in City, Spain