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| Sandown: National Poo Museum shuts for year to go on tour | |
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| The museum dedicated to excrement is leaving its base in a former loo to hit the road | The museum dedicated to excrement is leaving its base in a former loo to hit the road |
| A museum all about poo in a former public toilet on the Isle of Wight has announced it will not open this year as it is set to go on tour. | A museum all about poo in a former public toilet on the Isle of Wight has announced it will not open this year as it is set to go on tour. |
| Based at the disused Sandown Barrack Battery fort, faeces gathered from around the world are displayed in illuminated resin spheres. | Based at the disused Sandown Barrack Battery fort, faeces gathered from around the world are displayed in illuminated resin spheres. |
| The museum also features a "Loo-vre", a window frame displaying various poo specimens found on the island, including fossilised dinosaur droppings. | The museum also features a "Loo-vre", a window frame displaying various poo specimens found on the island, including fossilised dinosaur droppings. |
| Museum director, Daniel Roberts, said with the tiny museum marking its 10th anniversary this year "it was time to hit the road". | Museum director, Daniel Roberts, said with the tiny museum marking its 10th anniversary this year "it was time to hit the road". |
| Different types of excrement are on show placed in resin spheres with facts about poo behind toilet lids on the museum's walls | Different types of excrement are on show placed in resin spheres with facts about poo behind toilet lids on the museum's walls |
| It first started as an exhibition at the Isle of Wight Zoo to educate people about poo. | It first started as an exhibition at the Isle of Wight Zoo to educate people about poo. |
| Samples of faeces were gathered along with donations from the Isle of Wight Zoo and Dinosaur Isle museum. | Samples of faeces were gathered along with donations from the Isle of Wight Zoo and Dinosaur Isle museum. |
| A specially-built drying machine is used by the museum staff to prepare specimens, from animals such as elks and lions as well as a human baby, for display in the resin spheres. | A specially-built drying machine is used by the museum staff to prepare specimens, from animals such as elks and lions as well as a human baby, for display in the resin spheres. |
| The tiny attraction opened in the former public toilet near Sandown Bay in 2018. | The tiny attraction opened in the former public toilet near Sandown Bay in 2018. |
| The museum has yet to announce tour dates and venues. | The museum has yet to announce tour dates and venues. |
| The museum said it is closing for 2025 to take its exhibition pieces on a tour | The museum said it is closing for 2025 to take its exhibition pieces on a tour |
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