Thursday, 1 May 2014

The Happiest Museum In The World

It’s impossible to frown when visiting one of the largest happy face collections in the world.


Recently, in a basement in Brooklyn NYC:


Recently, in a basement in Brooklyn NYC:


For a short time, the Smile Face Museum was on display at an art space called 228 ½ Boerum Street. Thousands of round yellow faces on all manner of memorabilia smiled back at me from floor to ceiling, in every nook and cranny of the basement space. Curators Mark Sachs and Adrienne Garbini have all the answers to your smiley questions...


Dan Meth



Dan Meth


Mark Sachs is the Founder of the Smile Face Museum


Mark Sachs is the Founder of the Smile Face Museum


How and when did this start?


Mark: I started collecting smile faces in about 1992. When I told friends that I was collecting, I started to get many as gifts from them.


Dan Meth



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