"Froggyland, which sits next door to a 4th-century palace built for Diocletian, an emperor of Ancient Rome, features 21 dioramas of frogs arranged in various scenes depicting human life, such as school, parties and work. Think of it as being like Amsterdam's Body Worlds - but for frogs. The species were collected between 1910 and 1920 by Hungarian taxidermist Ferenc Mere, who developed a technique for preserving the frogs without making incisions."
"'I'm standing outside the weirdest museum in Europe. It's a museum for dead frogs,' he said. 'We paid the 13 euros and this is the first thing we see. And as you can tell by my face, I was pretty confused.' He continued: 'Well, we've left after 10 minutes because frankly, that was f**king dreadful. It wasn't even funny. If anything it was just quite sad.'"
Froggyland in Split, Croatia, houses 507 taxidermied frogs arranged in 21 dioramas that mimic human activities such as school, parties and work. The exhibit sits next to a 4th-century palace built for Emperor Diocletian. Hungarian taxidermist Ferenc Mere collected the frogs between 1910 and 1920 and developed a method to preserve them without making incisions; the original collection numbered about 1,000 specimens. The museum opened in 1993 and later gained attention through TikTok, Instagram and television, attracting visitors and generating divided public opinion. The attraction ranks among Split's top activities on TripAdvisor with 828 reviews.
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