A unique exhibition where epic fails are celebrated!

Failed Products

Innovation

Unique Exhibit

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THE MUSEUM OF FAILURE®

Making mistakes is a fact of life—and that’s not a bad thing.

The Museum of Failure® brings together over 159 products and services that were a total flop but also paved the way for other great inventions. Failure is the mother of success, after all!

Learning from Their Mistakes

Embracing failure and taking meaningful risks allows for real innovation and progress. With a unique insight into the risky business of innovation, the museum aims to inspire and stimulate productive discussion about learning through our blunders. Everyone falls, but what’s most important is knowing how to get back up!

Failure as an Inspiration

Discover a rare collection of products designed by the most famous companies in the world. Some may even ring a bell – from Apple to Heinz, the exhibition is a display of bizarre products that did not see the light of day.

upcoming exhibitions

  • San Francisco, Fisherman‘s Wharf – 2025
  • Austin, TX, Secret location – 2025
  • Montreal, Canada, Secret location – 2025

Previous exhibitions

  • Budapest – 2024
  • Washington DC – 2023
  • New York City, USA – 2023
  • Calgary, Canada – 2022
  • Taipei, Taiwan – 2022
  • Minneapolis, Mall of America – 2021
  • Saint-Étienne, CitéduDesign – 2020
  • Paris, La Cité des Sciences – 2019
  • Shanghai (上海第一百货) – 2019
  • Helsingborg, Dunkers – 2018
  • Hollywood – 2018
  • Los Angeles, A+D Museum – 2018
  • Helsingborg, Kulturhotellet – 2017

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The Museum Of Failure Reviews

What people think about our Museum Of Failure exhibit

Jeanna N.
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I have been a fan of this idea ever since I learned how Edison didn’t think that he ever failed at the light but rather found ways it didn’t work!
Cassandra Roschen
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So awesome! Very well done.
Chadwick S.
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Great flashbacks and crazy background stories. Love the way a lot of the failed ideas generated future projects…
David W.
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It was awesome and very educational. I grew up with some of the inventions and had some of them.
Pete H.
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It was a very compelling exhibit!
Cheri H.
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Fun to see failed products I had and/or knew about! Surprised at the number of products I'd never heard of before.
Mixe H.
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Great exhibit! Brought back a lot of memories growing up in the nineties and see some of these items come and go.
Brianna F.
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Very entertaining! Loved learning about these EPIC failures. Highly recommend!
Michael A.
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Great museum with awesome information. Highly recommend it. I enjoyed it very much!
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