I was just thinking some more about museums and how they are containers, and reminded me of this photograph ( from here http://www.gadling.com/2011/04/27/the-worlds-ten-creepiest-abandoned-cities/) - the caption is

Kolmanskop

Location: Kolmanskop, Namibia

Story: Once a successful diamond mining community, Kolmanskop is now a desert ghost town where the houses welcome only sand. The desert city was originally built when Germans discovered great mineral wealth in the area. They built the town in an architecturally German style with a ballroom, a theater, and the first tram system in Africa. The desert reclaimed the town when the miners moved on. The sands have filled houses, covered the streets, and slowly erased most signs of civilization aside from the towering homes and public buildings. The sight of a decaying German town in the shifting sands of the Namib desert is anachronistically delightful.

Abandoned since: 1954

Thought that page was quite inspiring for some reason. I suppose all the forgotten places. 

A little random...

Madeleine