Toilet Seat Museum San Antonio
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Toilet seat museum san antonio. The toilet seat art museum was founded by san antonio resident barney smith 97 the curator and owner of the museum. His toilet seats now occupy a place of honor elsewhere in texas at the truck yard beer garden. The hotel offers free airport shuttle service free wifi indoor swimming pool and bistro style restaurant. Barney smith s toilet seat art museum a beloved san antonio attraction is moving to a new location in north texas near dallas.
This museum showcases the life s work of barney smith who created over 1400 art pieces out of toilet seats over the course of many decades. Between 2016 and early 2019 when his. Hotels near toilet seat museum. Barney smith s toilet seat art museum legacy page 5959 grove ln colony texas 75056 rated 4 9 based on 204 reviews barney is a breath of fresh.
This review was written when barney smith s toilet seat collection was still displayed in his san antonio garage. Barney opened the original museum in 1992 in a large garage in his backyard. Barney smith the retired plumber who made turning toilet seats into works of art his life s passion passed away in july 2019 at the age of 98. For nearly three decades prior to that he had hosted his own toilet seat museum in his garage in his home of san antonio texas.
View all hotels near toilet seat museum on tripadvisor. He made over 1 400 in his lifetime. As a small museum and outsider art fan i loved learning side by side how barney created his toilet seat art exhibits. Barney smith s toilet seat art museum will soon become a book formerly a master plumber smith kick started his compilation after a successful few weeks hunting deer.
One of san antonio s most beloved and quirky curators has passed away.