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Museum of Hangovers opens in Croatia

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Published Dec. 26, 2019
Updated Dec. 26, 2019, 11:19 p.m. ET
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The Museum of Hangovers
The Museum of Hangovers in Zagreb, Croatia.AFP via Getty Images
A woman plays darts with special glasses simulating heavy drunkeness
A woman plays darts with "beer goggles," special glasses simulating heavy drunkeness.AFP via Getty Images
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A woman plays darts with special glasses simulating heavy drunkeness at the entry the Museum of Hangovers
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a table with bottles, glasses and an ashtray at the Museum of Hangovers
A table with bottles, glasses and an ashtray at the Museum of Hangovers.AFP via Getty Images
Roberta Mikelic, co-owner of the Museum of Hangovers, stands at the entrance of the museum
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A man visits the Museum of Hangovers
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Two women visit the Museum of Hangovers
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Drunk thoughts lead to sober business ventures, apparently.

While out drinking with friends, Rino Dubokovic, a university student in Zagreb, Croatia, was sharing his best — and worst — hangover stories when he came up with an idea.

Dubokovic envisioned a museum of “some sort of collection where all these objects from drunk stories would be exposed together with their stories,” he told CNN.

That boozy conversation led to the Museum of Hangovers just six months later, in the building next to the bar where the idea originated. 

Visitors of the interactive museum can share their own hangover woes, try on “beer goggles,” take a look at the objects others have woken up to after a night out and more.

Dubokovich told CNN that the point of the museum isn’t to encourage over drinking, but rather to showcase the conversations he has with his friends in a physical manifestation.

Although the museum is only a test concept in Croatia for now, Dubokovic hopes to eventually gain the funding to move into a larger, permanent location. He also hopes to make visitors “aware of the bad things related to alcohol” in the future.
More than 51% of the museum’s visitors are students, according to its Instagram.

The Museum of Hangovers opened on Dec. 1. The gift shop goes along with the overall theme, selling “Drunkopoly” and bar activities. Advil and sunglasses not included.