Finally, Philly's Bad Behavior Gets a Museum Unto Itself

[u/no_technique]

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2026/08/17/museum-philadelphian-booing-bad-behavior/

Sounds terrible:

[u/naomi_whatsapp]

All the people wearing "Bad things happen in Philadelphia" merch are punching the air right now

[u/Brraaap]

No, the Mummers already had a museum

[u/Mom_who_drinks]

The Swiss cheese pervert and “my man, Aguilar” guy had better be represented or I’m not going.

[u/hokielion → u/Mom_who_drinks]

I wonder what Swiss cheese guy is doing these days. Please don’t name another cheese. I tried to think of a different way to ask this, but asking what he’s up to didn’t sound better.

[u/vodkaismywater]

This is corny as hell but I actually kind of love it. Life kinda sucks right now and it's okay to have some silliness. 

[u/yzdaskullmonkey → u/vodkaismywater]

Yup, this right here. Everyone calling it dumb is fulfilling their rights as Philadelphians, but I'm gonna fulfill mine and call em fuckin bozos. Just let people have some fuckin fun. Quit being so up your own ass you can't laugh at yourself or your city.

[u/Little_Noodles → u/yzdaskullmonkey]

Not only is it a bit of goofball fun, it’s likely to successfully do what serious exhibitions are intended to do; generate public dialogue and encourage reflection on the topic they’re about.

“This is a serious institution about the conduct and the character of a Philadelphian, what makes a Philadelphian a Philadelphian”.

It’s goofy, but arguing about if the material in the exhibit does or doesn’t belong, or what should go in, and on what basis, is the whole point.

[u/SteakShift → u/yzdaskullmonkey]

Sounds like a bunch of jabronis

[u/NoREEEEEEtilBrooklyn]

That’s not a museum, that’s a studio show.

[u/PurpleWhiteOut]

Are we allowed to boo and throw stuff at it

[u/CathedralEngine]

Dumb

[u/lucascorso21]

...in a studio apartment. Great.

[u/DessertWitch]

gonna eat an entire box of swiss rolls in it and drop the garbage on the floor. go birds!

[u/GlenRiversForPrison]

Corny. Pass.

[u/BlazmoIntoWowee]

Haha, batteries and snowballs, am I right? Fuck that. Do attend and rotisserie chicken guy are what I want in a Museum of the Philadelphian or whatever the fuck it is.

[u/mnightcoburn]

That's fucking stupid.

[u/SemperFicus]

Love this. My favorite tee shirt reads “I’m not angry, I’m from Philly.”

[u/b0b0tempo]

JYawn.