About the Museum |
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 Obscura Society visit, 2013/photo: Annetta Black |
The Zymoglyphic Museum is the last remaining outpost of the once-thriving Zymoglyphic culture. Emigrating from its native mist-shrouded archipelago, it settled on a driveway at the end of a suburban cul-de-sac, in San Mateo, California, surrounded by a sea of mid-century tract housing, welcoming visitors (on occasion) for a decade and a half. The physical museum is now closed, but is expected to reincarnate in Portland, Oregon, where a temporary annex is being constructed. Contact the museum to be put on the mailing list for any updates. Or you may peruse this Web site for a virtual tour.
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 Judith Hoffman
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- Frequently asked questions
- "What does 'zymoglyphic' mean?" and other mysteries explained
- How the museum came to be
- The evolution of the museum from a 10 year-old boy's collection of rocks, bird nests, fossils, arrowheads, and marine animals
- Views of the museum
- Reactions to the museum from visitors both physical and virtual
- Museum as muse
- Artists and writers inspired by the museum and its collections
- Photographs of the museum taken by Judith Hoffman, artist-in-residence
- A gallery of photographs taken by museum visitors
- Poems, sketches, and art inspired by the museum's collections
- Curator's corner
- A literary melange inspired by the museum
- Events
- Events that the museum has participated in, on site and off
- Affiliated and sympathetic institutions
- Museums, libraries, esoteric societies, etc.
Disclaimers and legal amusements
- This site and all photographs copyright 2000-2014 by Jim Stewart, except where otherwise credited
- Some portions may or may not be works of fiction and should not be used for factual reference without independent research
- Any exposure or depiction of human genitalia, pudenda, or secondary sexual characteristics is for educational, artistic, or entertainment purposes only, with no prurient intent, expressed or implied. While such depictions do exist on this web site, viewers are further cautioned that they are rare and may be difficult to find.
- No animals were harmed or killed in the making of the exhibits except for some ants and some pesky little beetles that were caught trying to dismantle portions of the exhibits they deemed edible.
- The term "Zymoglyphic" is a trademark of The Zymoglyphic Museum, its subsidiaries, heirs, and assigns, and may only be used when referring to the Museum or to the Region it claims to represent. "zymoglyphic" (all lower case) may be used as an adjective to describe any person, place, thing, or idea related to the themes of the Museum, although Museum management claims final moral if not legal authority to determine what is and is not truly "zymoglyphic."
- Links to books and DVDs in the museum shop are provided in association with Amazon