Celebrity Candy Portraits
Delicious Pop Culture Mexico City artist Cristiam Ramos makes amazing candy portraits of celebrities. Instead of paint, he uses Gummi Bears, licorice, M&M’s and after …
Posts in category The Vault
Take a sneak peak inside our Vault as we take you on a exclusive behind-the-scenes trip to see what lurks behind closed doors. You get to see all the cool and unique artifacts, exhibits, art and acquisitions before they go on display in our Odditoriums.
There Be Whales Capt’n!
Sperm Whale Teeth Carvings Scrimshaw is the name given to handiwork created by whalers made from the byproducts of harvesting marine mammals. It is most …
A Look Inside Ripley’s Amazing Warehouse
A quick glance at our fantastic world! Edward Meyer, Ripley’s VP of Archives, does an interview with Joe Burbank and gives us an look inside …
One of a Kind Masakichi Sculpture
A Wood Carving Masterpiece In this episode of Inside the Vault explores the story behind this amazing work of art and how it ended up …
The One Ton Jade Warrior
From Terracotta to Jade Based on the awe inspiring and completely unbelievable full size terracotta army found at the burial site of a Chinese Emperor, …
Holy Toasted Artwork!
No Butter or Jam Needed We found this piece of unusual art in a church in Northern England. Made by Adam Sheldon, who created this …
License Plate Art
A totally unique three-panel sculpture fashioned from actual license plates. It took visionary California artist, Michael Kalish, over a year to find and collect all …
The Wizard of Oz
We’re Off to See the Wizard So what’s so “amazing” about yet another drawing from this movie classic? Well, you’ll have to get just a …
Camel Bone Carving
One of Robert Ripley’s favorite countries was China. There was always something new and incredible to discover. We found this gorgeously intricate camel bone carving …