{"id":294631,"date":"2021-11-13T01:55:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T01:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/?p=294631"},"modified":"2021-11-13T01:55:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T01:55:18","slug":"a-church-is-home-to-worlds-biggest-collection-of-clown-memorabilia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/?p=294631","title":{"rendered":"A church is home to world&apos;s biggest collection of clown memorabilia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A north  church is home to the world&#8217;s biggest collection of clown memorabilia and is known as the &#8216;spiritual home of clowns&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The collection, which includes replicas of famous clowns&#8217; makeup painted onto miniature clown heads made from eggshells,  <a href=\"http:\/\/Www.Bausch.Kr-Atlas.Monaxikoslykos@cenovis.the-m.co.kr?a%5B%5D=%3Ca+href%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.caravax.com%2Ftranh-tho-cuu-huyen-that-to-tranh-son-mai-tphcm%2F%3ECuu+Huyen+worship+paintings%3C%2Fa%3E%3Cmeta+http-equiv%3Drefresh+content%3D0%3Burl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.caravax.com%2Ftranh-tho-cuu-huyen-that-to-tranh-son-mai-tphcm%2F+%2F%3E\">Cuu Huyen worship paintings<\/a> is owned by Clowns International.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It was started in 1959, and keeps growing as clowns around the world donate items to the &#8216;Aladdin&#8217;s cave&#8217; of memorabilia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div>\n<div \/>\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"p-17\" class=\"news x-wide video_carousel_container\" style=\"width:964px\" data-track-module=\"vm-432841469701373623^extra_wide\" data-track-selector=\"a.videoLink\" data-track-type=\"cl\" data-track-pos=\"static\">\n<div style=\"width:636px\">\n<div class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col news\" id=\"v-432841469701373623\"> <video controls=\"\" class=\"video-js vjs-default-skin\">  <\/video> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xwv-related-videos-container-4 rotator news\">\n<h3>more videos<\/h3>\n<div class=\"xwv-navigator\">\n<div class=\"video_carousel_title bdrcc\">\n<div class=\"rotator-title\">\n<ul class=\"rotator-pages\">\n<li class=\"linkro-wocc\">  <\/li>\n<li class=\"linkro-wocc\">  <\/li>\n<li class=\"linkro-wocc\">  <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;height: 382px\">\n<ul class=\"xwv-rotator js-itemList linkro-wocc rotator-panels\">\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"link-xwv-v\" data-videoid=\"5099063432744318981\">  <\/li>\n<li class=\"link-xwv-v\" data-videoid=\"6769655394613706296\">  <\/li>\n<li class=\"link-xwv-v\" data-videoid=\"1261041252956159229\">  <\/li>\n<li class=\"link-xwv-v\" data-videoid=\"6488776897785054407\">  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"link-xwv-v\" data-videoid=\"3577061837224430404\">  <\/li>\n<li class=\"link-xwv-v\" data-videoid=\"5745450833992400187\">  <\/li>\n<li class=\"link-xwv-v\" data-videoid=\"728124795705770301\">  <\/li>\n<li class=\"link-xwv-v\" data-videoid=\"8659855324728439935\">  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"link-xwv-v\" data-videoid=\"1365560121086425330\">  <\/li>\n<li class=\"link-xwv-v\" data-videoid=\"6864809605250303206\">  <\/li>\n<li class=\"link-xwv-v\" data-videoid=\"3086676594264461305\">  <\/li>\n<li class=\"link-xwv-v\" data-videoid=\"5003392244568573489\">  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>  <b>DM.later(&#8216;bundle&#8217;, function()<\/b> DM.molFeCarousel.init(&#8216;#p-17&#8217;, &#8216;channelCarousel&#8217;, &#8220;activeClass&#8221; : &#8220;wocc&#8221;, &#8220;pageCount&#8221; : &#8220;3.0&#8221;, &#8220;pageSize&#8221; : 1, &#8220;onPos&#8221;: 0, &#8220;updateStyleOnHover&#8221;: true ); );  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\" style=\"height: auto\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p>  <img id=\"i-d90bfbf33ca18d4\" height=\"639\" width=\"962\" alt=\"They might be a little big: The museum's curator Mattie Faint holds up a large pair of black and yellow clown shoes\u00a0\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">They might be a little big: The museum&#8217;s curator Mattie Faint holds up a large pair of black and yellow clown shoes\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\" style=\"height: auto\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p>  <img id=\"i-a6c034d2527a536e\" height=\"638\" width=\"962\" alt=\"The director of the museum in London said: 'It's impossible to say how many pieces there are. There must be thousands'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The director of the museum in London said: &#8216;It&#8217;s impossible <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caravax.com\/tranh-tho-cuu-huyen-that-to-tranh-son-mai-tphcm\/\">Paintings to worship the dead ancestors<\/a> say how many pieces there are.There must be thousands&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\" style=\"height: auto\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p>  <img id=\"i-16ad9f2420106faa\" height=\"1434\" width=\"962\" alt=\"The church used to hold services including the annual clown's remembrance service for Joseph Grimaldi, known as the father of clowning\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The church used to hold services including the annual clown&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.answers.com\/search?q=remembrance\">remembrance<\/a> service for  Lacquer painting Joseph Grimaldi,  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caravax.com\/tranh-tho-cuu-huyen-that-to-tranh-son-mai-tphcm\/\">Cuu Huyen worship paintings<\/a> known as the father of clowning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\" style=\"height: auto\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p>  <img id=\"i-80ba15ff14e2b634\" height=\"634\" width=\"962\" alt=\"Clowning around: Mattie Faint, the curator at the Clown Gallery, holding some clown shoes as he is surrounded by clown artwork\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Clowning around: Mattie Faint, the curator at the Clown Gallery, holding some clown shoes as he is surrounded by clown artwork<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestocks.org\/fs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/wall_hangers-1024x683.jpg\" style=\"max-width:400px;float:right;padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;border:0px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\" style=\"height: auto\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p>  <img id=\"i-3b86f4b5a5584bf8\" height=\"636\" width=\"962\" alt=\"Mr Faint explained that last year they were left a number of clown costumes:\u00a0'We had a clown die last year, he left us eight costumes, eight pairs of shoes, props, wigs - his whole life basically'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Mr Faint explained that last year they were left a number of clown costumes:\u00a0&#8216;We had a clown die last year, he left us eight costumes, eight pairs of shoes, props, wigs &#8211; his whole life basically&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-track-module=\"am-related_carousel^related_carousel\" data-track-selector=\".rotator-panels a:not([class*=external])\" data-dm-rotator-rotate=\"false\" data-track-pos=\"static\" data-preferred-shared-network-enabled=\"\" data-dm-rotator-auto-init=\"\" id=\"p-29\" class=\"related-carousel with-fb-or-tw news half\" data-dm-rotator-active-class=\"active\" data-dm-rotator-page-count=\"1.0\" data-dm-social-article-auto-init=\"\" data-dm-rotator-page-size=\"1\">\n<div class=\"rotator bdrcc\">\n<div class=\"rotator-title\">\n<h2>RELATED ARTICLES<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"rotator-pages link-xocc\">\n<li class=\"rotator-prev\"><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li class=\"rotator-next\"><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A north church is home to the world&#8217;s biggest collection of clown memorabilia an\u2026","protected":false},"author":80382,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6069],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294631"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/80382"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=294631"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":294632,"href":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294631\/revisions\/294632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=294631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=294631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=294631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}