COColorado field entry
The Learned Lemur
Denver, CO
A Colfax oddities shop where skeletal animals, human teeth, taxidermy, insects, vintage medical objects, circus posters, local art, séances, bone cleaning, tattooing next door, and sideshow culture overlap.
The Learned Lemur combines an old-school oddities shop and taxidermy service with macabre antiques, large skeletal displays, entomology, vintage photography, local art, classes and events inside a building that also houses tattoo and sideshow culture.
Field notes
Why it belongs
Taxidermy shop, skeletal natural-history cabinet, antique dealer, medical-curiosity store, art gallery, preservation service, classroom, séance venue, and neighbor to an integrated tattoo and sideshow scene.
The physical store feels closer to an eccentric private museum than a normal boutique, with large animal remains and historic and macabre objects forming the backdrop to an active retail business.
The Learned Lemur has become one of East Colfax's best-known strange storefronts. Taxidermy, skulls, bones, pinned insects, vintage medical pieces, circus material, old photographs, antiques, and local art fill the shop, while preservation work and special programming extend the business beyond retail. The larger property also intersects with Conspiracy Theory Tattoo and sideshow culture, adding to the sense that visitors have entered a small macabre ecosystem rather than a single conventional shop.
Store contents
What you will find
Directory categories
Known for
- Taxidermy
- Skeletal zebra
- Skulls and bones
- Human teeth and medical curiosities
- Entomology
- Vintage circus material
- Taxidermy and pet memorial work
- Classes and events
- Séances and strange programming
- Colfax oddities culture
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