The Odysseum explores fascinating stories behind some of the world’s most extraordinary and unexpected journeys. Expect adventures with stowaways, astronauts, psychedelic pilgrims, prisoners of war and the artist who created the world’s biggest treasure hunt.
Brought to you by Ernest editor Jo Tinsley and co-author David Bramwell, The Odysseum is the final edition in our trilogy of wonder and eccentricity.
Discover why artist Grayson Perry took his teddy bear on a trip to Bavaria and what horrors befell film-maker Werner Herzog when he attempted to drag a 320-ton steamboat over a hill through impenetrable jungle. Learn about attempted voyages to the centre of the earth and accidental journeys into storm clouds, and follow Dadaist filmmaker Andrew Kötting as he takes a 12-foot inflatable ‘deadad’ on a trip around the globe.
Restlessly exploring the psychology of what it means to embark upon a journey, The Odysseum is a celebration of human imagination, motivation and resolve – from micro-journeys around a prison cell to the story of how Einstein’s brain and the corpses of Gram Parsons and Eva Peron embarked on remarkable trips beyond the grave.
