Butterfly and beetle-pinning classes are a great introduction to taxidermy, says Salem. The Insect Asylum is full of outsider and vernacular art. It’s also a place for visitors to learn with ...

It’s an opportunity to buy unique items like taxidermy, bugs, bones, art, 3D jewelry and other curiosities. “I think there’s really something for everybody,” said Allison Doty, a ...

Charlotteans who have dreamed of buying earrings made from animal bones, a taxidermy frog wearing a ballet tutu, or a diorama of preserved beetles having ... bizarre and dark art pieces and ...