The latest stories, interviews and updates of our museum.
By system_admin
20 Jun 2025
LA
Silence was seldom safety in the Middle Ages. One careless whisper, one loaf gone missing, or a sermon that questioned authority could plunge anyone-peasant or prince-into a dungeon where agony, torment, and endless darkness ruled. Today we ask the unnerving question: what did medieval criminals face when the church, the crown, or an angry crowd […]
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By system_admin
20 Jun 2025
LA
Throughout history, societies have constantly debated the effectiveness and morality of capital punishment. Today, execution methods like lethal injection are designed to be quick, humane, and minimally painful. But imagine if our modern justice system reverted to historical medieval torture methods for punishment? Could medieval torture replace executions, and would this approach effectively deter crime, […]
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From Dungeon Shadows to Public Offices: How to Become a Torturer in Medieval TimesBefore a man-or, on rarer occasions, a woman-ever touched the rack or tightened a set of chains, society first had to decide how torturers were selected in the Middle Ages. Candidates were usually plucked from the fringes of urban life: blacksmiths handy […]
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By system_admin
13 Jun 2025
LA
Are you ready to face your fears? This summer, take a spine-chilling journey through history, terror, and mystery with the ultimate Summer Horror Tour. Visit three of the most eerie and haunted locations in the United States: the Medieval Torture Museum in Chicago, the Medieval Torture Museum in LA, and the Medieval Torture Museum in […]
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