Russian-born artist Vlad Korneev poses for a picture in his museum called “Designpanoptikum, Museum For Extraordinary Objects” on November 4, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The museum displays objects whose outward appearance was determined by function rather than form, he says, and are the result of a collection he started while accumulating props for his photographic works. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Industrial tools and wall-mounted telephones hang on display in the “Designpanoptikum, Museum For Extraordinary Objects” on November 4, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Objects stand on display in the “Designpanoptikum, Museum For Extraordinary Objects” on November 4, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

A musical instrument called a shalmei stands in a glass container from a chemistry laboratory in the “Designpanoptikum, Museum For Extraordinary Objects” on November 4, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

A mannequin's head stands in an optician's eye test device in the “Designpanoptikum, Museum For Extraordinary Objects” on November 4, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

A 1960s-era large format slide projector from the former East Germany stands among other objects in the “Designpanoptikum, Museum For Extraordinary Objects” on November 4, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

A wooden mannequin with a head that is actually a blimp used to suppress the sound of a film camera mounted inside stands among other objects in the “Designpanoptikum, Museum For Extraordinary Objects” on November 4, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

The front jet engine mount from an Antonov AN-24 airplane stands among other objects in the “Designpanoptikum, Museum For Extraordinary Objects” on November 4, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

A giant, 1920s-era camera used for making reproductions stands among other objects in the “Designpanoptikum, Museum For Extraordinary Objects” on November 4, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)