IN 1963, EDWARD CRAVEN WALKER invents the lava lamp. Two years later, Adolf Wertheimer and Hy Spector see the ‘AstroLight’ at a German tradeshow and purchase the exclusive rights to manufacture and sell in the United States.
FEBRUARY 2021: My cat knocks over my treasured lava lamp that I’d had since first grade. In an effort to replace it as exactly as possible, I fell down the goo-hole of lava lamps and their fans (called ‘gooheads’).
THE MUSEUM OF GOO is currently an online-only museum, showcasing interesting, unique, and fun Lava Lamps of all eras. Check our Instagram page for photos & short videos, or support us on Ko-fi for monthly livestreams and a discord community chat.