Let's discover the 16th-century Wunderkammer.

Cabinets of Curiosities, better known by their German term Wunderkammern, were not simply born as cluttered rooms full of strange objects, but as modern man's first true attempt to catalog the entire universe in a single room.
Cabinets of Curiosities, better known by their German term Wunderkammern, were not simply born as cluttered rooms full of strange objects, but as modern man's first true attempt to catalog the entire universe in a single room.
A true Wunderkammer had to be a microcosm reflecting the macrocosm. For this reason, objects were divided into three main categories:
Naturalia: Bizarre creatures from the natural world (narwhal teeth passed off as unicorn horns, stuffed crocodiles, corals, fossils).
Artificialia: Objects created by man with extreme skill (mechanical automatons, intricate jewelry, exotic weapons, miniatures).
Mirabilia: Things that aroused wonder because they were unique or monstrous ("magical" objects or natural deformities).
With the arrival of the Enlightenment in the 18th century, "wonder" gave way to "method." Scientists began to find the juxtaposition of a deer horn next to a gold clock childish.
The collections were separated: paintings ended up in art galleries, natural specimens in natural history museums, and artifacts in archaeological museums.
Today, Wunderkammern are back in fashion in design and art because they represent that ancestral desire for wonder. In an era where everything is clickable and explained by an algorithm, the idea of a room that holds the unknown has an almost magical appeal.