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style="display:none">Californian museum devoted to bananas</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive 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class="infobox-label">Curator</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Fred Garbutt</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://internationalbananamuseum.com">internationalbananamuseum<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Top_Banana_Ken_Bannister,_T.B._at_the_Intl._Banana_Club_Hqt.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Top_Banana_Ken_Bannister%2C_T.B._at_the_Intl._Banana_Club_Hqt.jpg/220px-Top_Banana_Ken_Bannister%2C_T.B._at_the_Intl._Banana_Club_Hqt.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Top_Banana_Ken_Bannister%2C_T.B._at_the_Intl._Banana_Club_Hqt.jpg/330px-Top_Banana_Ken_Bannister%2C_T.B._at_the_Intl._Banana_Club_Hqt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Top_Banana_Ken_Bannister%2C_T.B._at_the_Intl._Banana_Club_Hqt.jpg/440px-Top_Banana_Ken_Bannister%2C_T.B._at_the_Intl._Banana_Club_Hqt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Ken Bannister with his banana collection in 1976</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>International Banana Museum</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Museum" title="Museum">museum</a> located in <a href="/wiki/Mecca,_California" title="Mecca, California">Mecca, California</a>, dedicated to the <a href="/wiki/Banana" title="Banana">banana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tibballs_2016_p._186_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tibballs_2016_p._186-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The one-room museum contained more than 20,000 items related to bananas.<sup id="cite_ref-Tibballs_2016_p._186_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tibballs_2016_p._186-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1999, the museum set a <i><a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Record</a></i> as the largest museum devoted to a single fruit. Due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, the museum stated it would close.<sup id="cite_ref-Banana_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Banana-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of August 2023, it remained closed.<sup id="cite_ref-California_Through_My_Lens_2015_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-California_Through_My_Lens_2015-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Banana_Museum&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1972, Kenneth Bannister was a president of a photographic equipment manufacturing company, and at a manufacturers' conference, he handed out thousands of <a href="/wiki/Chiquita_Brands_International" class="mw-redirect" title="Chiquita Brands International">Chiquita</a> banana stickers.<sup id="cite_ref-Tibballs_2016_p._186_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tibballs_2016_p._186-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pilon_2010_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pilon_2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kelly_Times_2010_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kelly_Times_2010-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His joke was that since the banana was shaped like a smile, it might encourage people to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-Tibballs_2016_p._186_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tibballs_2016_p._186-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Encouraged by the positive response, Bannister created the International Banana Club and was designated as the "Top Banana".<sup id="cite_ref-Tibballs_2016_p._186_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tibballs_2016_p._186-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He started receiving banana-related items in the mail, but began to run out of room for all of them.<sup id="cite_ref-Pilon_2010_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pilon_2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kelly_Times_2010_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kelly_Times_2010-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He founded the museum in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-Tibballs_2016_p._186_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tibballs_2016_p._186-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The International Banana Club and Museum operated in <a href="/wiki/Altadena,_California" title="Altadena, California">Altadena</a> in a rented building.<sup id="cite_ref-Tibballs_2016_p._186_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tibballs_2016_p._186-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pilon_2010_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pilon_2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kelly_Times_2010_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kelly_Times_2010-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NPR.org_2010_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR.org_2010-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Banana Club grew to 35,000 members in 17 countries.<sup id="cite_ref-Pilon_2010_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pilon_2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Donating a banana-related item to the museum would enable one to join the Banana Club, with a nickname and ability to earn "banana merit points", and obtain a degree in "Bananistry". President <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> was a member of the club.<sup id="cite_ref-Tibballs_2016_p._186_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tibballs_2016_p._186-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, Bannister relocated the museum to a rent-free city-owned space in <a href="/wiki/Hesperia,_California" title="Hesperia, California">Hesperia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Pilon_2010_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pilon_2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NPR.org_2010_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR.org_2010-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in 2010, the Hesperia Recreation and Park District wanted the museum to move out to make room for a new exhibit.<sup id="cite_ref-NPR.org_2010_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR.org_2010-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bannister placed the entire collection on <a href="/wiki/EBay" title="EBay">eBay</a> for $45,000.<sup id="cite_ref-Pilon_2010_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pilon_2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NPR.org_2010_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR.org_2010-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He lowered the price to $7,500<sup id="cite_ref-Pilon_2010_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pilon_2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2010, Fred Garbutt bought the collection for an undisclosed amount, moving it to <a href="/wiki/Mecca,_California" title="Mecca, California">Mecca, California</a>, and becoming the new curator. It was reported that Bannister had agreed to a purchase price below $7,500.<sup id="cite_ref-Tibballs_2016_p._186_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tibballs_2016_p._186-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kelly_Times_2010_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kelly_Times_2010-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Banana_Museum&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1999, the museum won a <i><a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Record</a></i> as the largest museum devoted to a single fruit. At the time, it held a collection of 17,000 items.<sup id="cite_ref-Pilon_2010_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pilon_2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NPR.org_2010_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR.org_2010-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Planet_Andrew_Balfour_Baxter_2018_p._49_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Planet_Andrew_Balfour_Baxter_2018_p._49-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Guinness_World_Records_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guinness_World_Records-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The collection included <a href="/wiki/Kitsch" title="Kitsch">kitschy</a> items such as a "banana couch, banana soda, gold-plated banana, banana boogie board, and banana ears".<sup id="cite_ref-Kelly_Times_2010_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kelly_Times_2010-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The museum housed the only <a href="/wiki/Petrifaction" title="Petrifaction">petrified</a> banana in the world, which came from the closet of a girl in <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tibballs_2016_p._186_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tibballs_2016_p._186-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NPR.org_2010_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR.org_2010-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The museum was family-friendly, despite a history of people sending in lewd objects.<sup id="cite_ref-Tibballs_2016_p._186_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tibballs_2016_p._186-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pilon_2010_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pilon_2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kelly_Times_2010_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kelly_Times_2010-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There was also a Banana Bar that served banana-related food and drinks.<sup id="cite_ref-Tibballs_2016_p._186_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tibballs_2016_p._186-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Planet_Andrew_Balfour_Baxter_2018_p._49_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Planet_Andrew_Balfour_Baxter_2018_p._49-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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