Gourd Museum at the Angier Public Library in Angier, North Carolina

Tucked into a room of the Angier Public Library, the gourd museum is the work of a man who truly loved gourds and understood their versatility and potential. Marvin Johnson grew and collected gourds for many years, finally opening a museum where the public could appreciate them.

The collection takes up a small space, but exhibits a wide variety of mostly bottle gourds that have been crafted into works of art, musical instruments, functional containers, and more.