The Bunny Museum, Rabbit memorabilia museum in Altadena, California, US.
The Bunny Museum held more than 40,550 rabbit-related items across 16 galleries in a 7,000-square-foot building in Altadena, California. Its collection ranged from ceramic rabbits and stuffed toys to a Roman brooch and an Egyptian amulet, plus nine Rose Parade float rabbits and three live rabbits. The building and original collection were destroyed by the Eaton Fire in early 2025; the museum plans to reopen.
Candace Frazee and Steve Lubanski began the collection through a daily tradition of giving each other rabbit-themed gifts, opening it to the public in their Pasadena home in 1998. Guinness World Records acknowledged it in 1999, when it held 8,473 pieces. The museum moved to larger premises in Altadena in 2017; the Eaton Fire destroyed the building and original collection in early 2025, and the founders announced plans to rebuild at the same site.
The museum's name comes from its founders' daily habit of exchanging rabbit-themed gifts, a tradition that grew into the collection. Among the items were nine rabbits from Rose Parade floats, a Roman brooch and a rabbit-themed Egyptian amulet. The Los Angeles Times wrote in 2018 that the stockpile "harbors insight and imparts a quirky sort of gravitas."
The museum's Altadena building was destroyed by the Eaton Fire in January 2025, and the live rabbits were evacuated; check the museum's own channels before travelling, as it plans to reopen. The collection is being rebuilt through a fundraising campaign started on January 10, 2025.
The 1999 Guinness record was set at 8,473 rabbit items, when the collection was still in the founders' Pasadena home. Among the pieces were a Roman brooch and a rabbit-themed Egyptian amulet, plus nine Rose Parade float rabbits. The Eaton Fire destroyed the building and original collection in 2025; the three live rabbits were evacuated.
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