Curio may refer to:

Objects

Bric-à-brac Bric-à-brac () or bric-a-brac (from French), first used in the Victorian era, around 1840, refers to lesser objets d'art forming collections of curios. The French phrase is now obsolete, dating from the 16th century, then meaning "at random, ...

, lesser objets d'art for display * Cabinet of curiosities, a room-sized collection or exhibit of curios or curiosities *

Collectable A collectable (collectible or collector's item) is any object regarded as being of value or interest to a collector. Collectable items are not necessarily monetarily valuable or uncommon. There are numerous types of collectables and terms ...

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Curio cabinet A curio cabinet is a specialised type of display case, made predominantly of glass with a metal or wood framework, for presenting collections of curios, like figurines or other interesting objects that invoke curiosity, and perhaps share a co ...

, a cabinet constructed for the display of curios

People

Eberhard Curio Eberhard Curio (22 October 1932 – 11 September 2020) was a German ecologist, ethologist, and conservation biologist. He was involved in conservation in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines. Curio was educated in Berlin and went in 19 ...

(1932–2020), German ecologist * Gottfried Curio (born 1960), German politician *''

Curio maximus The ''curio maximus'' was an obscure priesthood in ancient Rome that had oversight of the ''curiae'', groups of citizens loosely affiliated within what was originally a tribe. Each curia was led by a ''curio'', who was admitted only after the age ...

'', a priesthood in ancient Rome that had oversight of the curiae * Gaius Scribonius Curio (disambiguation), the name of several ancient Romans, especially a father and son who were active in the 1st century BC *an online pseudonym for

Diana Napolis Diana Louisa Napolis (born 1955), also known by her online pseudonym Karen Curio Jones or more often simply Curio, is an American former social worker. Between the late 1990s and 2000, Napolis posted a series of pseudonymous accusations alleging ...

Places

Curio, Switzerland Curio is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. History Curio is first mentioned in 1196 as ''Coira''. In 1298 it was mentioned as ''Cuyri''. During the Middle Ages Curio, Novaggio, Banco and Bedigli ...

, a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland *

Curio Bay Curio Bay is a coastal embayment in the Southland District of New Zealand, best known as the site of a petrified forest some 180 million years old. It also hosts a yellow-eyed penguin colony, arguably the rarest of penguin species, with approx ...

, a coastal bay best known as the site of a petrified forest some 180 million years old

Popular culture

* Curio (''Twelfth Night''), a character in the Shakespearean comedy ''Twelfth Night'' *

Curio (band) Curio (stylized as CURIO) was a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1995. They were best known to Western audiences for their song "Kimi ni Fureru Dake de", which was used as the third opening theme for the popular anime ''Rurouni Kenshin''. Member ...

, a Japanese rock band * Curio (''The Shak''), a character on the television program ''The Shak''

Other uses

* Curio (brand), a collection in the Hilton portfolio * ''Curio'' (plant), a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae

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