Curio
Appearance
Curio may refer to:
Objects
[edit]- Bric-à-brac, lesser objets d'art for display
- Cabinet of curiosities, a room-sized collection or exhibit of curios or curiosities
- Collectables
- Curio cabinet, a cabinet constructed for the display of curios
People
[edit]- Eberhard Curio (1932–2020), German ecologist
- Gottfried Curio (born 1960), German politician
- Curio maximus, 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
Places
[edit]- Curio, Switzerland, a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland
- Curio Bay, a coastal bay best known as the site of a petrified forest some 180 million years old
Popular culture
[edit]- Curio (Twelfth Night), a character in the Shakespearean comedy Twelfth Night
- Curio (band), a Japanese rock band
- Curio (The Shak), a character on the television program The Shak
Other uses
[edit]- Curio (brand), a collection in the Hilton portfolio
- Curio (plant), a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae