Owner of world-famous Toilet Seat Art Museum dies at 98

SAN ANTONIO – The owner and artist behind the world-famous Toilet Seat Art Museum in the Alamo Heights area died Tuesday evening. 

Family members said Barney Smith died at 98.

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Smith created more than 1,300 toilet seat lid covers. He was a retired master plumber and picked up toilet seat art as a hobby.

He opened up his makeshift museum out of his garage in 1992.

The museum is still open.