Whether satire or parody, historically speaking, mockery and the grotesque have always served as a vent against rigid patterns of order and hierarchical value systems. This volume discusses what there is to laugh about in museums, drawing on Friedrich Nietzsche, who describes life as a comedy of existence that can only be met by the individual with laughter and dance. The previously underexplored specific history of humor in the visual arts is presented here for the first time in a comprehensive manner, showcasing the broad terrain of humor and comedy in Western art since antiquity. Kunsthaus Zug presents an experimental arrangement featuring ancient vases, pamphlets, magazines, paintings, sculptures, and videos: what may irritate one person could provoke uproarious laughter in another.