Mmuseumm
Museum · Chinatown
4 Cortlandt Alley, New York, NY 10013
Highlights
Tiny museum of overlooked objects, freight elevator space, 24/7 viewing
Tiny museum of overlooked objects, freight elevator space, 24/7 viewing
"The focus of Mmuseumm is to capture the stories of objects, from plastic cups to real eggs. Each object on display holds a history and is an artifact of meaning. The museum is only open on weekends but if you're lucky a resident artist might grant you an inside peek during the week as well." - The Charles
"Feeling introspective but not 600 year old painting of ships symbolizing the mortality of all mankind kind of introspective, then Mmuseumm is the place. They look to capture, celebrate, and contemplate the things that make up the world we engage with everyday. Photos by The Charles" - Visualized
"A tiny, experimental 'object journalism' museum squeezed into a former elevator shaft of just 36 square feet, featuring an annually rotating collection of everyday objects curated to reveal insights about modern life." - Evie Carrick Evie Carrick Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing or L'As du Fallafel. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"A major contemporary art institution focused on modern art, design, and architecture, housed in a landmark building and serving as a regional hub for cutting-edge visual culture." - John Wogan
"Pronounced “museum,” Mmuseumm is a curated display of artifacts housed in a freight elevator. This tiny space features rotating and permanent collections, specializing in the “overlooked, dismissed, or ignored.” Museumm offers a unique opportunity to engage with familiar and exotic everyday objects from around the world. Past exhibitions include Personal Possessions found in the Pacific, Paper Works found in Copying Machines, and Homemade Weapons of Defense. Created by filmmakers Alex Kalman, Benny and Josh Safdie, and sponsored by the late Kate Spade (and Andy and Bea Spade) of the purse empire, among the unusual objects featured in the museum have been the shoe thrown at George W. Bush at the Minister’s Palace in Baghdad, a hot water coil heater from Kaunas, Lithuania, and a plastic glove from Paradise Valley, Montana. The collection is refreshed annually. In 2018, a small “gift shop” was added in a window a few feet down on the right of the Mmuseumm. Visitors may call an 800 number to access a free audio guide. The museum fits three people at a time." - ATLAS_OBSCURA
