Mmuseumm

Last updated June 25, 2025

Mmuseumm
Mmuseumm in 2025

Established	2012
Location	Cortlandt Alley, Tribeca, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°43′03″N74°00′10″W / 40.717406°N 74.002719°W / 40.717406; -74.002719
Type	Natural history museum
Founder	Alex Kalman, Safdie brothers
Website	Official website

Mmuseumm is a modern natural history museum located in Tribeca, Lower Manhattan in New York City. The museum displays contemporary artifacts in a style reminiscent of the historical cabinet of curiosities model.^[1]^[2]

History
Location and space
Concept and exhibitions
Gallery
References
External links

History

Mmuseumm was founded in 2012 by Alex Kalman^[3]^[4] and the Safdie brothers.^[5]^[6]

Location and space

Mmuseumm is located in Cortlandt Alley in Manhattan, between Franklin Street and White Street—a stretch occasionally referred to as "Mmuseumm Alley".^[7] The museum's first location, Mmuseumm 1, opened in 2012 inside a former elevator shaft. A second wing, Mmuseumm 2, debuted in 2015 a few doors down.

The museum's total area is approximately 36 sq ft (3.3 m²), and its displays are visible to the public 24 hours a day through peepholes embedded in its doors.^[8]^[9]

Concept and exhibitions

Mmuseumm is dedicated to the curation and exhibition of contemporary artifacts intended to document and interpret modern life.^[10] Its curatorial approach, described as "Object Journalism", presents everyday items in a natural history museum format, often drawing comparisons to historical cabinets of curiosities.^[1]

Exhibitions are organized by "seasons", a structure inspired by the museum's original summer operating schedule.^[11]

Gallery

Exterior of Mmuseumm 1 during Season 4 (2015)
Interior view of Mmuseumm 1, Season 4 (2015)
Sara Berman's Closet exhibit at Mmuseumm 2 (2015)

References

1 2 Walker, Rob (May 5, 2016). "Object Journalism at Mmuseumm". Design Observer. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
↑ Wyman, Annie Julia (November 10, 2014). "Cabinet of Wonder" . Retrieved October 21, 2021.
↑ Barron, James (April 21, 2019). "This Tiny Museum Fits Inside an Elevator Shaft". The New York Times.
↑ Reid, Hilary (May 28, 2015). "An Artist Recreates Her Mother's All-White-Everything Closet". T Magazine. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
↑ Robbins, Liz (August 9, 2013). "Museum, All 60 Square Feet of It, Celebrates the Eccentric". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
↑ Gardner, Ralph Jr. (June 1, 2015). "Tiny Downtown Museum Expands With New Exhibit". The Wall Street Journal– via WSJ.com.
↑ NYC-ARTS Full Episode: September 17, 2015 (video). THIRTEEN - New York Public Media. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
↑ Chernick, Karen (June 7, 2020). "NYC's Tiniest Museum Releases a Jumbo Catalog of Exhibitions Once Planned for 2020". Observer. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
↑ Semuels, Alana (December 5, 2013). "Tiny museum in New York showcases everyday objects". Los Angeles Times.
↑ Seen in NY: Mmuseumm (video). Vialogues. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
↑ Heller, Steven (May 22, 2014). "A 'Mindblowing' 80-Square-Foot Museum of Random Junk". The Atlantic. Retrieved October 21, 2021.

External links

Media related to Mmuseumm at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

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