Museum of Russian Art

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Museum of Russian Art
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Museum of Russian Art
Museum of Russian Art
Former name
CASE Museum of Contemporary Russian Art
Location Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°42′57″N74°2′24″W / 40.71583°N 74.04000°W / 40.71583; -74.04000
Type Art Museum
Website moramuseum.org

The Museum of Russian Art (MoRA) is a museum in Jersey City, New Jersey dedicated to exhibiting Russian art, particularly Soviet Nonconformist Art. It was established in 1980 as CASE Museum of Contemporary Russian Art (the name including the abbreviation for the Committee for the Absorption of Soviet Emigres. [1] ) The museum's historic brownstone building in Paulus Hook underwent renovation and re-opened in 2010. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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  1. ↑ "Unofficial Soviet Art on View in Jersey City". New York Times. October 27, 1981. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  2. ↑ "MoRA exhibitions". Museum of Russian Art. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Museum of Russian". Museum of Russian Art. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Museum of Contemporary Russian Art". Destination Jersey City.com. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  5. ↑ Caesar, Irene. "MUSEUM OF RUSSIAN ART IN JERSEY CITY (MORA) CALL FOR PROJECTS". Young Creative Russianns Online Portfoflios. Retrieved December 17, 2011.


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