Museum of Museums

Photograph of Museum of Museums, a white building with "MoM" painted on it.
Museum of Museums in Seattle.
Photograph of Museum of Museums as viewed from Boylston Avenue
Museum of Museums as viewed from Boylston Avenue

The Museum of Museums (MoM) was a contemporary art center in Seattle, Washington, United States, that was created and managed by curator, artist, and entrepreneur Greg Lundgren.[1]

MoM was contained within a three-story mid-century medical building, designed by NBBJ, on the Swedish Medical Center campus on First Hill. It previously was used for medical offices and records storage, among other businesses. Lundgren made an agreement with Swedish Health Services in 2019 to renovate the building, unused since c. 2012, as an art museum.[2] The museum's final day of operation was September 1, 2023, due to plumbing issues in the building. There are no currently known plans for demolition or other use of the building.[3][4]

MoM had 8,000 square feet (740 m2) of space hosting two formal exhibition spaces, two additional on-site museums, rotating installations, murals and sculpture, a theater, weekly art classes, pop-ups, and a conceptual gift shop.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Burbank, Megan (October 29, 2020). "There's a new museum in Seattle. Here's what to see at Museum of Museums when it opens". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Kiley, Brendan (October 29, 2020). "Seattle's Museum of Museums is set to open, but there's still drama over its 3rd floor". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Vansynghel, Margo (August 3, 2023). "Seattle's Museum of Museums to shut down after three years". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Seling, Megan (August 3, 2023). "Busted Sewer Pipe Closes Museum of Museums for Good". The Stranger. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "About Museum of Museums". Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  6. ^ Vansynghel, Margo (October 14, 2020). "Six new Seattle art spaces defying COVID". Crosscut.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  7. ^ Stefan, Milne (October 30, 2020). "Seattle, Go See Some Art This November". Seattle Met. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.