The Organist

Episode 58: The Six-Foot-Square Museum

The Metropolitan Museum may have Queen Victoria’s bedroom and the Temple of Dendur, but Alex Kalman’s Mmuseumm in Lower Manhattan has Obama soap, Trump chocolate, and the curator’s grandmother’s closet. And it’s open 24 hours.

By Andrew Leland • Jan 22, 2016 • 11m Listen

Located in a narrow alley in Lower Manhattan inside what used to be the ground floor of a freight elevator shaft, Alex Kalman’s Mmuseumm operates in a space that is almost as understated as the objects it exhibits. Kalman gives Rob Walker a guided tour through the exhibitions on display, which include homemade gas masks, KFC corsages, and a delicately detailed taxonomy of cornflakes.

Banner Image Credit: Alex Kalman / Mmuseumm

Andrew Leland
author of “The Country of the Blind: A Memoir At The End Of Sight”
Ross Simonini
Producer, 'The Organist'
Andrew Leland
author of “The Country of the Blind: A Memoir At The End Of Sight”

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Episode 58: The Six-Foot-Square Museum

The Metropolitan Museum may have Queen Victoria’s bedroom and the Temple of Dendur, but Alex Kalman’s Mmuseumm in Lower Manhattan has Obama soap, Trump chocolate, and the curator’s grandmother’s closet. And it’s open 24 hours.

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Episode 58: The Six-Foot-Square Museum

The Metropolitan Museum may have Queen Victoria’s bedroom and the Temple of Dendur, but Alex Kalman’s Mmuseumm in Lower Manhattan has Obama soap, Trump chocolate, and the curator’s grandmother’s closet. And it’s open 24 hours.

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