The Living Museum in Queens, New York
Tucked inside a building on the grounds of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, the Living Museum is a collection of artists’ work that feels nothing like a conventional museum. Established in 1983, it is a working creative space where psychiatric patients can create paintings, sculptures, installations, and mixed-media works. Artwork fills walls, rooms, and exhibition spaces, while individual…
The Living Museum in Queens, New York, is a unique and immersive intersection of art, community, and mental health care. Established in 1983 by psychologist Janos Marton and artist Bolek Greczynski, the museum is housed within the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center and serves as both a working creative space and a gallery for psychiatric patients' artwork.
The Living Museum provides an unusual environment where patients can create paintings, sculptures, installations, and mixed-media works, while also maintaining their own studios and collaborating with fellow artists. In addition to the art exhibitions, the museum features a music studio where albums have been recorded and are available for purchase in the museum store.
Over four decades later, the Living Museum continues to offer a distinctive and meaningful experience that recognizes the artistic talents of those receiving psychiatric care.
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