The Living Museum

For the magazine, see Illinois State Museum.

The Living Museum in Queens, New York City, United States, is an art studio dedicated to presenting the art produced by patients at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, the largest state psychiatric care institution in New York City. It is the first museum of its kind in the United States.

Jessica Yu's 1998 documentary The Living Museum profiles the museum and some of its artists.

See also

• Outsider Art

Sources

• History page from the Living Museum website

External links

• The Living Museum at IMDb
• http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/facilities/crpc/visitor_guide.htm Creedmoor Psychiatric Center Patient Visitor Guide] - NYS Office of Mental Health, includes the Living Museum
• Art From The Living Museum at Dabora Gallery
• [1] The Living Museum: Art as Asylum-Bully for You. American Psychological Association Convention 2009
• [2]