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Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS)
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Interesting local museum on the history of East Village and Lower East Side activism, squats and community gardens.
A local grassroots activism museum. With exhibitions spanning the squatter movement to Occupy Wall St they conduct tours of local gardens and squatter buildings.
Visiting this museum might be the best way to learn the essence of East Village. (Short of assimilating into an artist’s squat or chaining yourself to a tree in a community garden!) The museum is housed in well-known C-Squat, which was sold by the government to a non-profit for $1 in 2002, and now is being turned into a low-income co-op for the squatters who live there. The museum itself showcases New York’s recent history of protests, grassroots movements, and environmental activism.
Visiting this museum might be the best way to learn the essence of East Village. (Short of assimilating into an artist’s squat or chaining yourself to a tree in a community garden!) The museum is housed in well-known C-Squat, which was sold by the government to a non-profit for $1 in 2002, and now i…
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155 Loisaida Ave
New York, NY