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 artists can maintain their own studios and develop work alongside one another. There is even a music studio where albums have been recorded and are available for purchase in the museum store, along with pat

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