Museum of Russian Art

This article is about the contemporary art museum MoRA in Jersey City. For TMORA in Minneapolis, see The Museum of Russian Art.
Museum of Russian Art
Museum of Russian Art
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Former name
CASE Museum of Contemporary Russian Art
LocationJersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates40°42′57″N 74°2′24″W / 40.71583°N 74.04000°W / 40.71583; -74.04000
TypeArt Museum
Websitemoramuseum.org

The Museum of Russian Art (MoRA) is a museum in Jersey City, New Jersey dedicated to exhibiting Russian art, particularly Soviet Nonconformist Art. It was established in 1980 as CASE Museum of Contemporary Russian Art (the name including the abbreviation for the Committee for the Absorption of Soviet Emigres.[1]) The museum's historic brownstone building in Paulus Hook underwent renovation and re-opened in 2010.[2][3][4][5]

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References

  1. ^ "Unofficial Soviet Art on View in Jersey City". New York Times. 1981-10-27. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  2. ^ "MoRA exhibitions". Museum of Russian Art. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  3. ^ "Museum of Russian". Museum of Russian Art. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  4. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Russian Art". Destination Jersey City.com. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  5. ^ Caesar, Irene. "MUSEUM OF RUSSIAN ART IN JERSEY CITY (MORA) CALL FOR PROJECTS". Young Creative Russianns Online Portfoflios. Retrieved 2011-12-17.