Mmuseumm is located inCortlandt Alley in Manhattan, betweenFranklin Street and White Street—a stretch occasionally referred to as "Mmuseumm Alley".[7] The museum's first location, Mmuseumm 1, opened in 2012 inside a former elevator shaft. A second wing, Mmuseumm 2, debuted in 2015 a few doors down.
The museum's total area is approximately 36 sq ft (3.3 m2), and its displays are visible to the public 24 hours a day through peepholes embedded in its doors.[8][9]
Mmuseumm is dedicated to the curation and exhibition of contemporary artifacts intended to document and interpret modern life.[10] Its curatorial approach, described as "Object Journalism", presents everyday items in a natural history museum format, often drawing comparisons to historical cabinets of curiosities.[1]
Exhibitions are organized by "seasons", a structure inspired by the museum's original summer operating schedule.[11]