This museum is dedicated to celebrating the creative and innovative ways that people have used reclaimed urban space to create vibrant and meaningful places in their communities. Through interactive exhibits, educational programs, and public events, visitors can explore the history of reclaiming urban spaces, discover the stories of those who have done
The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) is a not-for profit museum founded by the Times Up! Environmental Organization in 2012. It is dedicated to archiving the history of community gardens, squatting, and grassroots environmental activism of the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Located in the storefront of C-Squat at 155 Avenue C, the museum documents how neighborhood residents transformed abandoned spaces and lots in the neighborhood into squats and gardens. By preserving the neighborhood's history, the museum aims to educate communities and individuals to keep this form of sustainable, community-based activism alive.