Coming 2027 · Bridgeport, CT
Museum of Mortal Beauty
A celebration of life, told through the objects that outlast it.
OUR MISSION
The Museum of Mortal Beauty explores humanity’s enduring relationship with life, death, and the unknown through art and material culture spanning centuries and cultures.
Bringing together two extraordinary collections of fine art and historical objects from across the globe, the Museum of Mortal Beauty explores how artists, cultures, and societies have confronted one of humanity’s oldest and most enduring subjects: death.
A preview of what’s to come
Exhibitions will be announced closer to opening. These are some of the traditions the collection draws on.
Dance of Death
Works of art where death leads every rank of society in the same dance.
Memento Mori
Objects made to remind their owners that life is brief.
Day of the Dead
Remembrance and celebration from the Día de los Muertos tradition.
Kunstkammer
The cabinet of curiosities, where art, science and nature shared one room.
Inside the
collection
Help build the museum
The museum is taking shape now. Join the list to follow along, or tell us about an object for the collection.
Support the museum
Our giving program is being set up now. Join the list to be among the first supporters.
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Offer an object or collection
Tell us about a piece that belongs in the collection. Every offer is reviewed by the curator.
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GIFT SHOP
Cvrated,
right next door
The museum’s gift shop is Cvrated by Ryan Matthew Cohn, an antique showroom at 726 Union Ave. Open now.
COMING 2027