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This article is about the contemporary art museum MoRA in Jersey City. For TMORA in Minneapolis, see The Museum of Russian Art.
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]
See also
References
- ^ "Unofficial Soviet Art on View in Jersey City". New York Times. 1981-10-27. http://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/27/arts/unofficial-soviet-art-on-view-in-jersey-city.html?scp=39&sq=museum%20jersey%20city&st=cse. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "MoRA exhibitions". Museum of Russian Art. http://moramuseum.org/exhibitions.html. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "Museum of Russian". Museum of Russian Art. http://www.museum-rus.org/. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "Museum of Contemporary Russian Art". Destination Jersey City.com. http://www.destinationjerseycity.com/vendors/-museum-of-contemporary-russian-art-mocra/. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
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Coordinates: 40°42′57″N 74°2′24″W / 40.71583°N 74.04°W
Categories:- Culture of Jersey City, New Jersey
- Art museums in New Jersey
- Museums in Hudson County, New Jersey
- Buildings and structures in Jersey City, New Jersey
- United States museum stubs
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