A Practice Ready for Its Next Stage

Be Part of Restoring the Living Purpose of the Museum

Since 2021, Phenomenal Museum has been held inside museums in the U.S. and across the world, including The MET, LACMA, Petit Palais, Qingzhou Museum, Blanton Museum, and others.

After years of workshop-based activations, it is now ready to take its next form.

Your contribution supports the launch of weekly activations at The Met and lays the groundwork for Phenomenal Museum’s long-term institutional home.              

Online giving is being set up. In the meantime, tax-deductible contributions may be made by check

Make checks payable to:
Morpho Collective
Memo: Phenomenal Museum

Mailing Address:
Morpho Collective
PO Box 1067
Woodacre, CA 94973

Funds are held and disbursed by our fiscal sponsor, Morpho, a non-profit project container committed to reconnection.

All gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent of U.S. law.

Donation receipts will be issued by our fiscal sponsor.

We do not share donor information.

“Phenomenal Museum made a big impact on me and how I approach not only art in museums and galleries but also random objects on the streets of the city, which is essentially one huge living, breathing museum. It gave me a different relationship with what I was looking at, where I was, what was around me, a one-on-one connection with items and elements that I have seen and hustled past dozens, hundreds, or thousands of times without giving them a second thought.” - Mark Rifkin

What you Make Possible

Your contribution will allow us to:

• Hold regular Phenomenal Museum sessions at The Met, bringing this experience to the public on a regular basis..

• Establish the Phenomenal Museum Foundation: Creating our own nonprofit structure, building initial capacity, and supporting the core team who carries the work.

• Launch The Muse and the Mountain: A book by Jessica Kung that develops the practical phenomenology behind Phenomenal Museum and the ancient practice of sitting with the Muse.

• Seed future museum activations: Additional support will allow us to bring Phenomenal Museum to other museums in the U.S. and beyond.

A person holding a small sketch of leaves in front of an ancient, faded mural with floral and geometric designs.

Our Funding Goal- $358,000

How your Donation is Allocated

Public Activations- $250,000

This includes:

  • Honoraria for the artists

  • Materials used during the sessions

  • Marketing for the public offering

  • Travel and on-site coordination 

  • Editing, printing, and launch events for The Muse and the Mountain

  • Phenomenal Museum kits

  • A buffer to keep the work stable

This includes:

  • Core team compensation

  • Legal formation and filings

  • Administrative setup and early operations

  • A small reserve to stabilize the first year

Public Activations- $108,000

Giving Levels

We welcome contributions of any size, and offer suggested levels for those who wish to support the launch in a deeper way:

  • $100,000: Founding level support to launch the Phenomenal Museum

  • $50,000: Supports the core team during the build phase

  • $25,000: Supports the costs of offering Phenomenal Museum weekly at The MET during the launch year

  • $10,000: Contributes to editing, printing, and launch-related events for the Muse and the Mountain book

  • $1,000: Supports administrative and foundation setup

  • Custom Amount:  Every contribution moves the work forward

Support Phenomenal Museum

Phenomenal Museum is currently fiscally sponsored by Morpho, a non-profit project container committed to reconnection. Reconnection to self as a generative being. Reconnection to nature as co-creative partners. Reconnection to each other in collaboration.

Until our own 501(c)(3) is established, donations are processed through these sponsors and designated specifically for the Phenomenal Museum.

All gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent of U.S. law.
Donation receipts will be issued by our fiscal sponsor.

Transparency

  • 95% of all donations are directed to the Phenomenal Museum. (5% to our fiscal sponsor for
    administration.)

  • Funds are held and disbursed by our fiscal sponsor, Morpho, until the Phenomenal Museum Foundation is formally established.

  • We do not share donor information.

Online giving is in process. Currently, tax-deductible contributions may be made by check:

Make checks payable to:
Morpho Collective
Memo: Phenomenal Museum

Mailing Address:
Morpho Collective
PO Box 1067
Woodacre, CA 94973

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