Bathtub Museum
From the illustrated book Hidden Portland: Museums & Collections. Published by bedouin books, 2010.

For more info visit hiddenportland.com
BATHTUB ART MUSEUM
Portland, Oregon
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The Bathtub Art Museum is a museum dedicated to the bathtub in art. Artists have used the bathtub as a subject or in more cases, a supporting subject, in their creations since bathtubs as we know them today have become common pieces of furniture in the household. The majority of this bathtub art collection consists of postcards dating from 1900 to the current year. The Postcard as an art form is particularly of interest to me, especially with the subject of the bathtub. Postcards are a public form of correspondence while bathing in a bathtub is considered a private experience. I find it interesting how the two come together. As curator and director of this museum, I find I am more drawn to what is happening around the bathtub than the actual bathtub itself.
--Carye Bye, Director of the Art Museum

HISTORY
The Bathtub Art Museum (BAM) started as an online museum in 2003. In the Fall of 2009, BAM found a permenant museum space, a large piece of sculptural art by Brennan Conaway. The 100 Foundation Friends of the Bathtub Art Museum was formed and the Museum space was purchased. Seasonally BAM has rotating exhibits.

WEBSITE
As time allows, we will create an online gallery of some of the Bathtub Art Museum favorites for those of you who cannot visit in person. Stay tuned!

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JANET Julian

June at BAM: Janet Julian
In June we have a very special show of bathtub art including mermaids in tubs by Janet Julian! Janet's whimsical folky hand painted, cut out, collage and multimedia art will be gracing the walls inside and possibly outside the museum (garden art!)

ART OPENING
Sat June 4, 2011
4:30 - 6:30pm
Art for Sale. Artist Present!
At Private Residence, Contact for Address

The Bathtub Art Museum is located at private residence in the Cully Neighborhood in NE Portland. Please email Carye Bye at bathtublady[at]gmail.com or call 503-248-4454 for location. You can also make an appointment to see the Museum.





© 2011 Bathtub Art Museum
This website is maintained by Carye Bye
Email:bathtublady@gmail.com