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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.
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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