About the Museum |
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 Exterior view |
 Interior - east wall |
The Zymoglyphic Museum's primary mission is the preservation of the unique natural and cultural heritage of the Zymoglyphic region. In addition, the museum hosts a variety of special collections and online exhibits related to zymoglyphic themes of natural art, celebration of decay, and museums as curiosity cabinets.
Visiting the Museum
The museum is nestled in the bucolic Mount Tabor neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. It is open to the public on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month from 11 AM to 3 PM. The address is 6225 SE Alder St., near 62nd and Belmont. The #15 bus stops just 2 blocks away and street parking is plentiful.
Due to the unholy conjunction of Christmas Day falling on a 4th Sunday, the museum will be open the 3rd Sunday of December, 2022 instead
Admission to the museum is free of charge. The museum is adequately funded and no donations are requested.
Cautionary notes:
The museum the size of a 2-car garage (400 sq. ft) so group size should be limited accordingly
The museum is on the second floor with stair access only.
No restrooms are available.
Potential allergens: dust, fungus spores
Photography is encouraged! For samples of photography by visitors to the museum, see here
The museum shop features postcards, books from the Zymoglyphic Museum Press, and prints from the series Views of the Zymoglyphic Region.
The reference library contains about 650 volumes, with a specialty in museums, curiosity cabinets, and surrealism. The catalog may be downloaded here (PDF)
Contact the museum curator at zymoglyphic@gmail.com to be put on the mailing list for any updates.
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- Frequently asked questions
- "What does 'zymoglyphic' mean?" and other mysteries explained
- Residency Program
- The museum's residency program provides artists access to the museum and its archive of materials for their own creative projects.
- Museum as muse
- Archive of works inspired by the museum and its collections, including Photographs by museum visitors
- Events
- Events at the museum and on the road
- Press, Reviews, & Interviews
- Reactions to the museum from visitors both physical and virtual
- Curator's corner
- "How the museum came to be" and some semblance of an artist's statement and a resume
Disclaimers and legal amusements
- This site and all photographs copyright 2000-2020 by Jim Stewart, except as otherwise credited
- Some portions may or may not be works of fiction and should not be used for factual reference without independent research
- Any exposure or depiction of human genitalia, pudenda, or secondary sexual characteristics is for educational, artistic, or entertainment purposes only, with no prurient intent, expressed or implied. While such depictions do exist on this web site, viewers are further cautioned that they are rare and may be difficult to find.
- No animals were harmed or killed in the making of the exhibits except for some ants and some pesky little beetles that were caught trying to dismantle portions of the exhibits they deemed edible.
- The term "Zymoglyphic" is a trademark of The Zymoglyphic Museum, its subsidiaries, heirs, and assigns, and may only be used when referring to the Museum or to the Region it claims to represent. "zymoglyphic" (all lower case) may be used as an adjective to describe any person, place, thing, or idea related to the themes of the Museum, although Museum management claims final moral if not legal authority to determine what is and is not truly "zymoglyphic."
- This Web site does not use "cookies" or contain any tracking code