MICRO (organization)

Non-profit organization

MICRO

Formation| 2017; 8 years ago (2017)
Founder|

* Amanda Schochet
* Charles Philipp

Website| micro.ooo

MICRO is a non-profit organization that builds six-foot-tall museums that are installed in public spaces such as in transit hubs, community centers, and hospital waiting rooms.[1][2] Each museum explores a topic through interactive displays, such as holograms, videos, and 3D printed sculptures.

MICRO currently has three museum series in public release: the Smallest Mollusk Museum, the Perpetual Motion Museum, and the Museum of Care.[3][4][5]

## History

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MICRO was founded by scientist Amanda Schochet and advertising producer Charles Philipp in 2017,[6][7][8] who also previously worked on the Cartoon Network show, The Amazing World of Gumball, as a post producer, puppet fabricator, and voice actor. Prior to founding MICRO, Schochet was a computational ecologist and researcher for NASA and the Smithsonian, while Philipp developed and produced media and advertising.[9][10]

MICRO’s first museum series, the Smallest Mollusk Museum, launched publicly in October 2017 and shares the history and science of mollusks, a diverse group of invertebrates. The second MICRO Museum series, the Perpetual Motion Museum,[11] discusses physics and engineering, and explores the history of humanity’s efforts to capture and store energy.[3][12] In 2020, in response to Covid-19, MICRO developed a free educational guide called MICRO DIY, which allows people to build museum exhibits out of objects they find in their own homes.

## Locations

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Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx Family Courts, LinkedIn Building, Brooklyn Public Library,[13][14] Ronald McDonald House NY,[15] Bellevue Hospital in Kips Bay, Ace Hotel, Rockefeller Center Concourse,[16] the Brooklyn Navy Yards, Pioneer Works in Red Hook, and Governors Island.

## References

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1. ^ Kaplan, Sarah (November 28, 2017). "The creators of the world's smallest mollusk museum have giant ambitions". The Washington Post.
2. ^ "Putting Miniature Museums Where You Are Likely To See Them". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
3. ^ a b "MICRO Museum: the World's Smallest Museum Arrives at NYC's Ronald McDonald House". Untapped New York. 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
4. ^ "The Smallest Mollusk Museum Brings Science Education to Unexpected Places". Hyperallergic. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
5. ^ "MICRO's Museum of Care at Brooklyn Public Library". Untapped New York. 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
6. ^ "A Museum Designed for City Life Debuts". nextcity.org. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
7. ^ "Taking Museums to Where the People Are". American Alliance of Museums. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
8. ^ "A New Trend of Micro Museums Is Making Science Portable". Goodnet. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
9. ^ Schochet, Amanda. "Transcript of "How bumble bees inspired a network of tiny museums"". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
10. ^ "How 'micro museums' are spreading the love of science to everyone". Upworthy. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
11. ^ "Micro mollusk museum on display inside the Brooklyn Public Library". www.ny1.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
12. ^ "3D Printed Octopus Brain Part of Tiny Museum Exhibit". 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
13. ^ McGoldrick, Meaghan (2017-11-14). "Brooklyn Public Library now home to world's smallest mollusk museum". The Brooklyn Home Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
14. ^ Frishberg, Hannah (2017-11-14). "'Tiny science museum' takes up residence in Brooklyn Public Library's lobby". Brokelyn. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
15. ^ "MICRO Museum: the World's Smallest Museum Arrives at NYC's Ronald McDonald House". Untapped New York. 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
16. ^ "The Smallest Mollusk Museum comes to Rock Center in April @rockcenter #RockCenter". NYC Single Mom. 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2020-06-28.

## External links

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Official website