Olsen Twin Museum Planned for Williamsburg

Photo by Bianca Bourgeois, via Kickstarter

UPDATE: Patch has been informed that the Olsen twin museum will not, in fact, replace the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan museum, but will instead take root in its own pop-up. "This new exhibit will be in a pop up space that [museum founders Matt and Viviana] will be renting especially for the exhibit should their Kickstarter succeed, not in their hallway," a spokeswoman said via email. Headline and article have been updated to correct this fact.

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Thank you kindly, humans of Brokelyn, for bringing to our attention a new, exciting art happening over at THNK1994, the long and dark Williamsburg hallway famously transformed last spring into a museum dedicated to the 1994 feud between Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.

Now, a new spring season is all but upon us — and THNK1994 is due for another transformation, according to the museum's founders and renters of attached bedrooms, Matt and Viviana.

"It's important for museums to feature new artists and work that discusses important cultural events," they informed their public in a Kickstarter pitch for the project. "This is how Museum's 'keep it fresh.' We are a museum."

In its latest iteration, the curators/roommates announced, THNK1994's new pop-up space will host artworks dedicated exclusively to the theme of "The Olsen Twins Hiding From the Paparazzi."

Why? We'll let Matt and Viviana explain.

The Olsen Twins are True Celebrities. Highly unrelatable. They have bowls (and bowls) of cigarettes at their weddings. Very chic. They answered fans calls for them to appear on Fuller House with a gently whispered "what is that?" On all red carpets, they dress so that, if they needed to, they could do the Iditarod Race right after. They own a fashion empire. This includes The Row. A lot of people joke about how expensive the clothes are but have you seen them? They are stunning. Take a look at the Ethel Long Tunic Sweater. It's a sweater that literally goes all the way to the floor. Every item in the collection tells a story. A story we could never afford, but one that is very fun to read about online.

Front and center in the pop-up museum will be the work of Laura Collins, a Chicago-based artist who happens to also count photographs of The Olsen Twins Hiding From the Paparazzi among her inspirations.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Matt and Viviana had raised around $2,500 toward their $9,500 goal. Donate here.