Egg Museum To Open On The Lower East Side

LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — An egg-themed pop-up museum is opening on the Lower East Side in April, bringing egg-focused installations you didn't know existed to the neighborhood.

The temporary museum, which will open April 7 at 195 Chystie St., features full-room art installations that document the life of Ellis The Egg.

The Egg House takes you inside Ellis' home, and includes adventures through its foyer, kitchen, hallway, pool and the garden. Ellis' life is documented through Instagram, where you can see its travels to New York City before it settles on the Lower East Side.

The museum was created by a group of art and marketing grads from New York-area art schools, with an anonymous founder behind the project.

The founder explained that she wanted to create an escape from the city.

"The Egg House was a way to solve my longtime pain point," the founder said in a statement. "To occasionally get away from the city comes with high costs, so we created a fantasy space that allows you to live momentarily in an imaginary place without spending months’ pay or traveling to the other side of the world."

Thus, starting April 7 you can "escape" to The Egg House, which will be a multi-sensory experience with sound and smell as well as the art installations.

Why does the museum follow the life and times of Ellis the Egg, Lower East Side resident? The museum's founder says it's because the food is a universal one, used in almost every cuisine.

"Although each culture interprets it differently, it’s so versatile that everyone can relate to," she said. "That’s why we included the egg in different shapes and forms—it creates a familiarity. Eggs also represent breakfast and therefore mornings and energy—everything that is great in this world."

You can learn more and buy tickets to the exhibit here.

Image credit: Courtesy of The Egg House