What's next

Twelve weeks in Austin, TX.

In 2027, the Museum returns to Austin for 12 weeks, growing from a two-day pop-up into a full experience. It will be built through the participation of the community it is designed to serve, and it grows from the relationships we've built with grief practitioners, organizations, and businesses.

A visitor holding a lilac Museum of All the Things We've Loved tote bag, embroidered with A Gutsy Grief Experience, Austin, TX
New open call for submissions: objects that represent loss, or original work that loss moved someone to make.
Rotating themed exhibits throughout the 12-week run, so there's something new to discover with each visit.
Workshops, talks, film screenings, and other community events in partnership with death doulas, therapists, somatic healers, and community leaders.
Educational content rooted in happiness studies, psychology, sociology, and history.
Free community days for anyone grieving, including members of local grief support groups and the communities our partners serve.
Plans for 2027

What to expect.

Rotating Themed Exhibits

New exhibits throughout the run on themes including loss of place and immigration, pet loss, fertility and child loss, identity and job loss, the body and aging, and more.

Talks and Panels

Conversations with death doulas, grief practitioners, creatives, and community leaders on topics ranging from grief beyond death to legacy, ritual, and post-traumatic growth.

Workshops and Courses

Creative courses in painting, drawing, and writing, as well as courses on grief literacy, happiness studies, and making meaning after loss.

Learning and Reflection

Educational content on cultural grief rituals, happiness and well-being, community engagement, and other ways of understanding loss.

Movement

Classes with somatic healers and yoga practitioners that help people notice where grief lives in the body and move with it.

Film Screenings

Films about grief, loss, and love, each followed by a facilitated conversation.

Music and Performances

Local musicians and interactive performance art on a variety of topics, from memory and love to change and renewal.

Community Gatherings

Gatherings designed to help people connect with others who understand, including groups for suicide loss survivors, LGBTQIA+ communities, and cultural and identity-based communities.

Gift Shop & Third Space

A museum gift shop with rotating coffee, matcha, and food vendors; a place to gather and spend time with community.

The goal

$50,000 is what it takes to make it happen.

For individuals

Gifts are made through Fractured Atlas, the Museum's fiscal sponsor. See our Donate page for details.

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For businesses

Gifts are made through Fractured Atlas, the Museum's fiscal sponsor. See our Business Sponsorship page for details.

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Advertise with us

Advertising packages are commercial purchases from 3Js Media Group, LLC, not charitable contributions.

Space
Fees to reserve and rent the venue for the opening
Design
Decor, lighting, signage and installation to create the ideal environment
Marketing
Promotional activities and paid advertisements
Fees
Transaction and miscellaneous service fees, payroll, permits, and insurance

Here for communal healing.