"The Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Primary Facts has transformed New York's contemporary-focused Mriya Gallery into the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Reading Room, which holds 3,437 bound volumes spanning all of the released Epstein files. The reading room opened in Tribeca on May 8, and remains on view for guests aged 16 and over through May 21. Although limited walk-in slots are available, Primary Facts recommends scheduling an appointment through its platform, snidely titled Trumpsonian."
"The reading room's downtown debut marks its first-ever outing-and the first live installation by the Institute for Primary Facts, founded in December 2025, one of the reading room's organizers told me over email. The nonprofit aims to use educational, immersive exhibitions to "provide accessible, fact-based explorations of the foundational elements of American democracy." It took Primary Facts about a month to print the 3.5 million pages of Epstein files on view."
"Altogether, the resulting volumes weigh some 17,000 pounds. By printing the files and rendering their impossible scale physical, this reading room reasserts the harrowing reality of the improprieties carried out by Epstein and his associates- several of whom held notable art world roles. Only accredited members of the press, Congress, and law enforcement-as well as victims, survivors, and their legal advocates-may actually crack these tomes open."
"That's because the Department of Justice has failed to properly protect the victims contained inside these sordid pages, neglecting to redact numerous instances of their names. Unfortunately, Primary Facts could not remediate the matter itself, since the public doesn't know the identities of all impacted parties."
A Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit transformed New York’s Mriya Gallery into the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Reading Room, featuring 3,437 bound volumes covering released Epstein files. The installation opened in Tribeca on May 8 and runs for guests aged 16 and over through May 21, with limited walk-in slots and appointments recommended through its platform. The Institute for Primary Facts, founded in December 2025, uses educational, immersive exhibitions to provide accessible, fact-based explorations of foundational elements of American democracy. Printing required about a month for 3.5 million pages, producing volumes totaling roughly 17,000 pounds. Access is limited to accredited press, Congress, law enforcement, victims, survivors, and legal advocates because the Department of Justice did not properly protect victims and failed to redact many names.
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