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Jessica Oreck's Office of Collecting and Design: A Museum in a Camper

exhibition · 2026-04-26

A 13-meter vintage camper houses the Office of Collecting and Design, a mobile museum founded by Jessica Oreck. The collection includes dollhouse items, dice, lenses, pen nibs, and buttons, all meticulously organized. Oreck describes it as "an elaborate installation of fragments left from our collective memory." Located near downtown Las Vegas, the camper is itinerant, having visited San Diego and other US cities. It was built over eight months with Kickstarter funding. When not open to the public, Oreck catalogs the collections or creates stop-motion animations using the objects. Evenings transform the space into a venue for readings, workshops, meetings, and candlelit dinners. Special projects include the Decoder Club, which deciphers secret messages and strange objects, and the Treasure Club, which sends members a small object monthly.

Key facts

  • Office of Collecting and Design is a mobile museum inside a 13-meter vintage camper.
  • Founded by Jessica Oreck.
  • Collection includes dollhouse items, dice, lenses, pen nibs, and buttons.
  • Located near downtown Las Vegas.
  • Built over eight months with Kickstarter funding.
  • Has visited San Diego and other US cities.
  • Oreck uses objects for stop-motion animations.
  • Evening events include readings, workshops, and candlelit dinners.
  • Decoder Club deciphers secret messages and strange objects.
  • Treasure Club sends members a small object monthly.

Entities

Artists

  • Jessica Oreck

Institutions

  • Office of Collecting and Design
  • Kickstarter
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Las Vegas
  • San Diego
  • United States

Sources