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The Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan Museum Is Here, And It's Great

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That long-awaited tribute-slash-museum-slash-apartment-hallway dedicated to the 1994 scandal in which figure skater Tonya Harding's boyfriend orchestrated an attack against Olympic competitor Nancy Kerrigan is finally here, and according to early reports, it's exactly as wonderfully kitschy as we expected it to be.

After raising some funds through Kickstarter, Williamsburg comedians and roommates Viviana Olen and Matt Harkins have covered their hallway in photos, tabloid covers, and other memorabilia—as well as some less historically accurate donations, like this illustration of Harding and Kerrigan as the creepy twins from The Shining, via Gothamist:

And this intricate cross-stitch, via Rolling Stone:

To see it for yourself, however, you'll have to make an appointment first—to do so, head here.