The Full Epstein Files Go on Display at New York’s Mriya Gallery
A bound volume of the Epstein Files on the Reading Room desk. Courtesy The Reading Room.
An exhibition at New York’s Mriya Gallery takes the form of a public library filled with the entirety of the Epstein files. Titled The Reading Room, the exhibition is made up of 3,437 bound volumes containing all of the documents related to the sex trafficking charges against the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The exhibition, free to anyone over the age of 16, is being held by the Washington D.C. based non-profit Institute for Primary Facts, which advocates for greater civic literacy. The institute directs you to book an appointment through its website, named the Trumpsonian. The exhibition’s subheading is “The truth is hard to deny when its printed and bound for you to see.”
In a Q&A on their website, The Reading Room states that: “The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room is a physical, undeniable record of corruption, cover-ups, and crime — all 3.5 million pages, 3,437 volumes, and 17,000 pounds of the released and partially redacted Epstein files”.
Epstein was charged with trafficking minors between 2002 and 2005, and faced up to 45 years in prison if convicted. He died before he was able to appear at trial.
The files were published after the US Department of Justice came under public pressure to release the information. In September 2025, the US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released tens of thousands of pages of Epstein-related documents. Shortly afterwards, Bloomberg obtained and leaked over 18,000 emails from Epstein’s personal account.
Donald Trump is referenced in over 5,300 files, as reported by The New York Times. The Reading Room also contains a detailed timeline of Trump and Epstein’s relationship, and a large memorial to the victims of Epstein. Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to the sex offender.
The organisers have also stated that they are committed to supporting the survivors of Epstein’s crimes, and have provided contacts for international organisations who provide help to victims of sexual assault and trafficking.
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