A gallery in New York City’s Tribeca district has been converted into the “Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room” by the nonprofit organisation Institute for Primary Facts, which works on transparency and anti-corruption initiatives.

The exhibition features over 3.5 million pages of records released by the United States Department of Justice, compiled into 3,437 bound volumes stacked from floor to ceiling.

The gallery also includes memorial sections for survivors, handwritten visitor notes, and detailed timelines connected to Epstein’s cases.

Jeffrey Epstein was arrested in 2019 on sex trafficking charges but was later found dead in his New York jail cell before standing trial, leaving many victims without legal closure or justice.

Organisers say the purpose of the “reading room” is to highlight the many cases and survivors linked to Epstein that never fully reached the courts.

One of Epstein’s survivors, Lara Blume McGee, described the exhibition as a “paper city,” saying each volume represented a life, a name, and a moment that should never have happened.

“For years we were told to stay silent, accept settlements and move on,” she said. “Now, for the first time, our stories are part of a public record.”

David Garrett, co-founder of the exhibition, said the project’s main objective is transparency and accountability.

He described the exhibition as a “pop-up museum” intended to build public pressure on the US Congress and the Department of Justice to pursue full transparency, investigations and institutional reforms.

According to organisers, they later discovered that many survivors’ names had not been properly redacted in the released files, prompting criticism of the Department of Justice for mishandling sensitive information.

The gallery also hosted a 24-hour live reading session where survivors, activists and supporters publicly read excerpts from the files to ensure the records are not forgotten or quietly buried again.

Visitors have been leaving flowers, handwritten messages and notes expressing grief, anger and solidarity with survivors.

Many survivors said the exhibition was the first time they truly felt seen and heard, but stressed that documentation alone is not enough.

Organisers and victims say real justice will only come through meaningful investigations, accountability and reforms aimed at preventing similar abuses in the future.