rss feedMaya Lin-designed Museum of Chinese in America opens Tuesday in New York
posted by brad wong on 2009.09.22, under asian american history, museum of chinese in america, video, wing luke asian museum, wow
The Museum of Chinese in America opened its doors in Manhattan’s Chinatown in 1980 as a grassroots organization dedicated largely to preserving immigrant stories.
On Tuesday, supporters and designer Maya Lin will usher in a new phase in its history of documenting, interpreting and explaining by welcoming guests to its new 14,000-square-foot home.
Located at 215 Centre St., the museum - which reportedly cost $8 million – faces Manhattan’s Chinatown and incorporates modern lines in its entrance as well as an untouched, sky-lit courtyard in what was a machine shop.
