Museum of Chinese in the Americas

Museum of Chinese in the Americas

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Neighborhood: Chinatown
Type of Place: Museums

Description:
The Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA) is the first fulltime, professionally staffed museum dedicated to reclaiming, preserving, and interpreting the history and culture of Chinese and their descendants in the Western Hemisphere.



Hailed by the Smithsonian Magazine as "a cultural rescue mission to save a little-known immigrant heritage," MoCA documents an immigrant community that arrived in the Americas with few possessions but very big dreams.



Suggested admission:

Adult- $3

Students and seniors- $1

Members and children under 12- Free

Free admission on Fridays   - Museum of Chinese in the Americas

Museum of Chinese in the Americas
70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013
(212) 619-4785
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