Free events Chinese American Museum of Chicago
When: Fri, February 9, 2018, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST Free. Registration required
Where: Chinese-American Museum of Chicago, 238 West 23rd Street
Join the CCA for the “Return of the Warriors,” opening celebration featuring a Field Museum scientist presentation (with Chinese-language speakers), food from Potsticker House and a tea-tasting and talk from Spirit Tea.
Schedule
- 6-7PM: opening and “Meet a scientist” programming
- 7-8PM: tea presentation
- 8-9PM: continued “meet a scientist” programming
About the Exhibit
The Field Museum and Chinese-American Museum (CAMOC) are partnering for a two-week-long celebration of their joint collections, featuring the installation of two Terra Cotta Warrior replicas at the Chinese-American Museum.
From February 9-25, the CAMOC will host other real pieces from the Field Museum side-by-side with the CAMOC collection is a special exhibit on the 4th floor.
About Chinese American Museum of Chicago
The mission of the Chinese-American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is to promote the culture and history, through exhibitions, education, and research, of Chinese-Americans in the Midwest. The museum building, formerly the Quong Yick Co., is located in Chicago’s Chinatown.
The Museum opened to the public on May 21, 2005. After a devastating fire in September of 2008, the Museum was closed for renovation and reopened in 2010.
Many of the artifacts in the collection were donated by members of the local Chinese community.
