Dear Friends,

2023 has been a year of change for the museum. This new chapter in MOCA's 43-year history will be one of many that reflect the successes and challenges of creating a permanent national arts and cultural space within the larger AANHPI community. The current phase has breathed new life into the space at 215 Centre Street with more public hours, dynamic programming, meaningful community engagement, and robust collaborations.

In April, the museum welcomed Interim ED Nina Curley who has been spearheading the museum's capital campaign and transition planning. The museum's board is engaged in the search for MOCA's next president.

Starting July 5th, the museum will have public hours FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

Monday - Tuesday: CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. SCHOOL & TOUR GROUPS ONLY
Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday: 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 - 6:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 - 4:00 PM

Finally, we are thrilled to announce the 2023 Legacy Awards Gala will take place on November 8, 2023, and honor Chinese Americans from across the country. Listen to this wonderful podcast, Your Hometown, with our honoree, Sewell Chan, and hear him talk about his upbringing in and love for NYC.

We hope to see you soon at the museum!

With gratitude,
The MOCA Team

Interim

Executive Director

NINA CURLEY

Nina brings two decades of nonprofit management and fundraising experience in addition to prior roles as Interim Executive Director in the performing arts.

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MOCA CREATES w/Calligraphy Artist

YU RONG

Saturday, July 22, 2023 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM EST

Practice the eight basic strokes of Chinese calligraphy with teaching artist Yu Rong. Then, learn how to write the Chinese character for summer ?!

FREE In-Person Event— no RSVP required, simply show up at the museum.

Performing Artists-In-Residence

OPEN CALL

Welcome to the inaugural performing artists in residence program. Designed to support local performing artists - all are encouraged to apply.

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MOCA PERFORMS

PASSAGE: A WALK OF CHINATOWN STORIES

Thursday through Saturday, July 20 - 29, start time 6:30 PM EST

This live in-person performance invites you to have a walk along Mott Street with a selection of intimate, local stories from both MOCA’s oral history archives and performers’ personal experiences shared with you through a series of interactive performances.

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MOCA TALKS

JEAN PFAELZER

Thursday, July 20, 2023, from 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. EST

Join us for a discussion on this forthcoming book, unveiling the untold history of slavery and resistance in California.

FREE In-Person Event
Museum of Chinese in America
215 Center Street
New York NY 10013

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SPONSOR AN OBJECT

Restoration of damaged objects during the five-alarm fire at 70 Mulberry Street in 2020 continues. We need your support to continue this work. Each object needs to be fully sponsored in order for the restoration work to begin with the conservator.

While we were able to save 90% of the collection at 70 Mulberry, the remaining pieces that were water-damaged require painstaking documentation and dedicated resources from the MOCA team, before going to specialists for restoration.

To date, three objects have been restored with the support of donors and 19 objects await restoration, with potential objects in the future. The Collections team continues to process each and every object in the collection to assess condition and restoration priorities.

Donations to sponsor an object are restricted to the specific object and require full sponsorship before restoration work can commence.

Sponsor An Object Now

Sponsor An Object Now

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This museum would not be here without friends like you. Your donation ensures FREE FOR ALL admission and programming. As always, thank you for taking this journey with us and we will see you soon at the museum.

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