Museum of Chinese in America
American Women’s History Museum founding director Nancy Yao withdraws from role
Yao, who was picked to lead the new Smithsonian museum through design and construction, said she needs to prioritise her family
Smithsonian women’s history museum names its first director
Nancy Yao, the director of New York’s Museum of Chinese in America, will take the helm at the in-development Washington, DC museum in June
Proposed museum expansion spells trouble in Manhattan’s Chinatown
A $118m project to expand the Museum of Chinese in America in New York kicks off amid protests centring on plans for a massive new “skyscraper” jail
Protestors gather at the reopening of New York’s Museum of Chinese in America
Demonstrators argue the museum is complicit in mass incarceration and the gentrification of Chinatown
Facing protest, Museum of Chinese in America cancels exhibition about Asian American art collective Godzilla
Members of the collective argue that the museum implicitly supported construction of a jail
A year after fire, Museum of Chinese in America launches digital platform with Google to celebrate its historical treasures
Viewers can track the recovery after the blaze and view hundreds of images of the New York museum’s artefacts
New York workers mount rescue operation for Chinese-American artefacts after fire
Salvaging effort focuses on the remaining 80 percent of the archives of the Museum of Chinese in America
After fire, Museum of Chinese in America hopes to salvage much of its collection
Curator says that conservators might be able to dry many wet objects in the museum’s archive
Museum of Chinese in America starts fund-raising after loss of its archive in a fire
An estimated 85,000 items are feared lost, including letters, antique wedding dresses and photographs