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Museum of Chinese in America

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Museum of Chinese in America

@mocanyc

We are dedicated to preserving, illuminating, and celebrating the rich history and contributions of Chinese in America.

215 Centre St, New York, NY

Joined October 2009

Museum of Chinese in America
@mocanyc
Jan 24, 2020
MOCA is deeply saddened and shocked by the devastating fire at Chinatown’s beloved 70 Mulberry. The MOCA team stayed on site until hoses stopped last night. Have reached out to emergency conservators. Thank you for outpouring of community support re: MOCA archives. Will update.
Museum of Chinese in America
@mocanyc
Jan 25, 2020
Thank you to all of you who have reached out in this difficult time. In response to your inquiries as to how you can help, we’ve set up this page charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/…
Museum of Chinese in America
@mocanyc
Jan 24, 2020
UPDATE: Thank you for your thoughts and prayers as we attempt to understand next steps re: the fire that devastated MOCA’s archives at 70 Mulberry St. We have recovered back-ups of 35,000 objects digitized from our collections. We anticipate a long road ahead. We will update you.
Museum of Chinese in America
@mocanyc
Jan 25, 2020
UPDATE: As we continue to receive information from officials, we are preparing for the possibility that the collection is severely damaged or lost. We are on call and ready to enter upon notification the building is safe. We will need help. Thank you for your continued prayers.
Museum of Chinese in America
@mocanyc
Apr 28, 2017
Happy Birthday, @HarryShumJr! Thanks for stopping by MOCA last year! We hope you have a great day!
Museum of Chinese in America
@mocanyc
Feb 27, 2020
Dear MOCA Friends and Neighbors, Breaking news! MOCA is incredibly relieved to hear and share that the MOCA team just received word that the remaining 80% of the MOCA Collections, along with our neighbor tenants’ belongings, will be retrieved next week from 70 Mulberry.
Museum of Chinese in America
@mocanyc
Jan 30, 2020
Extraordinary efforts today. Deep gratitude to all #nyc agencies, elected officials, and MOCA volunteers. We recovered approximately 160 boxes today. Holding tight to hope and focused on continued recovery of the MOCA Collection. We took our first steps today. #chinatown#
Museum of Chinese in America
@mocanyc
Jan 25, 2020
A heartfelt thank you to everyone near and far who have supported the MOCA Archives Fire Recovery effort. We are now praying the 3rd floor of the building does not collapse on the 2nd floor that houses our archives. Please continue to keep MOCA in your thoughts and prayers.
Museum of Chinese in America
@mocanyc
Jan 29, 2020
There are indicators we might be able to salvage some of the MOCA archives. Thank you to all the volunteers who mobilized quickly to help us prepare space to assess damage once we receive affected artifacts. We will update shortly.
Museum of Chinese in America
@mocanyc
Mar 1, 2017
Happy Birthday, @MrEddieHuang!
Museum of Chinese in America
@mocanyc
Jan 29, 2020
FIRST BOX IS OUT!
Museum of Chinese in America
@mocanyc
Feb 1, 2020
As of now, we have recovered 1/3 of MOCA's total collection. Wet items getting sent to an offsite facility for treatment.
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Museum of Chinese in America
@mocanyc
Feb 3, 2020
While we are grateful to have retrieved 1/3 of our collection, we are aware this represents a fraction of the entire 85,000-item archive. Our thoughts are very much focused on the two-thirds of the collection that is still sitting at 70 Mulberry Street whose condition is unknown.
Museum of Chinese in America
@mocanyc
Feb 29, 2020
Gratitude. ⁣That's what we're feeling in huge abundance right now. Immense heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported our fire recovery effort this past month. ⁣We would like to share with you a letter we received in the mail from a school in New Jersey. It reads:⁣ ⁣