Chinese-American Museum of Chicago

Temporarily closing February 12, 2012. Will reopen April 21.

For centuries Chinese have been traveling from China to various parts of the world. This exhibition features the history of Chinese immigrants to the United States, exclusion laws enforced upon the Chinese, reasons they moved to other parts of the U.S., and the different groups of Chinese who came in the last century including the adopted children from China. Mini replicas of a Chinese restaurant, grocery store and hand laundry will highlight the livelihoods of early Chinese immigrants. Many artifacts/objects/interviews showcased will depict the lives of the Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans in the Midwest.

Now open!

The Chinese-American Museum of Chicago celebrates 100 years of Chicago's Chinatown. A photographic retrospective, this exhibit includes images from all facets of the Chinatown experience over the decades: businesses, families, landmarks, schools, and more. See how one of the country's most vibrant Chinatowns has developed and maintained its importance to Chinese immigrants, their descendants, and the Chicago community as a whole.