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Chinese American Museum of Chicago

Category: Columbian Exhibition 1893

The Joss House

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The Joss House featured an extensive Daoist-Buddhist shrine with statues of Guandi, Guanyin, and other deities, as well as the… Read more The Joss House

A Husband-Wife Team from San Francisco

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The couple shown here is a puzzle.  The Harvard anthropologist Frederick Ward Putnam, who was a top Fair official and… Read more A Husband-Wife Team from San Francisco

Rival Chinese Exposition Plans

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In 1892, two groups of Chinese Chicagoans competed for the private Chinese concession at the World’s Columbian Exposition.  Both planned… Read more Rival Chinese Exposition Plans

A 2005 Article on Chinese-Americans at the Fair

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Mae M. Ngai, an associate professor at the University of Chicago, published an excellent article last year that shows she… Read more A 2005 Article on Chinese-Americans at the Fair

China (and Chinese America) at the Fair

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“Much was hoped by the Exposition authorities in the way of a worthy exhibit from China, but unfortunate international legislation… Read more China (and Chinese America) at the Fair

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238 West 23rd Street
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: 312-949-1000 Fax: 312-949-1001
office@ccamuseum.org
Mon: Closed
Tue: Closed
Wed: 9:30AM-2PM
Thu: Closed
Fri: 9:30AM-2PM
Sat: 10AM-4PM (Winter); 10AM-5PM (Summer)
Sun: 10AM-4PM
Group visits by appointment only.

Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

Suggested Donation for Admission:
Adults: $8
Students and Seniors: $5
Museum Members: FREE

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CAMOC is governed by the Board of Directors of the Chinatown Museum Foundation (CMF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation located in Chicago, Illinois.

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We are currently open Wednesday and Friday from 9:30am to 2pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm. Group visits by appointment only. All individuals in the Museum are required to wear a mask at all times.

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We are looking for a dedicated, reliable, and energetic individual to join our Exhibition team as Curator of Exhibitions! More info click HERE.

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