Campaign For A Home
MOCA’s Capital Campaign for a Home is a generational opportunity for MOCA to boldly claim its place within the American cultural narrative and safeguard the stories, legacies, and experiences of the Chinese in America. In the wake of a three-story five alarm fire in January 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic, and increased anti-Chinese bigotry, MOCA’s place within the cultural landscape is more important and urgent than ever. An updated and expanded national Museum of Chinese in America will make a defiant and celebratory statement in the fight against anti-Asian discrimination and ensure the museum’s sustainability within the national cultural landscape.
A Historic Moment
For the first time, MOCA is uniting the visionary designs of artist and architect, Maya Lin, with the cutting-edge innovation of Ralph Applebaum Associates to revolutionize a museum that integrates the past, present, and future aspirations of the Chinese American journey. This collaboration will result in an icon in New York City and will propel MOCA to new heights as a museum of conscience that is transnational in scope and impact.
Located at the current museum location, 215 Centre Street, the new facility will expand its current footprint from 12,000 square feet to more than 68,000 square feet. The building will feature a center for research and genealogy, theater, classrooms, more exhibit spaces, and outdoor gathering spaces. The new space will offer visitors a welcoming place for research, exploration, education, creation, and gathering.
The new facility will ensure the museum continues its mission of preserving and protecting the history of the Chinese American as well as the larger AANHPI diaspora with greater strength and intention.
Just as the space will welcome visitors from across the country and around the world, it will also provide Chinatown and the surrounding neighborhoods a place for local groups to collaborate and showcase work, share multigenerational experiences, and create new works of art – the first state of the art location of its kind in the area.
Make a donation today to support this capital campaign by clicking on the donate button below – add the purpose of the donation to the note section. Please contact development@mocanyc.org if you are interested in a naming right or legacy gift.