The museum is due to open July 1 in Vancouver\u0027s Wing Sang Building, the oldest in Chinatown
The museum in the Wing Sang Building in Vancouver’s Chinatown will be the first of its kind in the country recognizing the cultural contributions of the Chinese community in B.C. and Canada.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“Our government has been working incredibly closely with the Chinese Canadian community to bring Canada’s first museum dedicated to Chinese Canadian history to life,” said Lana Popham, B.C.’s minister of tourism, arts, culture and sport. The museum “will bring people from all over the world to learn about the significant contributions of Chinese Canadians to British Columbia and Canada, both past and present.”Article content
Museum society CEO Melissa Karmen Lee said the operational support will mean “more time and care is dedicated to developing the visitor experience, essential to the museum’s success.” Vancouver-Fraserview MLA George Chow said the museum will honour “the important contributions and resilience of the Chinese Canadian community and their place in British Columbia’s history.The new contribution from the province brings B.C.’s total investment in the museum to more than $48.5 million.Our in-depth journalism is possible thanks to the support of our subscribers. For just $3.
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