Maya Lin-designed Museum of Chinese in America suffers devastating fire


The Museum of Chinese in America in New York City (MOCA) was engulfed by a devastating fire last week that likely destroyed the entirety of the museum's collection. 

The museum, designed by Maya Lin Studio and Bialosky New York, opened in 2009 at its current location at 70 Mulberry Street, a repurposed former school that "educated generations of immigrants before becoming a cherished cultural landmark in the neighborhood," The New York Times reports.  The museum's history dates back over three decades as the Chinatown History Project. One firefighter and a bystander were injured in the blaze with non-life threatening injuries. 

According to The Times, it is believed that the museum's entire 85,000-item collection was lost in the blaze, which took place along the upper floors of the wood frame and masonry building. During the blaze, the building's roof collapsed and the structure suffered significant damage, so much so that the building has been declared unfit for occupancy. For this...

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