The Chinese Culture Center is a treasure trove of art, music and educational programs designed to highlight historical as well as contemporary Chinese and Chinese American culture.
Housed in an unusual setting -- the San Francisco Redevelopment Commission agreed to let the Holiday Inn build on the site if it provided facilities for cultural enrichment -- the center also hosts traditional arts classes, such as Chinese painting, music, and flower arranging.
The center's event schedule is varied and ever-changing: one day it might feature a cookbook signing from a leading Chinese chef; a lecture from a visiting professor; or a dance concert.
Major exhibitions of historical importance have included Contemporary Chinese Paintings; Stories from China's Past: Han Dynasty Pictorial Tomb Reliefs and Archaeological Objects from Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China; and Chinese of America: 1786-1980 (a documentary exhibition on the history of Chinese Americans).
The exhibits place the art in a cultural context in ways perhaps more evocative than a typical museum. A recent show by photographer Chung Wah Nan, "The Art of Chinese Gardens," focused on the elegant gardens of China's private citizens.
The activities of the center focus on art exhibitions, which are presented on a continuous, year-round basis -- some organized by the center and others on loan from other museums or cultural institutions. The center is a major community-based, nonprofit organization established in 1965 to foster the understanding and appreciation of Chinese and Chinese American art, history, and culture in the United States. The facilities of the center, totaling 20,000 square feet, include a 350-seat auditorium, two 2,935-square-foot galleries, a book shop, classroom, and offices. Centrally located between Chinatown and the Financial District, the center attracts a broad spectrum of audiences from the Chinese community, the city at large, and the greater Bay Area, as well as visitors from all over the country.
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