Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience

The Wing Luke Asian Museum will use its IMLS award to support Art Beyond Downtown, an initiative to engage new visitors, create opportunities for them to learn about art, culture, and history related to Asian Pacific Americans, and to encourage them to return to the museum and its neighborhood. The initiative has three components: (1) the Tateuchi Story Theatre Performing Arts Series, a 15-performance series that will showcase the performing arts traditions of ethnic groups rooted in the museum’s neighborhood; (2) Music After Hours in the Chinatown-International District, an 18-performance series that will expose visitors to the musical arts and traditions of Asian Pacific Americans while simultaneously promoting the neighborhood’s local businesses; and (3) Chinatown-International District Neighborhood Tours, which will help visitors experience the culture, stories, and legacies of the historic neighborhood.