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About China Institute Gallery

59 Years
100+ Exhibitions
5,000 Years Of History

China Institute Gallery is a center of Chinese art in New York. Established in 1966, China Institute Gallery was the first non-profit gallery in the United States to showcase Chinese art and culture exclusively and on a regular basis, now located in Lower Manhattan.

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Intimate, First-Class Thematic Exhibitions

China Institute Gallery is renowned for its intimate, first-class thematic exhibitions, which are accompanied by in-depth scholarly catalogues.

The Gallery has presented over 100 exhibitions in such areas as calligraphy, painting, ceramics, bronzes, jade, decorative art, folk art, architecture, photography, textiles, and contemporary art covering 5,000 years of Chinese history from the Neolithic period to present day.

China Institute Gallery has earned an international reputation and continues to provide a unique opportunity for Americans and visitors from around the world to appreciate both traditional and contemporary Chinese art and culture, as well as to complement a wide range of intellectual inquiries.

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Our Location

Located in downtown Manhattan on 100 Washington Street
(Business entrance: 40 Rector Street, New York, NY 10006),
at the corner of Washington Street and Rector Street.

China Institute can be easily reached by public transportation.

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100 Washington Street
New York, NY 10006

Business Entrance:

40 Rector Street, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10006

Contact Gallery Team

Willow Weilan Hai

SVP/Director

China Institute Gallery

Tracy Jiao

Gallery Coordinator

Yue Ma

Director Art Education Program (DCTA)

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