The Wing Luke Museum Host Virtual Tours To Bring The Experience To You

Seattle, WA. The Wing Luke Museum has been hard at work putting new content on its website. Due to COVID-19 the Museum is closed until October 7th. New additions to the website include new curated stories, digital content, and virtual tours. The Wing Luke Museum is “A physical embodiment of community, it is truly a community based museum that represents community voice and stories, as well as the spirit and heritage. There will always be a home for these stories.” This was stated by Ellen Ferguson, The Co-President of the Board of Trustees at the Wing Luke Museum in a video posted on its YouTube channel and website. The Museum is a place where “the Asian Pacific American community looks to for engagement, inspiration and leadership.” This all can be felt when learning about its history and why the Wing Luke Museum was founded. The stories that are being told are personal and “hardly told in the school books and rarely seen on TV.” Until October 7th when the Wing Luke Museum opens up for in-person tours its website is a great gateway into the Asian Pacific culture.

Virtual Tours are a great way to experience The Wing while we are all staying inside and social distancing. “We have decided to close our doors for the sake of our community, but through this closure we have found new and innovative ways to take you folks inside our walls”. This was said at the beginning of a quick Virtual Tour by Alexis L. Silva a Artist, Curator and Visitor and Events Assistant Manager. These tours offer great insights and a general basis of information about exhibits in the museum. When taking a tour you will have a guide that will speak on the exhibits being shown during the tour. The tour consists of a camera showing off parts of the Wing that help give you a chance to learn and experience many different art pieces and performances. These tours are 45 minutes and are being held every Thursday at 5pm, this experience will help you learn about the immigrants in the 1900s and the Family Association Rooms that housed them, as well as the Yick Fung Store. You can RSVP for next Thursdays tour right here on the Wings website.

On October 7th the Wing Luke Museum will resume operation with some new policies to help ensure the public safety. Buying tickets online is highly encouraged, as well as capacity within the museum will bow be limited. Masks will be required and physical distancing is required. Lastly, storage will be closed. These guidelines are to ensure safety for museum-goers and to help give everyone an enjoyable experience. Planning your visit is encouraged and all information about the museum can be found here on its website. When arriving at the museum expect a contactless experience. This meaning that anything that would be intractable such as touchscreens and multimedia installations in exhibits, has been removed. There is much more the Wing Luke Museum is offering on its website including YouthCAN, a free, after-school, high school arts program designed to provide students with exposure to arts professions and increase their knowledge and familiarity with the Chinatown -International district. There is a Virtual gallery that teenagers and kids can explore. This showing off many different art forms and giving some background to how and why these came to be. This was created by YouthCAN student lead Henry Jensen. This virtual experience was curated from the museum having to close down. “Being able to put this exhibit together and continue working with these students after the closure due to COVID-19 has truly made my days brighter”. That was said by Alexis L. Silva on YouthCAN transitioning online.

Wing Luke Mission Statement:  We connect everyone to the dynamic history, cultures and art of Asian Pacific Americans through vivid storytelling and inspiring experiences to advance racial and social equity.

Location and Information: 719 S. King Street Seattle, Washington 98104 – 206.623.5124 – visit@wingluke.org