From China to Fresno: First-of-its-kind Chinese art exhibit opens at Kearney Mansion

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Inside the Kearny Mansion Museum successful Fresno County, you'll find the elaborate exhibition, "From China to Fresno: A 150-year Cultural Journey."

Norman Wong with the Chinese American Museum Project says it was made imaginable acknowledgment to a collaboration with the Fresno County Historical Society.

"The Historical Society has had successful their archives and retention for astir 50 years, each of these Chinese artifacts that person not seen the airy of day, and it's clip that we enactment them retired for the assemblage and for everyone to see," Wong said.

A ribbon cutting took spot earlier this month, celebrating the hard enactment enactment into the exhibit.

Candice Pendergrass with the Fresno County Historical Society says it's important for the assemblage to larn astir the past of the Chinese American civilization and their contributions to the City of Fresno.

"Historically, the archetypal largest colonisation of the metropolis of Fresno successful the precise opening were Chinese settlers, truthful it's an important portion of our history," Pendergrass said.

Three rooms neatly showcase implicit 100 artifacts, pictures, and stories.

"We person an altar successful 2 pieces, 2 calligraphy pieces, outfits, clothing, hats. A beauteous full-size photograph of a store successful Chinatown dating backmost to the 1800s, truthful it's a existent accidental to basal wrong past erstwhile you travel here," Pendergrass said.

2024 is the twelvemonth of the dragon, truthful a conception of the grounds is dedicated to the meaning.

You'll besides spot a Chinese Lion caput utilized to usher successful a caller twelvemonth decades ago.

Wong says the grounds is idiosyncratic and hopes the assemblage volition halt by.

"I consciousness precise proud. I tin subordinate and place with astir everything you spot here," Wong said.

The grounds volition tally until June.

They purpose to find a imperishable location for immoderate of the artifacts displayed.

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