China Institute in America is a
nonprofit educational and cultural institution in
New York City
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. It teaches an American audience about Chinese culture and history through talks, business initiatives, language immersion programs and gallery exhibits.
China Institute was founded in 1926 by a group of American and Chinese educators—including educational philosopher
John Dewey of
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
and Chinese educator
Hu Shih
Hu Shih (; 17 December 1891 – 24 February 1962), also known as Hu Suh in early references, was a Chinese diplomat, essayist, literary scholar, philosopher, and politician. Hu is widely recognized today as a key contributor to Chinese libera ...
(later president of
Peking University and China's ambassador to the U.S.) and a gallery was added in 1966. The institute is believed to be the oldest educational organization devoted solely to Chinese culture, and has drawn one million visitors in its nearly hundred years of existence.
Following the 1949 establishment of the
People's Republic of China
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, the organization lost many of its ties to the Chinese mainland.
In 2015, China Institute announced plans to move from the Upper East Side to Lower Manhattan the following year.
The new space at 100 Washington Street opened in November 2016 in tandem with the gallery's fiftieth anniversary.
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1926 establishments in New York City
Non-profit organizations based in New York City
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Art museums and galleries in New York City
1920s establishments in New York City
Lower Manhattan
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