February 1st was the opening day of the 2012 Taipei International Book Exhibition at the World Trade Center in Taiwan. Laogai Research Foundation is selling its full collection of Chinese language publications at the exhibition, including the two newest, Qincheng Prison by LRF Executive Director Harry Wu and If It Is for Freedom, by currently [...]
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At long last, the new Laogai Museum is finally open to the public! Our grand opening ceremony on April 7th, 2011 was a great success. The completed museum is not only a magnificent work of art, but also a trove of information on the Laogai forced labor prison camp system. Guests trickled in around 6 [...]
If you look through the photos in our previous post, “Nearing the End of Construction,” you’ll notice all the photos have one thing in common: a lack of color. Yet, if you look through the original plans for the museum in the post “By Design,” you’ll notice that color, particularly the paint on the walls, [...]
As the new year approaches, the walls of the Laogai Museum are standing and painted, the lights have been installed, and the drinking fountain has running water. All that’s missing is the exhibition. That latter part has been in the capable hands of Design Minds, who have worked with us to finalize the exhibition text, [...]
The daily transformations of the Laogai Museum are simply remarkable. As each wall goes up, the reopening of the museum comes closer to reality. Our new offices, on the floor above the museum, are (mostly) finished and our workday is now punctuated by the sound of hammering and drilling. Of course, it’s all worth it [...]
At the new Laogai Museum, building begins as walls are framed and plumbing is repaired
These animations were created by designminds for the Laogai Museum design
We’ve been happy to work with designminds, a local exhibit design firm.
