Our museum will be closed Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2014.
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Laogai News
Groups Visit Laogai Museum
The last several weeks have been busy for the Laogai Museum. On Thursday, February 20, a group of senior officials from the Department of Homeland Security Immigrations and Customs Enforcement visited the Laogai Museum to gain a better understanding of human rights issues in China and the ongoing exportation of labor camp products into countries like…
Laogai Museum New Promotional Video
The Laogai Museum is pleased to announce its new promotional video. The video is roughly twelve minutes long and functions as a virtual tour of the museum. If you plan on coming to the museum in the future, it might be helpful to view this video beforehand. Or, if you cannot attend the museum for…
New Hours Effective December 2, 2013
Effective December 2, 2013, the Laogai Museum will be open 7 days a week from 10am-6pm. We are pleased to announce these extended hours! As always, the Laogai Museum has free admission. We are still located on the corner of S and 20th streets just north of the Dupont Circle metro station.
Harry Wu and LRF Staff Give Museum Tour to Over 100 Students
A group of 107 high school students visited the Laogai Museum as part of Hampton University’s Pre-College Summer Program. The students received guided tours of the artifacts on display in the museum from Laogai Research Foundation staff and were treated to a presentation delivered by Executive Director Harry Wu on his experiences in China’s laogai…
Harry Wu Gives Second Tour of the Day
Harry Wu welcomed his second class visit of the day. Interested students from Northern Virginia Community College came to the Laogai Museum and heard Mr. Wu’s testimony. If you would like to meet with Harry Wu personally and receive a guided tour of the museum, please contact the Laogai Museum.
American University U.S. Foreign Policy Students Tour Museum with Harry Wu
The Laogai museum welcomed a class of foreign policy students from American University today. Museum founder Harry Wu gave a two hour tour to the students complete with an account of his own harrowing story in the Laogai camp system. Mr. Wu’s testimony was met with applause and a round of questions and answers. Remember,…
Visit from the School for Ethics and Global Leadership
The Laogai museum was proud to host the School for Ethics and Global Leadership today. The School for Ethics and Global Leadership brought about a dozen highly motivated high school students to speak with Harry Wu about the state of the Laogai in China today. Mr. Wu spoke about his time in the Laogai, his…
Laogai Museum Update
The Laogai museum offers one of the most intense and intimate museum experiences in the D.C. area. Please remember that entrance into the Laogai museum is absolutely FREE. We are open Monday through Saturday and love visitors. Unlike most museum experiences, we always have a knowledgeable and passionate employee present who would love to escort…
Dupont Circle Advertisement
The Laogai museum has recently purchased an advertising space at the DuPont metro station. We hope that everyone has seen the advertisement and will make time as soon as possible to visit the museum.