 Former residence now home to the Laogai Museum | |
  Location within Washington, D.C. | |
| Established | November 12, 2008 |
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| Location | 1901 18th Street NW Washington, D.C. (formerly 1734 20th St. NW, Washington D.C., United States; initially at 1109 M Street NW, Washington, D.C). |
| Coordinates | 38°54′24″N 77°01′39″W / 38.9067°N 77.0276°W |
| Type | Prison museum |
| Public transit access |  Dupont Circle |
| Website | laogairesearch.org |
The Laogai Museum is a museum in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., United States, which showcases human rights in the People's Republic of China, focusing particularly on Láogǎi, the Chinese prison system of "Reform through Labor".[1][2] The creation of the museum was spearheaded by Harry Wu, a well-known Chinese dissident who himself served 19 years in laogai prisons;[1][2] it was supported by the Yahoo! Human Rights Fund.[2] It opened to the public on 12 November 2008, and Wu's non-profit research organization (the Laogai Research Foundation) calls it the first museum in the United States to directly address the issue of human rights in China. It is now permanently closed.[2][3]
- ^ a b Agence France-Presse (10 November 2008). "US museum displays China's 'laogai'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Press Release: Laogai Museum Now Open to the Public". Laogai Research Foundation. 13 November 2008. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ Kusimi, John (17 November 2008). "Harry Wu Opens New Laogai Museum in DC". China Support Network. Retrieved 12 December 2008.