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Yunnan Nationalities Cultures Project

In the 1990s, the main focus of the Center’s work was the Yunnan Nationalities Cultures Project. The project was designed to assist the cultural leaders of Yunnan Province in creating a comprehensive strategy for the continuation and further development of the traditional arts of Yunnan’s 25 minority nationalities.
Outcomes: 
The establishment of the Nationalities Arts Department in the Yunnan Nationalities Institute, the founding of the Yunnan Nationalities Museum in Kunming, and province-wide surveys and recognition of traditional artists, musicians, dancers, as well as heritage conveyors.
Contact Info: 
The Center for U.S.-China Arts Exchange 423 West 118th Street, #1E New York, NY 10025 Tel: 212.280.4648 Fax: 212.662.6346 Email: us_china_arts(at)yahoo.com
Source: 
Government?: 
Yes
Type of Exchange: 
culture
Partners: 
Yunnan Provincial Government
United States-China Arts Exchange
Cultural and Research Institutions of Yunnan
Sponsor(s): 
Ford Foundation
Participants (Types): 
Cultural leaders, urban professionals, village community mentors, rural master artists, students, faculty
Exchange Date: 
Monday, January 1, 1990
Continuing: 
No
Image: 
Level of Government: 
state/provincial
Location: 
Yunnan, China
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