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Purchases from the Marketplace help continue the Wing Luke Museums mission to advance racial and social equity. We are located in Seattles Chinatown-International District, home to a rich and resilient community, a unique destination to support the artistic work of over 100+ small publishers, businesses, and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander artists and authors, refugee and immigrant artisans, and language education initiatives across the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.
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Olga Kovalenko
November 2025
Beautiful and educational museum with stories about immigrants from many countries in Asia, their stories, sometimes very personal and detailed. Appreciate the kids room which is a wonderful combination of fun and a bit of learning Loved that they have tours as well. The tours take you to parts you can’t go to on your own so I highly recommend
Sharon Li
September 2025
I’ve been to wing Luke museum once. Just a self tour to see the Bruce Lee exhibition. This time, I took advantage of the free museum day (first Thursday of each month) and revisit the museum to see the “home” exhibition. (Online sign up is recommended.) Each artist drew an object that represent his / her culture. It can be food, well known local brand name or cultural activities. One of the artists showed his Filipino story via a jar of banana ketchup sauce. That’s an interesting one. Another artist used soda vending machine to talk about the Japanese culture. Besides the “home” exhibition, I appreciated the reception told me about the guided historical tour. (3 times daily) I saw this tour in the community but I have never joined one. Mao is our tour guide, and he is a very knowledgeable educator. He talked about the 1882 Chinese exclusion act, showed us the Canton alley in Chinatown, the hidden home / hotel / dry food store / mutual aid association where the immigrants lived and worked and hung out. He mentioned that as an educator, he likes people to ask questions and engage in conversations. That’s true! I learned a lot today and I highly recommend everyone to join the tour.
Ray Lei (gzmask)
December 2025
I did not expect this museum to be this good. the old movie like vibe, the architecture presevation, and the tour with rich history context are amazing.
Sandra
April 2025
It was an incredible experience. I highly recommend this to anyone visiting or even living in Seattle. The free tour was the best part of the experience. Our tour guide, Mao, is so knowledgeable and a fantastic storyteller. Their tour focused on the Asian communities and landscapes in Seattle’s international district that were affected by racial prejudice, gentleman’s agreement and anti-immigration sentiment.
Michele Bullock
December 2025
Mimi was our tour guide of the private spaces and she was very pleasant and made it comfortable to ask questions and engaging. It was thought provoking about how the immigrants in early Seattle history were treated. The tour ran long and two folks left early without a Problem. The galleries afterward were interesting and I thought the whole visit was worth my time and informative. I felt I had a good experience of how they lived years ago. We got a senior discount and national park discount so the admission was not bad. The gal selling the tickets was very friendly and cheery.
