重大损失！美国华人博物馆被烧！8.5万文物恐被毁

近日，新型冠状病毒疫情蔓延的消息让全世界华人揪心。

26日，美国媒体又传来一则消息：

当地时间周四（23日）晚，位于纽约唐人街的美国华人博物馆(Museum Of Chinese In America)发生毁灭性大火，馆藏8.5万件文物大部分恐在火灾中毁损。

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据美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）26日消息，华人博物馆是一个记录中国人在美国生活的重要文化材料的储存库，拥有多达8.5万件文物，而如今大部分估计已经毁损。

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“就像听到有人去世时的感觉，” 博物馆馆长姚南薰(Nancy YaoMaasbach)这样描述自己听到这一噩耗的第一反应。

已经担任5年馆长的姚南薰说，人们失去了他们认为博物馆会安全存放的物品，这是令人痛苦的。

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CNN称，事发建筑此前曾是一所学校，如今在火灾中严重受损，该市的建筑部门已宣布进入该建筑不安全。

据报道，这场大火的起火点在4楼，随后逐渐向5楼和屋顶蔓延。火势最大时，有超多200名消防人员和紧急救护人员在现场救援。期间，九名消防队员受伤，一名男子获救。

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报道称，该博物馆成立于1980年，是收藏品和研究中心所在地。该中心有各种各样的手工艺品，包括纺织品、文件、照片、纪念品、口述历史、信件、家庭相册、船道的法律文件和主要华裔美国历史教授的收藏。

这些藏品包括20世纪初在曼哈顿唐人街开业的一些最早的中餐馆菜单。菜单说明了这些餐馆如何迎合西方人的口味，而不是传统的中餐。

在美国工作的年轻男子写给中国的家书也在收藏之列。这些男人前往美国帮助他们的父亲和叔叔们工作，并把钱寄回家。

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姚南薰估计，馆藏的8.5万件文物大部分已被损毁，大概有3.5万件的藏品已经被电子化扫描并备份起来。姚南薰还表示，每年农历新年期间，人们捐赠的旗袍都会在梅西百货的橱窗里展示。但今年的新年比往年来得早，那些衣服还在博物馆里。

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为庆祝博物馆成立35周年而举办的展览中展出的具有历史意义的服装（图源：CNN）

美国华人美术馆作为大纽约地区第一个也是唯一专门保留和展现在美华人的历史、传统、文化以及丰富经历的博物馆，1980 年在纽约唐人街设立，最初为社区团体，叫做纽约华埠历史研究社。2009 年移到中央街 215 号，新馆由美国著名华裔建筑师林璎——林徽因的侄女设计。

林璎为博物馆设计了两个入口， 分别代表过去和现在，传统与新潮。主入口面朝代表传统的唐人街，另一个入口则面向象征着现代的 SOHO 社区。

“如果你是华人，认为你与美国社会不能百分之百融入时，到博物馆来会找到你的归属。”林璎曾这样阐述博物馆存在的意义。

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2013年4月25日，中国丝绸博物馆和美国华人博物馆在美国华人博物馆联合举办过“海上魅惑——中国现代女性时装”展，所有展品均为首次在美国公开展出。

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2018年，美国华人博物还首次推出反映中医中药在美发展历程的大型展览。

除了博物馆，被烧的大楼里还有几家为美籍华人服务的非盈利组织。博物馆馆长姚南薰的母亲在其中一个中心学会了她的第一项就业技能。姚南薰的女儿今年夏天在这栋楼里一个40年历史的舞蹈中心上了嘻哈舞课。被烧的另一个中心是为老年人服务的，姚南薰说这是当地老年人生活的一个重要部分，因为这个中心帮助他们结交朋友。

当被问到在新的一年发生如此严重的火灾时，姚南薰强调火灾发生在猪年。现在是鼠年，人们认为鼠年能带来财富和成功。

姚南薰希望新的一年能有一个新的开始。她说，该博物馆是美籍华人社区的主要支柱。

目前，博物馆已经建立了一个筹款网站，已经筹集了4万多美元。

姚南薰说：“恢复、修复、重建”是这个社区从“破坏中”前行的新座右铭。

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