Laogai Museum
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".Photo: Kate0504, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Washington, D.C. about human rights in the People’s Republic of China
- Address: 1901 18th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20009
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Strivers’ Section Historic District and Phillips Collection.
Strivers’ Section Historic District
Historic site
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The Strivers' Section Historic District is a historic district located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Strivers' Section was historically an enclave of upper-middle-class African Americans, often community leaders, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Strivers’ Section Historic District is situated 430 feet northeast of Laogai Museum.
Phillips Collection
Museum
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The Phillips Collection is an art museum located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The museum was founded by art collectors Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery. Phillips Collection is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Laogai Museum.
Washington Hilton
Hotel
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The Washington Hilton is a Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C. It is located at 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W, roughly at the boundaries of the Kalorama, Dupont Circle, and Adams Morgan neighborhoods. Washington Hilton is situated 1,000 feet west of Laogai Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan.
Dupont Circle
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Dupont Circle is an affluent historic neighborhood in Washington D.C. It is known for its beautiful Victorian homes, walkability, and has offices, civic institutions, hotels, night clubs, bars, cafes, art galleries, and shops.
Adams Morgan
Neighborhood
Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.
Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights
Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.Laogai Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.91581° or 38° 54′ 57″ northLongitude
-77.04148° or 77° 2′ 29″ westOpen location code
87C4WX85+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 851398804OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q537195
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Latin—“Laogai Museum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Laogai Museum”
- French: “musée Laogai”
- French: “Musée Laogai”
- Latin: “Laogai Museum”
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