CMTA Opera Costume Retrieved

3/8/20: A costume from MOCA’s Chinese Musical and Theatrical Association (CMTA) collection has been retrieved.⁣
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The CMTA collection comprises approximately 26 intricate opera costumes, 24 rare musical instruments, 20 pairs of shoes, 20 hats, 41 fabric samples, 6 shawls, 21 stage props, and numerous related documents. These items bring to life the Cantonese opera clubs that flourished in North America’s Chinatowns from the 1930s to the present. ⁣