I visited it months ago and while it is modest, it would nonetheless be a touching visit for Westerners who feel some connection to that period. It's also better designed and curated that many of the museums in the area.

About the ONLY thing that I caught was that one of the curators REALLY slipped up (or, got lazy). There is an unusual color photo of what is described as a WW II American bomber crew hung on the wall. Unfortunately, it is a FAKE...or, and embarrassing error. It's, in fact, a publicity photo from U.S.-made WW II movie, Memphis Belle. (The photo includes a number of actors, including Matthew Modine, Tate Donovan, Eric Stoltz, Sean Astin, Billy Zane, D.B. Sweeney...and others.) Kinda an unfortunate slip-up in what is otherwise a very nice museum installation. Hopefully, the management has discovered it and will fix the problem.

In any case, its worth a couple of hours.

Hey Folks,

I'm returning to Kunming next Thursday. I'm staying at a hotel in Panlong, near the intersection of Renmin Lu and Dongfeng Dong Lu. How jacked up is that part of town? (Should I be delaying my return?)