From Pennsylvania to Nanjing

At the Pearl S. Buck International Symposium, Night Kitchen unveiled an all-new virtual tour experience that welcomes visitors worldwide to learn about her life and historic fight for equality.

Tours of Pearl's historic home and personal collection of Chinese artifacts are popular locally, but largely inaccessible to her huge following in Asia. The Pearl S. Buck Historic House Virtual Tour allows visitors to explore Pearl's home through 360-degree photography where they can interact with 3D models of her belongings. We digitized key artifacts including the Nobel Prize in Literature, her collection of antique Chinese sculptures and clothing, and newly-discovered artifacts only recently added to the archive.

Featuring over 150 hotspots that present archival videos, photographs, 3D models, soundscapes and more, this tour paints an intimate picture of her life as an author, mother, and renowned philanthropist. It builds upon existing tours to provide a closer look at artifacts that would otherwise be kept within a display case. The virtual tour honors Pearl's legacy by encouraging engagement from visitors around the world and highlighting the ongoing global efforts of Pearl S. Buck International's philanthropic programs.