State Street museum project is about to debut

"The Children of Hangzhou: Connecting with China," an exhibit supported by State Street Corp., is scheduled to open to the public Wednesday at Boston Children's Museum.

Headquartered in Boston, State Street is a provider of financial services to institutional investors, and last summer, it said it would donate $750,000 to the museum and the exhibit.

"Children of Hangzhou" seeks to explore contemporary Chinese life and culture through the eyes of four children (right) living in the metropolis of Hangzhou.

The exhibit is also sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the museum said.

The exhibit is scheduled to run through January before traveling throughout the United States and Canada, a museum spokeswoman said.

State Street's presence in China dates to 2000 when it entered an alliance with the Industrial Commercial Bank of China.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)