Lunar New Year Celebration at MFA Boston
When:
Saturday, Feb 09, 2019 10:00a -
5:00p
Saturday, Feb 09, 2019 10:00a -
5:00p
Where:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art, Festivals & Fairs, Kid Friendly, Music, Performing Arts
Event website:
https://www.mfa.org/programs/special-event/lunar-new-year-celebration
Visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to celebrate Lunar New Year! Explore Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese traditions while enjoying activities, demonstrations and performances throughout the day.
• Ring in the Year of the Pig! Go on a tour or talk highlighting works of art in the Art of Asia galleries; tours in English, American Sign Language, and Mandarin.
• Enjoy a variety of music and dance performances throughout the Museum—including Lion dances performed by the Gund Kwok Asian Women Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe.
• Drop in on hands-on family art-making activities to create your own masterpieces to take home.
• Watch energetic presentations of Chinese and Vietnamese martial arts, and participate in interactive demonstrations of Saebae, a Korean New Year’s ceremony, and a traditional Chinese tea ceremony.
Image courtesy Helene Norton-Russell.
Lunar New Year at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is presented in partnership with Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, the Korean Cultural Society of Boston, VietAID, Vietnamese American Community of Massachusetts and the Chinese Culture Connection.
