Ring in the Year of the Pig at a free Lunar New Year celebration at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston! Explore Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese traditions while enjoying a variety of music and dance performances throughout the Museum.
• Check out performances by the Gund Kwok Asian Women's Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe, Wah Lum Kung Fu Athletic Association, New England Headquarters and the New-Jersey based Woorigarak Korean Cultural Art Center.
• Watch and participate in demonstrations of Saebae, a traditional bowing and greeting ceremony practiced in Korea during New Year celebrations, hosted by members of the Korean Cultural Society of Boston.
• Go on a tour or talk highlighting works in the Art of Asia galleries, offered throughout the day in English, American Sign Language, and Mandarin Chinese
• Make your own clay tea cup, discover your Chinese zodiac sign and paint it on a scroll and build an origami lantern.
Support provided by Arbella Insurance Foundation. Additional support for MFA Open House Programming is provided by the The Lowell Institute. Presented in partnership with Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center - BCNC, the Korean Cultural Society of Boston, Vietnamese American Initiative for Development and the Chinese Culture Connection.
• Check out performances by the Gund Kwok Asian Women's Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe, Wah Lum Kung Fu Athletic Association, New England Headquarters and the New-Jersey based Woorigarak Korean Cultural Art Center.
• Watch and participate in demonstrations of Saebae, a traditional bowing and greeting ceremony practiced in Korea during New Year celebrations, hosted by members of the Korean Cultural Society of Boston.
• Go on a tour or talk highlighting works in the Art of Asia galleries, offered throughout the day in English, American Sign Language, and Mandarin Chinese
• Make your own clay tea cup, discover your Chinese zodiac sign and paint it on a scroll and build an origami lantern.
Support provided by Arbella Insurance Foundation. Additional support for MFA Open House Programming is provided by the The Lowell Institute. Presented in partnership with Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center - BCNC, the Korean Cultural Society of Boston, Vietnamese American Initiative for Development and the Chinese Culture Connection.
