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All activities are free with Museum admission, and no registration is required. Admission is free for Members and kids under 12. For New York state residents and NY, NJ, and CT students, the amount you pay is up to you. View the schedule in English. View the schedule in Spanish. Ver el programa en español. View the schedule in simplified Chinese. (New York, January 15, 2025)—The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host a Lunar New Year Festival in celebration of the Year of the Snake on Saturday, January 25. The festival will honor Lunar New Year traditions from across Asia and feature artist-led workshops, performances, and interactive activities for participants of all ages. Express yourself with Chinese and Korean calligraphy through guided brushwork. Floor 2, Asian Art, Gallery 202, Great Hall Balcony _____ Demonstrations and Pop-Ups . Tea Ceremony and Bubble Tea Tasting. Cheers the New Year with bubble tea and a demonstration by tea masters from Ten Ren Tea. 12:30–1 pm, 2:30–3 pm Tea Ceremony The festival will begin with a lion dance performance by the Wan Chi Ming Hung Gar Institute at 12 pm. Sesame Street Muppeteers featuring Alan Muraoka will explore traditions of Lunar New Year (12:10–12:40 p.m., 1–1:30 p.m.), AAPI Jazz Collective led by Peter Lin will perform music from many Asian cultures (2–2:45 p.m., 3:30–4:15 p.m The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New York City is hosting its annual Lunar New Year Festival on Saturday, January 25, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, celebrating the Year of the Snake. The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host a Lunar New Year Festival in celebration of the Year of the Rabbit on Saturday, January 21. The festival will honor Lunar New Year traditions from across Asia and feature artist-led workshops, performances, and interactive activities for participants of all ages. Celebrate the Year of the Snake, one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, with performances, interactive activities, and artist-led workshops for all ages. Space is limited for all events; first come, first served. The first new moon of 2025 falls on Wednesday, January 29, marking the start of the Lunar New Year per the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Millions around the world will be celebrating the Year of the She said that this year's celebration, which is the sixth for the Lunar New Year at the Met, is more extensive than in the past. The Met had 18,000 participants in 2023, and Holder anticipates 20,000 visitors this year. Lunar New YearDragon Dance Kick-off Ring in a prosperous New Year with the Wan Chi Ming Hung Gar Institute. 11:10am-11:40am & 12pm-12:30pm Sesame Street Muppeteers, Featuring Alan Muraoka Tickets distributed 15 minutes prior at event location. Discover the traditions of Lunar New Year with Sesame Street Muppeteers. 12–12:30pm, 1:30–2pm, 2: MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced the suspension of the number coding scheme on Wednesday, January 29, due to Chinese New Year festivities. This time, I want to talk about our Chinese New Year experience. Our first experience of the festival was on our sixth month in Beijing—Feb. 15, 1972 to be exact. For 49 years ever since, i.e., 14 years in China and the last 35 years here in our country, my family has been celebrating the Chinese New Year, also referred to as Spring Festival. Running in 12-year cycles, each year of the traditional East Asian lunar calendar corresponds to one of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. With the Chinese New Year on February 10, 2024, we welcome the Year of the Dragon . The event marked The Met's sixth consecutive year hosting Lunar New Year celebrations, featuring lively performances, interactive activities, and artist-led workshops for all ages. Heidi Holder, The Met's Chair of Education, told Xinhua that the museum has become a sought-after destination for those who want to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Rather than following the western Gregorian Calendar with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a lunar calendar based the moon's 12 phases. Each phase cycle spans approximately 29 days with Red Envelopes (红包, hóng bāo): Elders give these to younger family members as a blessing for the new year. Don’t forget to say 新年快乐! (xīn nián kuài lè , Happy New Year!). For more customs during Chinese New Year (春节, chūn jié), we strongly recommend you check the video we shared on YouTube. I'm sure you'll learn a lot Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit, one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, with a calligraphy video demonstrating four script types, including seal, clerical, standard, and semicursive/cursive. Head to the Mandarin Oriental this Lunar New Year for a rage of happenings that include festive decorations, lion dance performances, festive dinner menus, and more. Where: Mandarin Oriental – 80 Columbus Circle. When: January 31st. 11. Chinese New Year Celebration at Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden Lunar New Year’s Eve: The Reunion Dinner. At the heart of Lunar New Year celebrations is the reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve, which falls on January 28, 2025. A traditional reunion dinner has many dishes, including steamed or fried fish, rice cakes and balls, noodles and dumplings. Here are seven poems to help you celebrate the Chinese New Year with words that resonate. “The Year” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s poem “The Year” reflects on the cyclical nature of time, an important theme in Lunar New Year celebrations, which center the beginning of a new temporal cycle.
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