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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. Events will take place throughout the Museum from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. All activities are free with Museum admission and no registration is required. Celebrate the Year of the Snake, one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, with performances, interactive activities, and artist-led workshops for all ages. All activities are free with Museum admission, and no registration is required. Ring in a prosperous New Year with the Wan Chi Ming Hung Gar Institute. Sesame Street Muppeteers Featuring Alan Muraoka 12:10–12:40 pm, 1–1:30 pm The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, Floor 1 Tickets distributed 15 minutes prior at event location. Discover the traditions of Lunar New Year with Sesame Street Muppeteers. Lunar New Year Welcome the Year of the Snake with legendary fun for the whole family at the Museum of Chinese in America. Enjoy live performances, family-friendly programming, New Year's treats, and arts and crafts. 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. Event Highlights: The Mets' annual Lunar New Year festivities move online this year. Celebrate the Year of the Ox with interactive activities, virtual lion dance performances, a vegan dumplings workshop, live sketching classes, DIY craft sessions. and much more. Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit, one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, with performances, interactive activities, and artist-led workshops for all ages. All activities are free with Museum admission, and no registration is required. The Brooklyn Museum has partnered with Cool Culture and the Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club for a performance-based Lunar New Year celebration in conjunction with its ongoing Weekend Art Hangs That was the scene Saturday as the largest museum in the United States celebrated the Chinese New Year with visitors from around the world, featuring traditional Asian cultural experiences through hands-on workshops, including woodblock printing, lucky lantern decorating, and paper dragon folding. Highlights include a lion dance showcase presentation with the Chinese Center on Long Island Lion Troupe; a performance by the AAPI Jazz Collective led by Peter Lin; storytelling with a traditional Chinese shadow performance from Chinese Theatre Works; photo opportunities with Alan, the beloved owner of Hooper’s Store on Sesame Street, and 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 . Can't join us in person? Experience Lunar New Year Festival activities online. Please note: These events are prerecorded. Insider Insights— Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit (Mandarin and English) Join Jason Sun, Brooke Russell Astor Curator of Chinese Art, The Met, to explore the exhibition Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit. Chinese zodiac figure: Snake (detail), China, Jin (1115–1234) to Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), 13th century. Grey earthenware with pigment. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1994 (1994.605.38) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1977 (1977.78) «To celebrate the Year of the Horse, the Metropolitan Museum is presenting a selection of exceptional works in Gallery 207 for a limited period. Since its domestication in prehistoric times, the horse has played an essential role in Chinese life. 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. Events will take place throughout the Museum from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. All activities are free with Museum admission and no registration is required. This year, the Met celebrated new beginnings and the one hundredth anniversary of the Department of Asian Art with traditions from across Asia. Families marked the Year of the Ram, one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, enjoying performances, interactive gallery activities, and artist-led workshops for all ages! The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host its first Virtual Lunar New Year Festival in celebration of the Year of the Ox on Saturday, February 13, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. . The daylong festival will feature programs for participants of all ages to engage with from home, anywhere in the wor Kick off the celebration with a Lunar New Year parade through the Great Hall, led by the Chinese Center on Long Island Lion Troupe and the New York Chinese Cultural Center—or catch their performances in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium at 1:30 pm and 4:30 pm. If live music is what you are looking for, there is quite a selection to choose from. A list of upcoming exhibitions and installations can also be found on The Met’s website. The Museum also announced a new season of scheduled festivals and programs, including the popular Lunar New Year Festival on January 25, celebrating the Year of the Snake, and the 11th edition of the annual Teens Take The Met! on May 16, 2025. We’re honored to collaborate with The Metropolitan Museum of Art in celebration of the Year of the Snake and highlight The Met's Asian Art collection through a new commemorative chili oil gift box. A perfect gift for foodies celebrating this Lunar New Year everywhere, this special gift set is only available for a lim
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