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Jan 26, 2025 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Free Museum admission includes entry to Lunar New Year Observed throughout China and several East and Southeast Asian countries, Lunar New Year is a traditional celebration marking the beginning of the new year on the lunar calendar. The free Lunar New Year Festival features live performances and Continued Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit. Explore treasures from the Asian art collection and free exhibitions. Experience a variety of activities, dances, and music marking the Lunar New Year. Presented by ON-GOING IN THE NELSON-ATKINS BUILDING. PLAZA LEVEL: Kirkwood Hall. Lily Zhang Li Taylor Dance Academy Performance 10–11:30 a.m. Observed throughout China and several East and Southeast Asian countries, Lunar New Year is a traditional celebration marking the beginning of the new year on the lunar calendar. The free Lunar New Year Festival features live performances and demonstrations by local artists, artmaking activities for the whole family, traditional cuisine, and educational experiences in the museum’s Asian art Related Organization: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Observed throughout China and several East and Southeast Asian countries, Lunar New Year is a traditional celebration marking the beginning of the new year on the lunar calendar. The Lunar New Year Celebration, January 28, 2024, at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO. • Nelson-Atkins Media Services Photographer, Dana Anderson. “The museum has seven free family festivals each year, and Lunar New Year is the longest running and extremely popular and is enjoyed by all ages,” says Kathleen Leighton, manager of media relations & production at the The Parking options The Nelson-Atkins parking garage is located at 45th and Oak streets. Parking is $14 per vehicle or free for museum members and guests with ADA placards. Additional free parking is available 9 am-5 pm at the Cherry Street Parking Structure at 5005 Oak Street. ADA compliant shuttles will transport guests to and from the museum. FESTIVALS Celebrate art, culture, and special holidays with our free festivals. 2023 Lunar New Year Festival: Year of the Rabbit, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free Nelson-Atkins Lunar New Year Festival will be in full swing this year. 53 likes, 1 comments - nelsonatkins on January 6, 2025: "Ring in the Year of the Snake Join us Sunday, Jan. 26 for a full day of cultural discovery at the free Lunar New Year Festival. From 10 am-4 pm, enjoy dazzling live performances, hands-on art activities, Asian-inspired cuisine, and educational exploration in the museum's Asian art galleries. ️ Admission is free! Pre-register today Aries (Mangala), from a series of Astrological Paintings, Indian, about 1810. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, 7 3/4 × 6 inches (19.69 × 15.24 cm). The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Gift of Wayne and Nancy Hunnicutt, 2019.63.1. Mapping the Heavens: Art, Astronomy, and Exchange between the Islamic Lands and Europe Lunar New Year. Description. Sunday, Jan. 28 ǀ 10 a.m.–4 p.m. ǀ FREE Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at the Nelson-Atkins! Explore treasures from the museum’s Asian art collections and enjoy a variety of activities, dances, and music marking the Lunar New Year. Registration The festival is free, but registration is required. 4525 Oak St. Kansas City, MO 64111 816-751-1278 ask@nelson-atkins.org As early as 600 C.E., scholars and collectors commissioned ink rubbings to preserve ancient inscriptions carved on stone or bronze. Advances in ink and paper in the 1200s spurred more refined production, and rubbings were soon regarded as works of art in their own right. In the 1800s, artists created many sophisticated rubbings from bronzes, Continued The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art celebrates Lunar New Year with a free festival on Sunday, Jan. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors will be able to see treasures and art from the Asian art January 20, 2022 And be encircled by the largest Chinese landscape ever created, The Law of the Dao Is Its Being What it Is. Journey through Mountains and Rivers is a rare opportunity to view some of the Nelson-Atkins’ most celebrated Song Dynasty (960–1279) paintings, which, because of their fragility, will not be displayed again for ten years. It is also The Nelson-Atkins Calendar. Events, exhibitions, admission and more. Change the way events are displayed. Calendar View List View Japanese Gallery Re-opens; Calligraphy Exhibition; Contemporary Japanese Ceramics Kansas City, MO. Oct 11, 2017– The Fall of 2017 through Spring 2018 celebrates Asian art at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Four special exhibitions will offer visitors a stunning visual feast of Asian Art, supplemented by new displays of the museum’s internationally Continued Kansas City, MO. Jan 28, 2015–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City celebrates Chinese New Year on Sunday, Jan. 31 from 1–4 p.m. with festivities and family fun throughout the museum. The popular event, which is now in its 19th year, features many hands-on activities, music, performances and food. This is the Year of Continued Upcoming events See what’s next on the Nelson-Atkins calendar. Dining and shopping Rozzelle Court Restaurant Enjoy a meal amidst Rozzelle Court’s elegant Italian architecture. Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters Fuel up on coffee, tea, or pastries. The Museum Store Commemorate your visit with gifts inspired by the Nelson-Atkins collection. Art Course Tee off on nine holes Continued
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