Papercut art by Zhonghe (Elena) Li; Courtesy Harvard Art Museums
If you’re outside of New York City, you can still celebrate the Lunar Year of the Snake at our national AWNY member museums! Enjoy a variety of activities, including vibrant lion dances, engaging storytelling for children, and hands-on artmaking sessions led by talented artists. Don’t miss this chance to ring in the auspicious New Year with them—check out the participating museums listed below!
Harvard Art Museums
Materials Lab Workshop: Light Up the Lunar New Year of the Snake: Papercutting and Lantern Decorating
Sunday, January 26, 10:30 am-12pm & 1-2:30pm
Registration Fee: $15
Welcome the Lunar New Year of the Snake with an inspiring Chinese papercutting workshop! Join multimedia artist Zhonghe (Elena) Li to learn about the traditional art of Chinese papercutting, exploring its rich symbolism, aesthetics, and philosophy. Li will guide you through the basic techniques of papercutting to then use to decorate a paper lantern.
To purchase tickets, click here.
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Lunar New Year Festival & Museum Admission
Sunday, January 26, 10am-4pm
Free
Their 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 galleries.
To learn more, click here.
San Antonio Museum of Art
Art on Tap: Year of the Snake
Friday, January 31, 5-7pm
Free with Admission
Enjoy a casual evening of themed tours, artmaking, and a performance by the San Antonio Chinese Alliance Dragon Dance Team. Food and cocktails from Ming’s will be available for purchase.
To learn more, click here.
National Museum of Asian Art
Lunar New Year Festival
Saturday, February 1, 1-4:30pm
Celebrate Lunar New Year with festivities and cultural events to welcome in the year of the snake. Enjoy educational webinars, tours, and their annual Lunar New Year festival with food, makers, crafts, and lion dances!
Also sign up for a virtual tour of their collections! On the tour, visitors will explore popular legends, learn to identify auspicious messages, and uncover the symbolism of animals, plants, and colors associated with Lunar New Year.
To see the full schedule, click here.
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Lunar New Year Family Festival
Saturday, February 1, 11am-2pm
Free with Admission
Ring in the Year of the Wood Snake with SAM’s annual Lunar New Year Family Festival at the Seattle Asian Art Museum! Enjoy live lion dances, drop-in art activities with local artists, and a storytime inspired by the holiday.
To see the full schedule, click here.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Family Festival: Lunar New Year
Sunday, February 9, 10am-3pm
Free with Admission
Celebrate the Year of the Snake with hands-on activities for kids all afternoon from workshops with local artists to an interactive storytime.
To learn more, click here.