For Kids & Families, Weekend Festivals
Welcome the Year of the Dragon with performances, exciting stories and an exploration of objects throughout the museum.
10:30 am–2:30 pm
DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY
New Year Door Gods
Atrium | For all ages
Create your own bright, festive door god to take home.
11:30 am–noon
PERFORMANCES
Lion Dance
Atrium | For all ages
Gund Kwok Asian Women Lion Dance Troupe returns to PEM!
Noon–1 pm
PERFORMANCES
Diabolo, Drumming & Folk Dances
Atrium | For all ages
The Chinese Folk Art Workshop presents traditional dances and more to celebrate the New Year. Listen to drumming, watch graceful dancing and amazing performances with the diabolo, an ancient Chinese yo-yo.
12:30–3:30 pm
DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY
Dancing Dragon
Art Studios | For all ages
Make your own miniature dragon to take home.
1:15–1:45 pm
STORYTELLING
Dragons: East & West
Morse Auditorium | For children ages 3 and up with adult
Tickets available at admissions desk on day of program
Erik Rodenhiser brings to life two stories of dragons that show how cultures view dragons very differently.
1:30–2 pm
FAMILY GALLERY TOUR
Don't Pet the Dragons: Art from China
Meet at information desk | For children ages 5 and up with adult
Tickets available at admissions desk on day of tour
Join us for this hands-on gallery adventure!
2:30–3 pm
PERFORMANCE
Dragon Dance
Atrium
Gund Kwok performs a dragon dance in honor of the Year of the Dragon.
3:30–5 pm
STORY TIME
This Next New Year
Meet at information desk | For children ages 3 and up with adult
Tickets available at admissions desk on day of program
Hear how one boy and his friends prepare for and celebrate Lunar New Year in This Next New Year, by Janet S. Wong.
3:30 and 4 pm
FILM
The Fate of Old Beijing: A Vanishing World
Morse Auditorium | For adults and teens
Reservations by February 2
Explore the vanishing world of hutongs, the realities of life within Beijing's narrow streets and the future of these irreplaceable areas of China's capital. 2010, 20 minutes, directed by Jonah Kessel and Kit Gillet. Chinese with English subtitles.
Made possible by the Lowell Institute and the National Endowment for the Arts
