Taiwan Tourism Bureau Office in New York partners with the Smithsonian Museum to promote Taiwan culture with a “Celebrate Taiwan @ Grand Central Terminal” event on September 26, 2015 from 11AM to 2PM for “Museum Day Live!”.

The Grand Central Terminal is one of Manhattan’s most famous attractions, and is a part of the U.S Beaux Arts Wonder architectures. In 2013, Taiwan Hsinchu Railway Station and Grand Central Terminal signed “Sister Stations” agreement as both stations celebrate 100 years of service. The event was a great success. Therefore, the “Celebrate Taiwan @ Grand Central Terminal” event will be celebrating the Smithsonian’s “Museum Day Live!”, the Grand Central station’s 100th anniversary and the best of what Taiwan can offer.

The “Celebrate Taiwan @ Grand Central Terminal” event will highlight Taiwan’s art, food, and fashion with exciting performances to share Taiwan’s tourism resources and develop a deep understanding of the beautiful Taiwanese culture. Some of the featured performances include live cultural demonstrations, Nan-Ni Chen Dance Group, Oh-Bear Hip-hop Dance performance, Taiwanese Folk Songs Jazz Style by New Asia Chamber Music Society and a fashion show hosted by AsianInNY, which will showcase collections from Taiwanese designers. Also, live food demonstrations will be done by the famous Tainan City’s very own Chou’s Shrimp Rolls on the stage. with free coffin bread and bubble teas samplings. Artist Agatha Lin Weiss will make an appearance at the event and showcase her talents in the arts. She will do a live demonstration of her calligraphy and during the event will be given out for free. In addition, audience will get to have the chance to sampling: Chou’s Coffin Bread and Taiwan authentic bubble milk tea from Shiny Teas. The fun doesn’t stop here, attendees who press “like” to Taiwan Tourism Bureau in New York page and check in at Grand Central will be entered to win a round trip flight ticket from New York to Taipei sponsored by China Airlines!

Coinciding with New York Fashion Week in September, AsianInNY (the leader in multicultural networking and entertainment platform) will present its 10th Fashion Show, featuring Taiwanese Designers Spring 2016 Collections. Born in the Taipei, NY-based designer Jessica Chen started her fashion career with internships at Geoffrey Beene, Carolina Herrera and apprenticed with industry legend Ms. Pauline Trigere. Her experiences included as Head Designer for well-known Outerwear Brand “Andrew Marc” with designs sold in all major US department stores such as Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s and Nordstrom’s. She’s currently Leather Design Director at S. Rothschild designing outerwear with licensee labels include Lauren Ralph Lauren, Elie Tahari, DKNY, Tommy Hilfiger, Rachel Roy among others. Furthermore, famous Taiwan-born, American designer Malan Breton was extended an invitation to showcase his collection again after last year’s success.  Malan Breton is the designer of one of “the 300 most recognized luxury brands in the world” and the “24th most famous celebrity from Taiwan in the world”. His designs are filled with eastern elements of Taiwan influence, and have attracted media attention in the fashion field, especially after his winning short documentary at New York International Film Festival titled “A Journey to Taiwan”.

In addition to having Breton and Chen display their featured designs AsianInNY has recruited the international fashion industry’s accessory experts including Jade Chiu and Wendy Chen to contribute to the runway show. Hairstyles will be done by ECRU New York; makeup by Cakra Fashion Makeup & Skincare; with eyewear by TC Charton, the first eyewear company dedicated to the design of gorgeous styles specifically for Asian features.

This year Taiwan Tourism Bureau and America’s largest organization Smithsonian Museum conduct a cross-industry alliance to promote “Museum Day Live,” where 1,500 museums nationwide participate. The Taiwan Tourism Bureau has promoted a number of Taiwan attractions on travel websites and magazines for the last four months, all culminating in their hosting of Museum Day Live! at Grand Central Terminal, offering potential travelers an opportunity to see everything live and experience the rich culture in person. The Grand Central Station estimates a minimum of 70,000 daily visitors. It is the perfect venue to reach out to everyone from all walks of life and introduce the essence of Taiwan through a grand, momentous affair. This historical landmark and the event guarantees its visitors an insightful and stunning look into Taiwan.

Taiwan has an abundance of beautiful landscape, delicious cuisine, and rich culture. The country has a diverse amount of cultural events all year round. In 2013, the Taiwan Tourism Bureau officially launched “Time for Celebration: Taiwan Tourism Calendar” to inform international visitors about the fun and exciting activities Taiwan has to offer. The time to travel is now, and the best place to visit is Taiwan.

For more information visit www.facebook.com/TaiwanTourism and for details about AsianInNY Fashion Show, please visit: http://www.asianinny.com/?p=56599.