Fri 5 May 2017 6:00pm – 9:00pm
725 Park Avenue, New York, NY
Celebrate the start of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with a night of fun and culture at Asia Society’s annual kick-off party. Enjoy free museum admission and tours, dancing, live music, street food, and more.
FREE MUSEUM TOURS of the Secrets of the Sea exhibition
LIVE MUSIC of rocking Bhangra and Bollywood beats and Dhol drumming by DJ Royal
DRINK SPECIALS all night, including mango margaritas for Cinco de Mayo (special pricing from 6-7 pm)
BIG D’S GRUB TRUCK will serve up its signature “big flavors” from Asia
PHOTO BOOTH
TEA TASTING by Charlene Wang of Tranquil Tuesdays
ASIASTORE offers 20% off Asian American designer collections
Exhibitions on view:
Secrets of the Sea: A Tang Shipwreck and Early Trade in Asia — the exhibition The Wall Street Journal says is “astonishing” and “full of lessons big and small.”
Art of the Tang Dynasty (618–906): Selections from the Asia Society Museum Collection
Video Spotlight: Eko Nugroho
Masterpieces from the Asia Society Museum Collection
Free admission. Cash bar.