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<\/a><\/p>\nMay art bring you good fortune! Mark the Year of the Rooster, one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, with performances, interactive gallery activities, and artist-led workshops for all ages.<\/p>\n
Schedule of Activities<\/p>\n
Performances
\nSesame Street Puppeteers Featuring Alan Muraoka
\n11\u201311:30 am
\nFloor 1, The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium<\/p>\n
Chinese Opera Performance by Qian Yi
\n11:30 am\u201312 pm, 12:30\u20131 pm, 1:30\u20132 pm
\nFloor 2, Asian Art, Gallery 217, The Astor Court<\/p>\n
Parade with the Chinese Center on Long Island Lion Troupe
\n12\u201312:30 pm
\nFloor 1, Great Hall<\/p>\n
Photo Op with Sesame Street Puppeteers
\n12\u20131 pm
\nGround floor, Carson Family Hall, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education<\/p>\n
Balinese Music with Gamelan Dharma Swara
\n12:30\u20131 pm, 1:30 pm\u20132 pm, 2:30\u20133 pm
\nFloor 1, Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, Gallery 354<\/p>\n
Music from China Youth Orchestra, Conducted by Wang Guowei
\n12:30\u20131 pm
\nFloor 1, The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium<\/p>\n
Lunar New Year Performances
\n2\u20133 pm, 4\u20135 pm
\nFloor 1, The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium<\/p>\n
Traditional Chinese Music with Mingmei Yip
\n2:30\u20133 pm, 3:30\u20134 pm, 4:30\u20135 pm
\nFloor 2, Asian Art, Gallery 217, The Astor Court<\/p>\n
Art Activities and Gallery Demonstrations: Drop in anytime<\/p>\n
Collaborative Rooster
\n11 am\u20135 pm
\nGround floor, Carson Family Hall, Uris Center for Education<\/p>\n
Year of the Rooster: Drawing Station
\n11 am\u20135 pm
\nFloor 1, Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, Gallery 352, The Benenson Gallery<\/p>\n
Year of the Rooster: Paper-Folding Station
\n11 am\u20135 pm
\nFloor 1, Arms and Armor, Gallery 371, Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Arms and Armor Court<\/p>\n
Year of the Rooster: Button-Making Station
\n11 am\u20135 pm
\nFloor 2, Asian Art, Gallery 208<\/p>\n
How Did They Do That? Vietnamese Drums
\n11 am\u20135 pm
\nFloor 2, Asian Art, Gallery 241, Florence and Herbert Irving Galleries<\/p>\n
Celebration Postcards
\n11 am\u20135 pm
\nFloor 2, Asian Art, Gallery 233, Arts of Korea Gallery<\/p>\n
Four Seasons Tea Gatherings (Best for ages 6 and up)
\n12\u20134 pm
\nGround floor, Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education<\/p>\n
Chinese Opera Masks with the Children\u2019s Museum of Manhattan
\n12\u20135 pm
\nGround floor, Carroll Classroom, Uris Center for Education<\/p>\n
Golden Silla Crowns with The Korea Society
\n12\u20135 pm
\nFloor 2, Asian Art, Gallery 206, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery<\/p>\n
Comics Workshop with SIUNIVERSE MEDIA
\n12\u20135 pm
\nFloor 2, Asian Art, Gallery 209, The Astor Forecourt<\/p>\n
Hand-Pulled Noodle Demonstration with Chef Zhang
\n1:30\u20132 pm, 2:30\u20133 pm, 3:30\u20134 pm
\nGround floor, Studio, Uris Center for Education<\/p>\n
Storytime and More!<\/p>\n
Quiet Spaces
\n11:30 am\u20134:30 pm
\nFloor 1, Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, Gallery 353
\nFloor 2, Asian Art, Gallery 229, Arts of Japan, The Sackler Wing Galleries<\/p>\n
Tot Spot (Best for ages 1\u20138)
\n12\u20135 pm
\nGround floor, Nolen Library, Uris Center for Education<\/p>\n
Bilingual Storytelling (Best for ages 3 and up)
\n1\u20131:30 pm, 2\u20132:30 pm
\nGround floor, Nolen Library, Uris Center for Education<\/p>\n
ASL Storytelling Performance (Best for ages 3 and up)
\n3\u20133:30 pm, 4\u20134:30 pm (in ASL with voice interpretation)
\nFloor 2, Asian Art, Gallery 227, Arts of Japan, The Sackler Wing Galleries<\/p>\n
For Adults<\/p>\n
Collection Chat: A Chinese Painting
\n1\u20133 pm, new chat every 30 minutes
\nFloor 2, Asian Art, Gallery 213, Frances Young Tang Gallery<\/p>\n
Collection Chat: A Cambodian Sculpture
\n1\u20133 pm, new chat every 30 minutes
\nFloor 2, Asian Art, Gallery 249, Florence and Herbert Irving Galleries<\/p>\n
Collection Chat: A Chinese Opera Robe
\n1\u20133 pm, new chat every 30 minutes
\nFloor 3, Asian Art, Gallery 220, Florence and Herbert Irving Galleries for Chinese Decorative Arts
\nLunar New Year Festival: Year of the Rooster is made possible by the Great Circle Foundation and the Tiger Baron Foundation.<\/p>\n
It is presented in cooperation with Cool Culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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