MFA: Lunar New Year Celebration
When:
Thursday, Feb 15, 2024 5:00p -
10:00p
Thursday, Feb 15, 2024 5:00p -
10:00p
Where:
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA
Admission:
$5
Categories:
Art, Date Idea, Festivals & Fairs, Food, Good for Groups, History, Kid Friendly, Meetup
Event website:
https://www.mfa.org/event/special-event/lunar-new-year
Special General Admission Pricing after 5 pm on February 15
Enjoy $5 minimum, pay-what-you-wish general admission to MFA Boston during our Lunar New Year celebration (available in person day of, starting at 5 pm).
Events and Activities
Chinese Brush Painting
5–9 pm (last entry 8:45 pm)
Druker Studios
Learn how to make a painting of bamboo using four basic brush strokes, then turn your masterpiece into a hanging scroll!
Wah Lum Kung Fu and Tai Chi Academy
5:30 and 7:20 pm
Shapiro Family Courtyard
Enjoy an interactive demonstration by instructors and diverse members of all ages from the Wah Lum Kung Fu and Tai Chi Academy. Catch performances of traditional kung fu and be enchanted by the majestic dragon dance to welcome the Year of the Dragon.
Sebae and Hanbok Demo
5:30–7 pm
Gallery 179
Sebae is the Lunar New Year ritual in Korea of bowing to family elders, who then return verbal blessings of good luck in the coming year and sometimes give out envelopes full of money. Watch a sebae demonstration, then try on a hanbok, a traditional Korean dress. Hosted by members of the Korean Cultural Society of Boston.
Spotlight Talk: Painting the Zodiac
6 pm
Gallery 261
Join Laura Weinstein, Ananda Coomaraswamy Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art, for a close look at a work in the MFA collection by Vietnamese master painter Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922–2016), on view in “Tender Loving Care: Contemporary Art from the Collection.”
Sagunja
6:15–6:45 pm
Shapiro Family Courtyard
Enjoy a one-of-a-kind performance combining the beauty of Korean art songs with the traditional Korean painting style known as Sagunja. Directed and performed by Dr. Yoo Sun Na and presented by artist Kyung Ok Lee, arts educator Christine Soojung Jee, accompanist Matt Savage, and the Korean Cultural Society of Boston’s ensemble of various ages and nationalities.
Vovinam Quang Trung Martial Arts
6:30 pm
Gallery 168
Be dazzled by the traditional lion dance and martial arts demonstration, presented by Vovinam Quang Trung Martial Arts.
Boston Korean Traditional Dance Presents ‘Seollal’
6:50–7:15 pm
Shapiro Family Courtyard
Ring in Seollal (the Korean New Year) with a lively dance performance from Boston Korean Traditional Dance that highlights many traditional elements of the celebration.
Vietnamese Music and Dance
7:50–8:25 pm
Shapiro Family Courtyard
Immerse yourself in a traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration with music and dance selections by STAR Group Boston and the Cultural Empowerment Organization.
