Lunar New Year at Manchester Museum
Demi Sheridan, Editorial Assistant
Manchester Museum, which two years ago opened its first permanent gallery devoted to Chinese culture, has a host of events and activities lined up to celebrate the incoming Year of the Snake.
Events are spread out and simultaneously taking place throughout the museum so there will be lots to see and interact with. Kicking off at 6pm you will have the choice of Taiwanese food tasting in the Main Hall or Malaysian food tasting in Living Worlds. beginning shortly after is the colourful Lion Dance which travels from one room to the next, followed by the traditional dance show by The Chinese Northeast Fellow Association. But don’t go anywhere because following that will be acrobatics by Jinlong Chinese Martial Arts Academy.
In addition to these performances, there’s a host of fun creative workshops taking place across the Museum, all of them free to attend. You can try your hand at Chinese calligraphy, panda painting and paper folding. And while you’re busy crafting, you can think about what wish for the new year you might like to hang on the blossom tree.
There are also Yang Qin classes running from 6.30 – 8pm, for anyone who wants to learn more about this unique, traditional Chinese musical instrument.
For the full schedule, head to Manchester Museum’s website via the button below.
