- Category
- Free Fridays
Lunar New Year Celebration
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon by enjoying free music and dance performances, making your own art you can take home, and exploring SLAM’s Asian art collection. See the full schedule below!
Chinese; Altar Frontal with Design of Four-Clawed Dragon amidst Clouds and Waves, early 17th century; silk, gold-wrapped thread and peacock-feather-wrapped silk thread in tapestry weave (kesi); 31 3/4 x 38 9/16 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Samuel C. Davis 85:1941
Lunar New Year schedule
Traditional Chinese ribbon dance and violin performances
- 11 am and 1:30 pm in Sculpture Hall, performances by Zyi Li Music and Entertainment
TAICHI Demonstration and audience interaction
- 2:30 pm in Sculpture Hall, demonstration by the St. Louis Chinese Language School
OPEN STUDIO WORKSHOP: Asian Paper Cutting Arts and Traditional Chinese Calligraphy
- 4-7 pm in the Education Center with Friends of Taiwan
Lion Dance Performances
- 4:30 pm in Sculpture Hall, performance by the International Shaolin Wushu Center
- 6:30 pm in Sculpture Hall, performance by the St. Louis Chinese Language School
Peking Opera performance and audience interaction
- 7 pm in Sculpture Hall, performance by the St. Louis Chinese Language School
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
