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Map of Chinese New Year Celebration at the Penn Museum
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Chinese New Year Celebration at the Penn Museum Details
Music, dance and special performances bring the sights, sounds and spectacles of China to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology for its 25th annual day-long extravaganza in celebration of the Chinese New Year.
Enjoy performances by the Plum Flower Dance Company, the Mei Mei Dancers and the Jade River Dancers. There are also children's workshops, storytelling, arts and crafts, and martial and healing arts traditions. The day ends with Cheung Hung Gar Kung Fu Academy and the fabulous Lion Dance.
Chinese food — decorative and edible — is always a featured part of the festivities. Chef Joe Poon returns to the Museum to give his ever-popular afternoon vegetable carving demonstration in the Upper Egyptian Gallery, when he quickly and skillfully turns modest vegetables into flowers, birds and fanciful scenes.
Additionally, the University of Pennsylvania Museum boasts a world-famous collection of early monumental Chinese art, on display in the majestic Chinese Rotunda year round. A 19th-century crystal ball believed to have been owned by the Dowager Empress serves as the gallery’s centerpiece.
Cost: Free with Museum admission ($5-$8)
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