Join PEM as they celebrate the Lunar New Year | The Year of the Dragon! welcome the Year of the Dragon with a vibrant festival heralding new beginnings and the coming of spring. Join us as we continue our celebrations for the 20th anniversary of Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home at PEM! Enjoy performances, storytelling and art making and explore Yin Yu Tang.
Yin Yu Tang — translated as “Hall of Plentiful Shelter” — was home to the Huang family for nearly two hundred years. For the past 20 years, Yin Yu Tang has been a gateway into understanding the art and culture of generations of families living and working in rural Southeastern China. Since 2003, more than 850,000 people have visited this unique, immersive environment at PEM.
Lunar New Year is celebrated in many Asian countries, including China, Vietnam, Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. While some traditions are shared across countries, others are unique to one region, community or national cultural identity. Our programming this year focuses on Chinese cultural traditions.
Enjoy the day-long event program with performances, exhibits, movies and activities that include performances by the Gund Kwok Asian Women's Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe.
- Self-Guided Tours | Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home
- Performance | Gund Kwok Asian Women's Lion and Dragon Dance Troup
- Storytelling | Chinese Folktales with Limin Mo
- Artmaking | Paper Dragon Paper Puppets
- Drop-in Art Making | Decorating Red Envelopes
- Live Music | Chinese Traditional Music Club
- Puppetry Workshop | Chinese Shadow Puppets