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The Year of the Horse at the PEM
Welcome the Year of the Horse with a vibrant festival heralding new beginnings and the coming of spring. Enjoy a scavenger hunt, art making, and tours of Yin Yu Tang.
Dance Performance | Gund Kwok: Asian Women’s Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe
10:30–11:30 am | Main Atrium (Ground Level) | Limited tickets available
Zodiac Quest and art making will be available to morning ticketholders beginning at 11:30 am.
1–5 pm | Museum open for general admission
Drop-In Art Making: Decorating Red Envelopes
1–4 pm | Vanessa Platacis: Taking Place (Ground Level)
Decorate your own red envelope, a symbol of luck and prosperity in Chinese culture. Suitable for all ages.
Zodiac Quest
1–5 pm | Ground Level, Level 2 and Level 3
Explore all three levels of the museum on the hunt for the 12 animals of the zodiac! Claim your prize in the Garden Atrium. Suitable for all ages.
Meet & Greet | Gund Kwok: Asian Women’s Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe
2–3 pm | Main Atrium, Garden Atrium (Ground Level)
Get an up-close look at the stunning lion and dragon dance costumes and meet members of Gund Kwok, the first all-Asian women’s Lion and Dragon Dance troupe in the U.S. Please note that this is a meet and greet, not a performance.
Find the lion and dragon dancers in the Garden Atrium (Ground Level) and the Main Atrium (Ground Level). Visit the Information desk to pick up a map or for help finding these locations.
Self-Guided Tours | Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home
12:15–4:15 pm; Every 30 minutes (Ground Level)
Reservations required. Very limited, same-day tickets are available at the Information desk on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at noon.
Yin Yu Tang — translated as “Hall of Plentiful Shelter” — was home to the Huang family for nearly two hundred years. For over 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.
