Penn Museum will help usher in the Year of the Snake with its upcoming Lunar New Year festival.
The holiday, celebrated in Asian countries for centuries, falls on a Wednesday, so Penn Museum will mark the occasion with a specially themed CultureFest! on Saturday, Jan. 25. The festivities kick off at 10 a.m. with a traditional lion dance, wherein performers twist and sway in costume.
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Martial arts demonstrations, a tai chi class and additional dance performances will follow. Penn professor Yazhi Guo will also play the suona, a Chinese woodwind instrument. The festival closes out with another lion dance through the Warden Garden.
Entrance to CultureFest! is included with museum admission, and teachers, veterans, museum members, children under 5 and Penn Medicine staff or patients can visit for free. Each group or family in attendance will receive a lucky red envelope with an offer from the museum shop.
CultureFest! Lunar New Year
Saturday, Jan. 25 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tickets $13-$18 | Included with museum admission
Penn Museum
3260 South St., Philadelphia
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