Usher In The Chinese New Year At The Norton Museum Of Art

zz Gerald Lombardo
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Begin 2019 is the year of the Boar, so start it off right this Saturday at the Norton Museum of Art.  

Norton is happy to host dragon and lion dances performed by the Lee Koon Hung Kung Fu Chinese Martial Arts Association. There will also be a fun variety of things to do at the museum for the whole family, all of them in celebration of Chinese culture. Other activities throughout the day include a lantern-making workshop, a calligraphy demonstration and workshop, Chinese art projects for all ages, and tours.

The group "Music From China" will perform a concert of new music for ancient Chinese and western instruments, including a work recently co-commissioned by the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C. Laurie Barnes, the Elizabeth B. McGraw Curator of Chinese Art, introduces a rare 16th-century screen painting depicting a Chinese Lantern Festival recently acquired for the Museum Collection. 

When: FEBRUARY 16 from 12pm to 8PM

Where: The Norton Museum Of Art - 1450 S. Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, FL 33401

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