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Sunday, May 9
10:30 am–4:00 pm
FREE with museum admission (kids 12 and under always admitted FREE)
Ages 3+up
Calling all Bay Area families: celebrate Mother’s Day and the richness of the Chinese-American community at our Spring Family Festival!
Start the day with Wild Goose Qigong, which increases energy while calming the mind. Explore the museum's China galleries with a guide introducing animals from the afterlife. Join folksinger Charlie Chin as he takes listeners on a sing-along journey through California history. Watch members of the China Dance School perform, then try the moves yourself. Play an instrument with Faye-Lin Wu and Kieran Dutcher as they play games from their book, Chinese and English Nursery Rhymes: Share and Sing in Two Languages. Travel through China as Pauline Tsui reads from her book, Grandpa's Treasure Box: The Adventures of Bobo and Tashi. Embroider auspicious symbols found in her book and discover their hidden meanings. Listen to Maggie Gee and Marissa Moss read from Sky High: the True Story of Maggie Gee, the true tale of Maggie's life as one of two Chinese-American Women Airforce Service Pilots in WWII. Also, don't forget about storytelling in the galleries and docent family tour. Finally, bring your fantastic day to a close with drumming, fan, and ribbon dances performed by students from Argonne Elementary School.
* Popo is Chinese for grandmother
Event Schedule (please check back for updates)
10:30 AM–4:00 PM
Demonstrations & Activities |
Animals in the Afterlife Ever thought about what you would take with you into the afterlife? Discover the meaning and purpose of the Chinese tomb sculptures housed in the museum's galleries with this fun and informative gallery guide.
(Information Desk, Ground Floor and Gallery 15, 3rd Floor)
Symbols Tell Stories Auspicious symbols are abundant in Chinese art. Make an embroidered pouch with the tiger and butterfly and find out what they mean.
(Popo’s attic, Tateuchi Gallery, 2nd Floor)
Can You Tell Me? Will San Francisco and LA ever be connected by a high speed train? Inspired by Shanghai artist Liu Jianhua's artwork, visitors are asked to write a question about the future of the Bay Area and project it onto the wall. What does your future hold?
(Vinson Nook, Ground Floor)
10:30–11:00 am:
Wild Goose Qigong for all ages. Stretch your neck and flap your wings—learn about wild goose movements and their benefits for mental and physical health.
(Vinson Nook, Ground Floor)
Qigong is an internal Chinese meditative practice which often uses slow graceful movements and controlled breathing techniques to promote the circulation of qi within the human body, and enhance a practitioner's overall health |
1:00 PM & 3:00 PM
Tours & Talks |
China/Shanghai Stories |
11:30 AM–2:30 PM
Readings
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11:30–12:15 pm:
Grandpa's Treasure Box reading
(Popo's Attic, Tateuchi Gallery, 2nd Floor)
12:30–1:00 pm
Songs and Nursery Rhymes in Chinese and English
(Popo's Attic, Tateuchi Gallery, 2nd Floor)
2:30–3:00 pm
Sky High: The True Story of Maggie Gee
(Popo's Attic, Tateuchi Gallery, 2nd Floor) |
11:00, 1:30 & 3:30 PM
Live Performances |
11–11:45 am:
Charlie Chin's California Sing Along
(Samsung Hall, 2nd Floor)
1:30–2:15 pm:
China Dance School
(Samsung Hall, 2nd Floor)
3:30–4:00 pm:
Drums and Fan and Ribbon Dances by Julianne Eng's Class from Argonne Elementary School
(Samsung Hall, 2nd Floor) |
For more information, please e-mail familyprograms@asianart.org or call (415) 581-3666. Please note that programs and times may change change.
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