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Where: Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building and National Museum of Asian Art

Deets: 2025 is the year of the snake! Celebrate Lunar New Year with the National Museum of Asian Art. This year we're hosting an early evening market at the Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building. Enjoy hands-on activities, lion dances, food, artisans and makers, and more!

At the Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building | 3–7 p.m.

Food Vendors
Bun'd Up
CHIBOO Bakery
Gong Cha
Roll Play/NUE
With Love, Cat and Theia
Wok Kitchen
Yume Asian Fusion
and more!

Makers
Details to come!

Performances
Lion Dances by Yee Fung Toy Association

Educational Displays and Organizations
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Vietnam Society
Embassy of the People's Republic of China
Korean Cultural Center, Washington, DC

Crafts and Activities
Presented by Worldance

At the National Museum of Asian Art | 3–7 p.m.

Tours and Talks
3:30 p.m. Gallery tour with curator Jan Stuart
West Building, Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (gallery 13)

4 p.m. Gallery tour with curator Keith Wilson
West Building, Promise of Paradise: Ancient Chinese Buddhist Sculpture (gallery 17)

5 p.m. Gallery tour with curator Jan Stuart
West Building, Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (gallery 13)

3–4:30 p.m. Conservation Cart Talk

3–7 p.m. Docent Spotlight talks

Hint for the Average Socialite: Register in advance to make sure you get the best experience. Activities have a limited capacity, with entry on a first-come, first-served basis.