Lunar New Year Celebration

Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a puppet show put on by the Chinese Theatre Works: “Hao Bang Ah! Horse,” an original budaixi traditional Chinese glove-puppetry production that features the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac. “Hao Bang Ah!” is a common Chinese expression meaning “great!” or “well done!” Performance is about 30 minutes and is followed by a talk with the puppeteers about their handmade puppets. Space is limited so RSVP is recommended. Seating is first come, first served.

Also this day: make your own optical toy based on the jumping horse Magic Wheel (or phenakistoscope) in the Museum’s collection. (See it, and other early precursors to animation, on the Museum’s 3rd floor!) Plus, free access to our Sunday Moving Image Studio for media-making with green screen, drawing, animation, VR experiences, and other hands-on activities.

Plus! Everyone Comics brings their annual Lunar New Year Comic Con to MoMI, featuring Queens comics artists with some special guests. There will be books, stickers, t-shirts, and original art available for sale, and some mutual aid thrown in! Comics creators scheduled to attend include Alex Segura (Star Wars, Dick Tracy), Ethan Sachs (Predator Badlands, Star Wars Bounty Hunters), Danny Lore (Bloodline, James Bond) and Jay Edidin (Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-men) with Comix Action, offering whistles, zines and literature regarding your rights. Celebrate with three valuable things that will help this year; art, diversity, and community!

Schedule of Activities

11:00–6:00 p.m. – Lunar New Year Comic Con hosted by Everyone Comics (free to attend, no RSVP necessary)
11:30 a.m.: “Hao Bang Ah! Horse” 1st performance (Bartos Screening Room) free, RSVP recommended
12:00–4:00 p.m.: Make your own Optical toy (Fox Amphitheater)
12:30–5:30 p.m.: Moving Image Studio (DLS)
1:30 p.m.: “Hao Bang Ah! Horse” 2nd performance (Bartos Screening Room)
free, RSVP recommended