Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with Hongbao designs from the Museum Roundtable

Date: 7 January – 4 February 2022

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The Museum Roundtable Lunar New Year Hongbao Campaign returns with new red packet designs based on the Chinese zodiac year of the Tiger! From 7 January to 4 February 2022, visitors will be able to collect a set of unique red packet designs at 35 participating museums, heritage institutions and galleries, while stocks last. Each set will contain eight pieces of red packets, themed respectively to the 35 participating museums, and is limited to one set per visitor.

From 22 January, there will also be limited edition collector’s albums available for sale at the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall at $70 (nett) per album, while stocks last. Each collector’s album will contain two full sets of 35 Museum Roundtable red packet designs (a total of 70 pieces of red packets), displayed inside a customised album. The red packets in the collector’s album are special and feature a different red background from those available for collection at the 35 participating museums, which will feature a pink background.

In addition, members of the public can stand a chance to win a full set of the red packets through online giveaway opportunities on the ‘I Love Museums’ Facebook page! Visit this link for more information on the Museum Roundtable Lunar New Year Hongbao Campaign.

The Asian Civilisations Museum Celebrates: Lunar New Year

Date: 1 February 2022
Venue: Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM), Onsite and Online
Time: All day

Programmes are free. More information will be made available via ACMs Facebook page or website.

Usher in the Year of the Tiger with an array of programmes and activities at ACM. Learn more about celebrations associated with the Lunar New Year through online videos and onsite programmes, including guided tours, craft activities, and more! Stay tuned at here for more details.

Lunar New Year Celebrations @ the National Museum of Singapore

Date: 4 & 5 February 2022, free admission to the museum on 5 February
Venue: National Museum of Singapore

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the National Museum of Singapore! Usher in the Year of the Tiger with a lion dance performance on 4 February, and learn about the different aspects of the Lunar New Year through a variety of programmes on 5 February! Create your Lunar New Year mementos of coasters with Chinese knots or ceramic art of festive goodies and flowers. Learn more about the significance of the lion dance – an intangible cultural heritage – in a special presentation with a hands-on activity. Look for artefacts related to Lunar New Year in our galleries and stand to receive a special souvenir. You can also enjoy a performance by a group of talented youths who will present festive songs inspired by vinyl records from the museum’s collection.

Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2022

Venue: Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
Date: 12 & 13 February 2022
Admission is free; fees may apply for select programmes and activities.

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Celebrate the Year of the Tiger at the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall with Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2022! Join us for a rousing weekend as we usher in the Lunar New Year with an exciting line-up of programmes and activities, suitable for all ages.

Expect family-friendly offerings such as lion dance and festive drumming workshops, heritage trails, guided tours, storytelling, craft activities for the little one, and more! Delve into the world of Nian Hua – woodblock prints used to decorate Chinese homes for the Lunar New Year for centuries – at our Nian Hua: Of Deities, Guardians and Auspicious Art special exhibition. Watch artworks come to life at the memorial hall’s annual thematic installation, Blessings Come A-Knocking 祈福临门, a fun photo opportunity featuring familiar pop culture figures in the traditional style of new year prints, from 11 January to 24 July 2022.

Online programmes will also be available at the memorial hall’s Facebook page. Catch a livestream of our annual lion dance performance on the first day of the Lunar New Year and a face-changing performance during the festival weekend – and keep an eye out for our giveaways, for a chance to win limited-edition merchandise!

CHINESE NEW YEAR 2022

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