Chinese Museum Chinese New Year Event Timetable

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1 Chinese Museum Chinese New Year Event Timetable Lion Dancing Workshop Saturday 6th February Location: Chinese Museum, 22 Cohen Place Melbourne Time: noon to 4.00 pm, 30 minutes per session Price: Free with admission Booking preferred Ever wondered what Chinese lion dancing is all about? Join our workshop to learn about the history and cultural secrets of this magnificent art form with Kwan the Chinese lion! You'll also get to feel what it's like to be the lion and learn the dance so you can grace the streets during Chinese New Year to spread good luck and good fortune to the people! Children s Martial Arts and Lion Dance Lessons

2 Sunday 7th February Location: Chinese Museum, 22 Cohen Pl, VIC 3000 Time: 1.00pm and 3.00pm (2 x one-hour sessions) Age: 6-12 years old Price: $10.00 per child Learn martial arts, lion dance, and Chinese traditional dance. Booking at Chinese Museum $10.00 per child. Dragon Banner Workshop Sunday 7th February Location: Chinese Museum, 22 Cohen Place Melbourne

3 Time: noon to 4.00pm Price: Free with family admission Free for RACV members Visit the Chinese Museum, see the Chinese Dragons and make a Dragon scale for the Dragon Banner. (Parent supervision required). The Banner will be displayed at the Chinese Museum during the month of February. Sponsored by: Free Entry for RACV Members 2 February to 14th February Location: Chinese Museum, 22 Cohen Pl. Time: 10am to 4pm

4 RACV has partnered with the 2016 Chinatown Chinese new year festival to provie exclusive offers for members. From 2 14 february 2016, RACV members can have free entry to Chinese Museum. This offer also includes free entry to Dragon Banner program on Sunday 7th February and Sunday 14th February. Sponsored by: Chinese Museum Open Day Sunday 14th February Location: 22 Cohen Place Time: 1 pm to 5.00pm Free entry when you visit the Chinese Museum on Sunday 14 February. See 5 floors of Chinese Australian history from early Gold Rush Australia to the present day showing the origins of the Chinese Australian population of over 1,000,000 people. Sponsored by: Dragon Parade Sunday 14th February Location: 22 Cohen Pl. Melbourne. Time: 11.30pm to 1.00pm The absolute highlight of Chinatown s Chinese New Year celebration is the Dragon Parade. The Millennium Dragon, resting here at the Chinese Museum, is the

5 world s largest processional dragon. On 14 th February the Millennium Dragon will wake up and parade through the streets of Melbourne CBD. In Collaboration with Melbourne Dai Loong Association Dragon Banner Workshop Sunday 14th February Location: Chinese Museum, 22 Cohen Place Melbourne Time: noon to 4.00pm Price: $5 per child

6 Visit the Chinese Museum, see the Chinese Dragons and make a Dragon scale for the Dragon Banner. (Parent supervision required). The Banner will be displayed at the Chinese Museum during the month of February. Sponsored by:

7 Dragon Parade Route 2016

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