Lunar New Year
21 January to 2 February 2025We invite you to discover various spring festivites in Asia and gain fascinating insights into the traditions at the turn of the year and the beginning of spring!
This year, the Lunar New Year falls on Wed 29 January and introduces the Year of the Snake. From Tue 21 January, we present the impressive dance masks for the lion dance (barongsai 獅子舞) and the dragon dance (naga 龍舞) in the freely accessible Hall of Columns.
On Tue, 28 January and Sun, 2 February, we will be offering a varied Spring Festival programme (see below for the calendar).
We are now celebrating the Spring Festivities for the third time: in 2023 we focussed on Imlek, the Chinese New Year in Indonesia, and in 2024 on Tết, the festival of the first morning in Vietnam.
We invite you to this year's festivities on Sun, 2 February 2025, to get to know and celebrate the Panagbenga flower festival of the Philippines. At the finale, the Shaolin Cultural Centre will perform a dragon and lion dance. These events are a collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines and the Weltmuseum Wien Friends.
Experience the fascination of the Asian spring festivals at the Weltmuseum Wien and be part of this special time full of colours, traditions and festivities! Celebrate with us!
