3rd Fridays Free Admission Museum Night (5 pm - 8 pm)
Fri, Feb 16
|Chicago
Free Admission Museum Nights take place every third Friday of each month from 5 pm to 8 pm. The tour will start at 6:30 pm on time. All tours depart from the reception desk, and Please be sure to arrive on time. The event offers wine and appetizer.
Time & Location
Feb 16, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST
Chicago, 3500 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60609, USA
Guests
About the event
Learn about Asian Art in the Heritage Museum of Asian Art with a guided hour-long tour around the gallery. Museum-trained interns and volunteers will give a talk on some artworks. Each word is packed with fascinating insights, information, and stories. During this participatory experience, you'll connect with works from across the collection and get a close look at highlighting artworks. Visitors of all ages are welcome.
This 3rd Friday the HMAA is thrilled to host an interactive installation and performance by our Artist in Residence Irene Hsiao. If the Sky Could Dream series focuses on the Chinese dragon as a powerful being that fosters harmony. This creature is emblematic of China as well as a mythological being for many Asian and Western cultures and thus evokes a sense of mysticism, and intrigue in many communities. Representing the Chinese Dragon as a water deity, the installation series will feature images and…