Fri, Sep 20
|Chicago
3rd Fridays Free Admission Museum Night (5 pm - 8 pm) With Special Preformance (7 pm)
Free Admission Museum Nights take place every third Friday of each month from 5 pm to 8 pm. The tour will start at 6:00 pm on time. All tours depart from the reception desk, and Please be sure to arrive on time. There is a special performance starting at 7 pm. The event offers wine and appetizer.
Time & Location
Sep 20, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT
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.
Special Performance: As part of the Chinese moon festival activation, Juliann Wang's performance is inspired from a Buddhist phrase "the Dragon's Roar of a Dead Tree" as a vivid symbol of Zen Buddhism's wonderful use of the original mind. It is said only by cutting off the discrimination can a new life be obtained, by removing delusion can we experience true life and joy. This is a presentation upon continuing observance of the Year of the Dragon, as well as musical components that revel…