Events
Introducing Xiao Bao Chinese classes at MOCA!
Fri, Jan 8 @ 10:00am - Sat, May 22 @ 10:00am
Register now for Chinese classes for children 5 and under.
Express Your Inner Tiger: Lunar New Year at MOCA
Sun, Jan 31 @ 11:00am - Sun, Feb 28 @ 5:00pm
MOCA's upcoming Lunar New Year events throughout the month of February at a glance.
Our Lunar New Year Gift to You
Mon, Feb 1 @ 10:00am - Sun, Feb 28 @ 5:00pm
Receive a MOCA Red Envelope with your Museum admission.
Book Launch: Kitchen Chinese
Tue, Feb 9 from 6:30pm – 8pm
Kitchen Chinese: A Novel about Food, Family, and Finding Yourself
Chinese New Year Film Series
Thu, Feb 11 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Thu, Feb 18 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
MOCA presents a series of Lunar New Year Films from Hong Kong and mainland China that celebrate the New Year.
Open Mic: Love, Featuring Kelly Tsai
Fri, Feb 12 from 7pm – 8:30pm
In love? Brokenhearted? Locked eyes with someone on the Q train? Tell us your love stories!
Walking Tour: Preparing for the New Year in Chinatown
Sat, Feb 13 from 1pm – 2:30pm
Sat, Feb 20 from 1pm – 2:30pm
Witness how the neighborhood transforms itself in preparation for the New Year.
Weekend Gallery Talks
Sat, Feb 6 @ 2:30pm
Sat, Feb 13 @ 2:30pm
Sun, Feb 14 @ 2:30pm
Sat, Feb 20 @ 2:30pm
Introductory gallery talks highlighting the major themes in MOCA’s core exhibit, With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America.
Lunar New Year Dumpling Workshop
Sun, Feb 14 from 2pm – 4pm
Learn how to make some celebratory sesame-stuffed sticky rice dumplings to ring in the New Year or to surprise your valentine.
All Access Senior Day
Sun, Feb 21 from 10am – 5pm
MOCA is offering FREE admission and programming for seniors (65+ with valid ID) all day.
Ask Tong Sing: An Introduction to the Chinese Almanac
Sun, Feb 21 from 2:30pm – 4pm
Back by Popular Demand! Join the co-authors of the Pocket Chinese Almanac, for an introduction to the Tong Sing, from its associations with the ancient imperial calendar to the vernacular handbook that still regulates daily life for millions of Chinese around the world.
Living Arts: Stories & Music of the New Year
Sat, Feb 27 from 2pm – 3:30pm
Why are there twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac and what do they symbolize? How did the fox trick the tiger?
