IC presents a series of activities celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Pig

Let's Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Pig

In order to celebrate the Chinese New Year with the public, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) organizes the “Let’s Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Pig”.

During the first three days of the Lunar New Year (from 5 to 7 January), a series of extraordinary activities will be held. In the morning of the first three days of the Lunar New Year, the Drum Art Society of Shanxi Province and Ethnic Art Troupe of Hunan will host “New Year Gong and Drum Performance” at Iao Hon Garden, Barrier Gate Plaza, Barra Square, Rotunda de Carlos de Maia, Pak Tai Temple, Taipa and Eduardo Marques Garden, Coloane, respectively, presenting ethnic dance and drum performances, adding to the festive atmosphere. On the same days at 2:30pm, artistic groups from two provinces will host the “Chinese New Year Activities 2019” at Anim’Arte NAM VAN, and the representatives transmitters of intangible cultural heritage from two provinces will showcase the manufacturing process on-site and display the Spring Festival custom crafts in booths, allowing the public to experience the rich atmosphere of folk festivals.

From 5 to 7 February, the Mandarin’s House hosts a lion dance performance at 3pm, while the Lou Kau Mansion and General Ye Ting’s Former Residence host a “Chinese New Year Concert” on the same days, celebrating the Spring Festival with the public and tourists.

During the Lunar New Year, IC will hold exhibitions at various cultural venues, including the exhibition “Assemblage of Treasures – Exhibition of the Macao Museum Collection for Celebration of the 20^th Anniversary” to be held until 24 February at the Macao Museum; the “Prayer and Blessing – Exhibition of Chinese New Year Wood-block prints of Shanxi and Hunan Provinces” to be held from 1 to 27 February at the Chun Chou Tong Pavilion in Lou Lim Ioc Garden; the exhibition “Oneness: Calligraphy by Professor Jao Tsung-I” to be held until 30 September at the Jao Tsung-I Academy; several large-scale exhibitions, such as the exhibition “The Shanghai School of Painting – Collections of the Palace Museum” and the exhibition “Masterpieces of Russian Art from the State Tretyakov Gallery”, to be held until 10 March and 22 April, respectively, at the Macao Museum of Art, thereby offering a rare opportunity not to be missed.

Admission to the above performances, activities and exhibitions is free. For more information, please contact the IC through tel. no. 8399 6699 during office hours. IC’s cultural facilities will remain open during the Lunar New Year. For details, please visit the IC’s webpage at www.icm.gov.mo, its official WeChat account “ICmacao” or “IC Art” page on Facebook.

List of “Let’s Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Pig”

Name	Date	Time	Venue
New Year Gong and Drum Performance	02/05	10:00 – 10:30	Iao Hon Garden
	02/05	11:00 – 11:30	Barrier Gate Plaza
	02/06	10:00 – 10:30	Barra Square
	02/06	11:00 – 11:30	Rotunda de Carlos da Maia
	02/07	10:00 – 10:30	Pak Tai Temple, Taipa
	02/07	11:00 – 11:30	Eduardo Marques Garden, Coloane
Chinese New Year Activities 2019	02/05 – 02/07	14:30 – 17:30	Anim'Arte NAM VAN
Lion Dance Performance	02/05 – 02/07	15:00 – 16:00	Mandarin’s House
Chinese New Year Concert	02/05 – 02/07	15:00 – 16:00	General Ye Ting's Former Residence
Chinese New Year Concert	02/05 – 02/07	11:00 – 12:00 15:00 – 16:00	Lou Kau Mansion
Assemblage of Treasures – Exhibition of the Macao Museum Collection for Celebration of the 20^th Anniversary	2018/09/29 –2019/02/24	10:00 – 18:00 (No admission after 17:30) opens daily (including public holidays); closed on Mondays Remains open to the public on special holiday, 4 February (Mon).	Macao Museum
The Shanghai School of Painting - Collections of the Palace Museum	2018/12/19 –2019/03/10	10:00 – 19:00 (No admission after 18:30) opens daily (including public holidays); closed on Mondays Remains open to the public on special holidays, 4 February (Mon) and 22 April (Mon).	Macao Museum of Art
Masterpieces of Russian Art from the State Tretyakov Gallery	01/19 – 04/22		Macao Museum of Art
Oneness: Calligraphy by Professor Jao Tsung-I	01/26 – 09/30	10:00 – 18:00 (No admission after 17:30) opens daily (including public holidays); closed on Mondays Remains open to the public on special holidays, 4 February (Mon).	Jao Tsung-I Academy
Prayer & Blessing - Exhibition of Chinese New Year Wood-block prints of Shanxi and Hunan Provinces	02/01 – 02/27	09:00 – 19:00	Chun Chou Tong Pavilion in Lou Lim Ioc Garden

Opening hours of the facilities of the Cultural Affairs Bureau
during Chinese New Year (from 5 to 8 February)

Venue	Opening Hours
Ruins of St. Paul’s	9am–6pm (no admission after 5:30pm)
Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt	9am–6pm (no admission after 5:30pm)
Na Tcha Exhibition Room	10am–6pm (no admission after 5:30pm)
Guia Fortress and Guia Chapel	Guia Fortress: 9am–6pm (no admission after 5:30pm) Guia Chapel: 10am–5pm
Cinematheque．Passion	Ticket Office: 10am–11:30pm Film Information Room: 10am–8pm
Macao Fashion Gallery	10am–8pm
Mount Fortress Corridor	7am–7pm
Exhibition Room of Master Lu Ban’s Woodcraft Works	10am–6pm (no admission after 5:30pm)
Lou Kau Mansion	10am–6pm (no admission after 5:30pm)
Mandarin’s House	10am–6pm (no admission after 5:30pm)
Former Chong Sai Pharmacy No. 80 in Rua das Estalagens	10am–6pm (no admission after 5:30pm)
General Ye Ting's Former Residence	10am–6pm (no admission after 5:30pm)
Archives of Macao	Closed from 5–7 February Open from 8 February
Jao Tsung-I Academy	10am–6pm (no admission after 5:30pm)
Tap Seac Gallery	10am–9pm
Patane Night Watch House	10am–6pm (no admission after 5:30pm)
Heritage Exhibition of a Traditional Pawnshop Business	10:30am–7pm
Dom Pedro V Theatre	10am–6pm
Treasure of Sacred Art of St. Joseph's Seminary	10am–5pm (no admission after 4:30pm)
Macao Museum	10am–6pm (no admission after 5:30pm)
Macao Museum of Art	10am–7pm (no admission after 6:30pm)
Handover Gifts Museum of Macao	10am–7pm (no admission after 6:30pm)
Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre	10am–6pm (no admission after 5:30pm)
Macao Contemporary Art Center - Navy Yard No.1	10am–7pm
Taipa Houses	10am–7pm (no admission after 6:30pm)
Museum of Taipa and Coloane History	10am–6pm (no admission after 5:30pm)
All branches of the Macao Public Library	Closed from 5–7 February Open from 8 February (Red Market Library remains open during Chinese New Year)