Burgh House & Hampstead Museum - Chinese New Year at Burgh House

Chinese Lunar New Year comes to Hampstead!

We love Chinese New Year!

What a fabulous opportunity to forget the broken resolutions made on the 1st January and to start again on Monday 8 February, the day of the Chinese New Year. A first for Hampstead, Burgh House brings you the Year of the Monkey, the most adventurous and smartest of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. We will celebrate it with a whole series of wonderful events, starting off with the mischievous and awe-inspiring Dance of Chinese Lions on New Year's Eve, Sunday 7 February.

Dance of Chinese Lions Sun 7 Feb, 2pm Meet outside Barclays Bank on Hampstead High street for a traditional lion dance to bring good luck and fortune. Performed by the Imperial College Lion Dance Team. Visual Firecrackers: Paintings and Sculptures Wed-Fri & Sun 12pm-5pm From 10 to 21 Feb An exhibition curated by Jose Sureda-Herrero In bringing together the work of Chinese artists Baoyin Du, Haiyang Lou, Mao Zongzhong, Shoufan Piao and Huang He with London based artists Xiaolan Gu, Malcolm Willett, Derek Ogbourne and Isabel H Langtry, we celebrate the Chinese New Year with visual firecrackers that explode in your imagination. The cymbals and gongs in this exhibition are brought together by curator Jose Sureda-Herrero, the artworks like dragons parading through the street, pieces of time all in a row. (With thanks to The Hampstead School of Art)

A Musical Duo to Greet The Year of the Monkey Thur 11 Feb, 7pm Julia Liang (violin) and Alexander Kirk (piano) are graduates of the Royal College of Music. They have appeared in major venues throughout the UK and have performed in international festivals across Europe. The vibrant young duo will present a classical concert of exciting works by Mozart and Stravinsky. The audience will be taken on a journey from the private salons of 18th-century Vienna in Mozart’s ‘Sonata in B Flat Major K454’, to the Paris Opera House in the ‘Divertimento’ by Stravinsky, based on the ballet The Fairy’s Kiss, which was inspired by The Ice-Maiden by Hans Christian Anderson. There will also be a few surprises along the way, with visits to Italy and China to bring in the New Year Tickets £10, available here

Kids' Workshops This February half-term welcome the Year of the Monkey and celebrate Chinese New Year by introducing your children to some fascinating aspects of this ancient culture in the beautiful historic setting of Burgh House, in partnership with  the Hua Hsia Chinese School.   Kids' Chinese Lantern Making Workshop Mon 15 Feb, 2-3pm For children aged 5-9 years old.   Kids' Chinese Calligraphy Workshop Mon 15 Feb, 3-4pm For children aged 7-11 years old. Kids' Chinese Ribbon Dance Workshop Fri 19 Feb, 2-4pm For children aged 6-11years old. Tickets £5, available here or by calling 020 7431 0144 www.huahsia-chinese.co.uk