FREE Chuseok Family Festival @ National Museum of Asian Art, Plaza

Description Celebrate <a href="https://asia.si.edu/whats-on/events/celebrations/chuseok/">Chuseok</a>, Korea’s beloved harvest festival, with the museum! Learn about both past and current traditions of one of the biggest holidays in Korea. Enjoy delicious food, a curated art and vendor market, family activities, and dynamic performances, including a special performance by Insun Park &amp; Generals! This year’s festival highlights the fascinating world of Korea’s traditional masks (Tal 탈). Learn about the unique stories and characters represented by a variety of masks and explore a collection of mask displays. Decorate your own colorful hanji (traditional Korean paper) mask, try on different masks, and capture memories in the photo booth. Enjoy special mask-themed giveaways while experiencing one of Korea’s most distinctive cultural traditions. Plus, experience a groundbreaking fusion of rock, Korean traditional music, and mask dance rhythms with Insun Park &amp; Generals, masters of the Gangnyeong Mask Dance! <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1993540289671?aff=oddtdtcreator">Register in advance</a> to make sure you get the best experience. Some activities have a limited capacity, with entry on a first-come, first-served basis. <a href="https://asia.si.edu/whats-on/events/search/event:206450388/">Family Fun</a> 11 a.m.–1 p.m.<ul><li>Korean Folk &amp; Fairy Tales Story Time</li><li>West Building, Courtyard</li><li>Scavenger Hunt</li><li>West Building, Galleries 12 (The Peacock Room) and 14</li><li>Peacock Room Pattern Puzzles</li><li>West Building, Gallery 12</li></ul>Displays presented by the Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. 11 a.m.–4 p.m.<ul><li>Life-Size Charye Ancestral Rites Table</li><li>West Building, North Corridor</li><li>Traditional Mask Display, Try-On, and Photo Booth with support from the Bongsan Mask Dance-Drama Preservation Society</li><li>East Building, Gallery 27</li></ul>Crafts and Activities presented by the Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. 11 a.m.–4 p.m.<ul><li>Hanji Mask Decorating</li><li>West Building, South Corridor</li><li>Minhwa Fan-Making and Coloring</li><li>West Building, South Corridor</li></ul>Music and Performances copresented by the Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C.<ul><li>K-pop DJ Set by DJ EPX</li><li>11 a.m.–2 p.m.</li><li>West Building, Plaza</li><li>Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago (KPAC)</li><li>Traditional Korean Percussion Performance</li><li>11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.</li><li>West Building, Plaza</li><li>Gumwoo Washington Gayageum Ensemble</li><li>Traditional Korean String Performance</li><li>12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.</li><li>West Building, Plaza</li><li>Insun Park &amp; Generals</li><li>Korean Folk Rock Meets Mask Dance</li><li>3 p.m.</li><li>West Building, Plaza</li></ul>Food and Art Market 11 a.m.–4 p.m. West Building, Plaza SAMASAMA Art and Vendor Market featuring:<ul><li>AJM Kimchi (Kimchi)</li><li>Brian Oh (Photo Prints)</li><li>Chaotic Neutral (Jewelry &amp; Accessories)</li><li>yoojiflows (Tarot/Korean Oracle Readings &amp; Art)</li></ul>Food available for purchase from:<ul><li>AmLux Cafe</li><li>bit bakery</li><li>Noonchi by Bun’d Up</li></ul>Tours and Talks<ul><li><a href="https://asia.si.edu/whats-on/events/search/event:206776158/">Conservation Cart Talk | Early Printing in Korea</a></li><li>1–2 p.m.</li><li>West Building, North Corridor</li><li>Spotlight Talks</li><li>2–3 p.m. and 3–4 p.m.</li><li>West Building, Gallery 12 (The Peacock Room) and Gallery 14 (Rediscovering Korea's Past)</li></ul>This event is copresented by the Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. Generous support is provided by the National Museum of Korea.

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