Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home | 20th Anniversary Festival
| Hours: | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Ages: | Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | see below |
| Category: | Learn Something |
Join us for a special day celebrating the 20th anniversary of the cultural exchange project that brought Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home to PEM!Festivities will include talks with experts and special guests, guided tours of the home, drop-in art making, live music and a taste of traditional Chinese cuisine.
Yin Yu Tang – translated as “Hall of Plentiful Shelter” – was home to the Huang family for nearly two hundred years.
For the past 20 years, Yin Yu Tang has been a gateway into understanding the art and culture of generations of families living and working in rural Southeastern China.
Since 2003, over 850,000 people have visited this unique, immersive environment at PEM.
All programs are included with admission.
TOURS
Enhanced guided tours of Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home
Explore the history of Yin Yu Tang and the Huang family with a guide.
Same-day tickets required, limited availability.
Tickets available at the Information desk.
Accessibility-friendly tours available beginning at 2:15 pm.
(Earlier tours are not wheelchair accessible and require a step up to enter.)
SPECIAL CAFE MENU: REGIONAL CUISINE
10 am—4 pm | Atrium Cafe
Enjoy a selection of food at our Atrium Cafe, inspired by Huizhou cuisine!
YIN YU TANG FILMS
10:30 am—3 pm | Forbes Gallery
Enjoy three films by the Long Bow Group, award-winning filmmakers, that explore daily life in Huizhou and Yin Yu Tang’s journey from China to the United States.
IN CONVERSATION
Yin Yu Tang at PEM: Celebrating the Journey
11:30 am—12:30 pm | Morse Auditorium
Learn more about Yin Yu Tang’s journey from China to Salem.
Former PEM Curator of Chinese Art Nancy Berliner and key Chinese and American project partners discuss the history of his unprecedented cultural exchange project with Karina H. Corrigan, PEM’s Associate Director – Collections and the H. A. Crosby Forbes Curator of Asian Export Art.
ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION
12:45—1 pm | Main Atrium Stage
Lynda Roscoe Hartigan, PEM’s Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Executive Director and CEO, and the members of the Huang family who are visiting from China mark the 20th anniversary of Yin Yu Tang at PEM with brief remarks.
PERFORMANCE
Chinese Opera with the Atlanta Drama Club
1—1:30 pm | Main Atrium Stage
Hear Chinese opera performed live by performers from the Atlanta Drama Club.
The Atlanta Drama Club is committed to fostering artistic exchange between China and the United States by presenting Chinese culture through various art forms including Peking and Yue opera.
DROP-IN ART MAKING
Piece by Piece Memory Quilt
1—3 pm | Create Space Studios
Contribute to a memory quilt inspired by PEM’s children’s book Piece by Piece.
Make a quilt square of your own design that represents your family or culture, and be a part of a project that symbolizes bridging communities and Yin Yu Tang’s home away from home in Salem.
LECTURE
Yin Yu Tang and Huizhou Architecture with Ron Knapp
2—3 pm | Morse Auditorium
Join a leading expert on Chinese architecture, Ron Knapp, for a conversation about architecture in the region where Yin Yu Tang was built.
PERFORMANCE
Orchestra Yizhiyin
3—3:30 pm | Main Atrium Stage
Enjoy a performance by a local troupe featuring the guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument.
Stick around to meet the group after the performance.
| COST | ↑ top |
Included in admission
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.pem.org/events/yin-yu-tang-a-chinese-home-20th-anniversary-festival
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, 01970 map
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