Come and celebrate Chinese New Year in Worcester with the Museum.  The Worcester Chinese Association are hosting Chinese New Year celebrations on Sunday 29 January, 10am- 3pm with the Museum of Royal Worcester, The Royal Porcelain Works and Henry Sandon Hall.

Join us for the traditional Lion Dance which will be held in our courtyard. There will be music and martial arts, and the Museum will have free entry with themed activities including:

• Tea-tasting and Chinese tea ceremony demonstration
• Lucky Red Envelopes
• Chinese calligraphy, arts and crafts
• Paint Year of the Rabbit ceramic shapes *chargeable* – £3 painting fee per person plus the cost of the shape you choose, starting at £9 – book your painting tickets in advance

Sunday 29th January 2023
10am – 3pm
Outside the Museum, in the Courtyard – find us

The Worcestershire Chinese Association was established by Chairman Frankie Tsang in 1999 as a non-profit, voluntary and community sector organisation serving the interests of the local Chinese community. Frankie leads the Association to promote Chinese culture across Worcestershire to bridge language and understanding gaps between the Chinese and local communities. The Association has organised Chinese New Year celebrations in the City Centre since 2000 and holds regular fundraising events for local charities and the UK Chinese Education Foundation.

2023 is a year of the Water Rabbit, starting from January 22nd, 2023 (Chinese New Year), and ending on February 9th, 2024 (Chinese New Year’s Eve). The sign of Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity in Chinese culture. It is said that people born in a year of the Rabbit are called “Rabbits” and are believed to be vigilant, witty, quick-minded, and ingenious.

We look forward to welcome the whole of the Worcestershire community on the 29th January 2023 to help celebrate the Chinese New Year in Worcester.

Find out more about the Museum and our opening times.