About this event:
A fun-packed week of fabulous activities inspired by Chinese New Year and our Plantastic exhibition. includes art and craft, tours with Mr Horniman and much more. See a more detailed half term events listings here. Most events are Free and or ticketed free.
At Horniman Museum Half Term why not, come along to Big Wednesday: Chinese New Year for a day of activities to celebrate the biggest annual event in the Chinese calendar.
Including – ArtBurst’s recycled sheep. To celebrate the Chinese Year of the Sheep, come and help us make a giant sheep out of recycled materials with ArtBurst. Wishing Tree Make a wishing charm and hang it on our wishing tree for Chinese New Year and Arts and Crafts. Make a Chinese Lantern in Family Art Fun, inspired by our paper lanterns in Gallery Square and Chinese New Year.
Unusually for such an important museum, you can see our collection up-close and face-to-face. You can even pick up, try on and play with some of our objects. Our visitors come time and again to explore our free museum, take part in our activities and enjoy our 16-acre gardens. And they discover something fascinating and mesmerising every time.
We’ve been open since Victorian times, when Frederick John Horniman first opened his house and extraordinary collection of objects to visitors. Since then, our collection has grown tenfold and includes internationally important collections of anthropology and musical instruments, as well as an acclaimed aquarium and natural history collection.