"Mongolian New Year: A celebration for all" at The Rubin Museum of Art Saturday and Sunday, February 3 & 4, 2007

"Celebrate the new moon and the new year Mongolian style with archery, horse roping, throat singing, masked Tsam dances, jewelry design and vodka tastings. From mask-making for the very young, to gallery hunts for the eternally young the weekend aims to bring the Mongolian steppes to your door. Most programs are included in the price of admission, but are free to RMA Members. So become a member today!"

Recently added: Furnished Ger display by Kallisti Publishing Inc. during gallery hours, both days.

Schedule 2/3/7
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Galleries open 11am to 6pm, hourly tours

11am - 6pm, Mask-making
FREE with Museum admission
Suitable for the youngest members of the family.

12pm - 1pm, Mongolian Dance with Masks and Costumes
FREE with museum admission
A performance for all in the theater by The Great Story of the Mongols and
Goo-Ertunts Society.

1pm - 2pm, Scavenger Hunt
Free with Museum admission

1:30pm - 6pm, Spiral Music
Free
Acoustic performances under the spiral staircase all day.

2pm - 2:20pm, Folk Dance
Free
by The Great Story of the Mongols and Goo-Ertunts Society

2:30pm - 4pm, Games from Mongolia
FREE with museum admission
With The Great Story of the Mongols and Goo-Ertunts Society.

3pm - 4pm, Gallery Trek on the Steppes
FREE with museum admission

4pm - 4:20pm, Tsam Dance
FREE
by The Great Story of the Mongols and Goo-Ertunts Society

Schedule 2/4/7
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Galleries open 11am to 6pm, hourly tours

12pm - 1pm, Archery, Roping, and Wrestling
FREE with museum admission
Taught by The Great Story of the Mongols and Goo-Ertunts Society

1pm - 3:30pm, Mongolian Jewelry Design
$45
Go from concept to finished piece. Class begins with a gallery tour where
the significance and traditional design will are covered. Working with beads
and stones from the grasslands of Central Asia, bring to life your own
jewelry, and leave wearing a beautiful piece informed by a tradition steeped
in the rich colors of the Mongolian steppes.

1pm - 2pm, Scavenger Hunt
Free with Museum admission

1:30pm - 6pm, Spiral Music
Free
Acoustic performances under the spiral staircase all day.

1:30pm - 1:50pm, Tsam Dance

3pm - 4pm, Gallery Trek on the Steppes
FREE with museum admission

3:30pm - 3:50pm, Shaman Dance
FREE

4pm - 5:30pm, Film: Story of the Weeping Camel
$12
2003, Byambsuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni, Germany/Mongolia, 87 minutes
Nominated for Best Documentary at the 2005 Oscars, a white camel colt is
rejected at birth; its only hope for survival lies on the other side of the
Gobi Desert...

5pm - 7pm, Mongolian Vodka Tasting
$25 (Adults only)

Through Mongol Group 

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