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Hyde Collection presents Seasonal World Celebrations exhibition

The Hyde Collection presents Seasonal World Celebrations, an exhibition on view july 31, 2012, featuring works from the World Awareness Children’s Museum International Youth Art Exchange Program Collection.


Lu Zhen-Hui, Lantern Festival (Shang Yuan), (detail) 1996, Age 12, Grade 8, Hain Chuan Elementary School, Taipei, Taiwan. World Awareness Children’s Museum

This exhibition explores children’s interpretations of the legends and cultural beliefs that celebrate the four seasons.These celebrations are based on historical characters, events, or a celestial occurence. In each artwork, light in the form of bonfires, candles, fireworks, celestial light from the moon or sun play an important role in the rituals.

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