Seventeen local museums are co-organizing this year’s edition of the “Macau International Museum Day Carnival.”
During a press conference held last week at the Science Centre, representatives of each museum introduced the event, with the opening ceremony scheduled for May 3 at 10.30 a.m. at the Red Market.
The theme of this edition of the Carnival is festivities and buildings. Several of Macau’s museums, in collaboration with the Macau Fishmongers Association (Ou Mun Sin U Hong Chong Wui), will combine the traditions of the Drunken Dragon Dance and the “Dragon Boat rice” distribution with the activities of the International Museum Day Carnival.
According to the organizers, a series of activities will be held on the opening day, including an exhibition about Dragon Boat rice inside the Red Market, while models of street hawkers’ stalls and an exhibition on the history of Macau’s street vendors will be set up outside the building. Billboards introducing the background of these activities will also be set up in the surrounding streets. Additionally, a number of workshops will be held inside and outside the Red Market, as well as guided tours dedicated to “The History and Evolution of the Red Market.”
In May, each museum will organize other celebrations, exhibitions, workshops, lectures and free admission days.
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