In the build up to the Lunar New Year (2022 being the year of the water tiger) a special family workshop was held, as part of the Street Museum: Blackhall project, connecting communities to the collections and work of Durham University’s Oriental Museum.
The Street Museum and Blackhall team decided that it would be fun to lead a workshop creating lanterns.
Chinese lanterns are hung to symbolise happiness and are believed to drive out any bad luck. Families had the chance to make their own lanterns, learn more about the Lunar New Year from Durham University’s Oriental Museum team.
A very special moment occurred when museum learning specialist – Charlotte Spink – led an impromptu parade of the lanterns through the streets of Blackhall. Spreading some much-needed cheer and inspiration to other residents during the Omicron wave of Covid-19. Community members stopped and took photos of this incredible parade that lit up the cold winter evening.
