Chance to see Lantern Festival extended
The Missouri Botanical Garden, located at 4344 Shaw Boulevard in St. Louis, is less than 10 miles from Olivette, and has an exhibit up and running that promises to be worth the trip.
The ‘Lantern Festival: Magic Reimagined’ has proved so popular, it has been extended by a week.
The Missouri Botanical Garden held the first Lantern Festival in 2012, and the response was overwhelming, with people asking repeatedly when another such exhibit would be held, according to the garden's president, Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson. The acclaim and raves were so intense, the Garden commissioned 22 new silk-and-steel lanterns for this year. The festival is an evening, outdoor display, with the lanterns lit and glowing throughout the gardens.
Lantern festivals have been part of Chinese cultural celebrations for thousands of years, and are still popular. Today, these festivals are used to celebrate the Chinese New Year, when ornate and complex lanterns fill the cities. The 22 lanterns being shown at this festival were made by artists in Zigong, China, working with traditional materials such as porcelain, wire, and silk.
The exhibit opened in May and was slated to close August 23, but it has been extended through August 30. The lanterns will be lit from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm every night.
Garden officials could work with a banner printing company to create colorful streamers to hang near the lanterns to add to the fun.
The ‘Lantern Festival: Magic Reimagined’ has proved so popular, it has been extended by a week.
The Missouri Botanical Garden held the first Lantern Festival in 2012, and the response was overwhelming, with people asking repeatedly when another such exhibit would be held, according to the garden's president, Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson. The acclaim and raves were so intense, the Garden commissioned 22 new silk-and-steel lanterns for this year. The festival is an evening, outdoor display, with the lanterns lit and glowing throughout the gardens.
Lantern festivals have been part of Chinese cultural celebrations for thousands of years, and are still popular. Today, these festivals are used to celebrate the Chinese New Year, when ornate and complex lanterns fill the cities. The 22 lanterns being shown at this festival were made by artists in Zigong, China, working with traditional materials such as porcelain, wire, and silk.
The exhibit opened in May and was slated to close August 23, but it has been extended through August 30. The lanterns will be lit from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm every night.
Garden officials could work with a banner printing company to create colorful streamers to hang near the lanterns to add to the fun.