🌑 Today is Lunar New Year, an important festival celebrated in China and across Asian cultures, which falls on the second new Moon after the winter solstice. 🌑 To mark this occasion focused on the Moon, we’re looking at a lunar globe from the 1970s that we have in our collection. 🌑 What can it tell us about the surface of the Moon? Let’s take a closer look with Assistant Curator of Contemporary Maritime Aimee Mook, who explains why early astronomers thought there were seas on the Moon, how da

Decorating for Lunar New Year 🍊 is filled with meaning and blessings! These traditions have been passed on to us for generations and are full of symbolism. During this time of year, we will decorate with a lot of red and gold! Red for luck and gold for wealth. We will buy certain flowers to display to represent different meanings. You want romance in your life? Display peach blossoms. You want prosperity? Display pussy willows. You need strength? Time to buy some lucky bamboo! And the list goes