The NYC Winter Lantern Festival lights up
20 acres on the grounds of the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn.
Visitors can see larger than life lantern
sculptures of bugs, flower fields, safari animals and an underwater scene.
"We had over 100 artisans pre-make all of
the lanterns in China,” says Haokun Liu, of the NYC Winter Lantern
Festival. “We used containers to ship it from China to U.S., and then we invite
12 artisans to do on site installation.”
The experience takes about 20 to 30 minutes. It
also includes projection mapping and plenty of beautiful lights.
"We are not only bringing Chinese product
here, we are bringing the way Chinese people celebrate Lantern Festival, we are
creating a carnival experience,” Liu says.
The installation will be on display through Jan. 9.
Tickets can be bought
here.