Nawruz (Spring) Festival
Sunday, April 05, 2026, 13:00 -
Sunday, April 05, 2026, 17:00
Event duration 4 hours
General Admission:
USD 0.00
About Nawruz (Spring) Festival
Celebrate Nawruz with music, dance, crafts, poetry, and family activities welcoming spring and the Persian New Year.
The Wende Museum is pleased to partner with the Aga Khan Museum and The Ismaili Council for the Western United States in organizing a fun-filled day of activities for the entire family at this celebration.
The festival of Nawruz coincides with the vernal equinox, on the 20th of March — when the sun crosses the equator and equalizes day and night. In the Persian calendar, this event marks the New Year, and Nawruz, the 21st of March, is the ‘new day’ that marks the beginning of Spring. It is a day to offer gratitude for the bounties of life and to express renewed hope and optimism for the future.
Nawruz is celebrated by over three hundred million people in the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central and South Asia, and by Iranians worldwide. It signals the transition from a dull and grey winter to a vibrant and colorful spring, a promise of new life and abundance. It is also an opportunity to reflect on the delicate intertwining of nature and humanity, one that sustains us and needs to be preserved.
Activities include live musical and dance performances, calligraphy workshop, tile painting, henna painting, planting seeds, button making, creating greeting cards, poetry recitations, children’s egg painting, and Persian tea and refreshments.
Events Schedule
Sunday, April 05, 2026, 13:00
Sunday, April 05, 2026, 17:00
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The Wende Museum
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The Wende is an art museum, cultural center, and archive that preserves history and brings it to life through exhibitions, scholarship, education, and community engagement. Wende is a German word meaning “turning point” or “change” that has come to describe the transformative period around the fall of the Berlin Wall. Founded in 2002, the Wende Museum holds an unparalleled collection of art and artifacts from the Cold War era, which serves as a foundation for programs that illuminate the political and cultural changes of the past, offer opportunities to make sense of a changing present, and inspire active participation in the personal and social changes that will shape the future. Collecting, preserving, and providing open access to artwork, artifacts, archives, films, and personal histories from the Cold War. Promoting rigorous scholarship, educating students, and stimulating general interest through lectures, symposia, publications, and the digitization of collection material. Presenting innovative exhibitions and interdisciplinary programming inspired by the collection. Facilitating collaborations with contemporary artists and researchers Partnering with other non-profit organizations. Providing community services such as wellness programs, volunteer opportunities, and family-friendly activities. Supporting Culver City’s nonprofit ecosystem through the Glorya Kaufman Community Center with initiatives such as the Nonprofit Transformation Prize, annual leadership convenings, and educational workshops.