NORFOLK, Va. — The return of the acclaimed LanternAsia-FantaSea exhibit at Norfolk Botanical Garden has been canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and related travel restrictions.
The event exhibit, created by Chinese artisans from Tianyu Arts & Culture, Inc. was originally planned to be at NBG from April through June. In a news release, the Garden said it was hopeful the exhibit could still return some time in the future.
LanternAsia previously came to the Garden in 2016 and again in 2018, and was seen by more than 100,000 visitors.
In the meantime, NBG said it would now be focusing on a U.S.-based outdoor exhibition called "Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea." The Garden set it will debut in the summer with 15 larger-than-life sculptures including a giant fish, colossal jellyfish and custom-made eagle, all constructed from trash collected from beaches.
